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Margo Thorning and Tyson Slocum talked about a House vote on legislation to lift the 40-year-old ban on U.S. crude oil exports.

Witnesses testified about commodities markets and their impact on the U.S. economy. Among the topics they addressed were regulation of futures and commodity markets, speculative trading, cre…

A hearing was held on the impact of rising diesel fuel costs in the trucking industry. Topics included the relationship among motor carriers, brokers, shippers, and independent drivers in se…

Panelists talked about regulation and control of corporations in the public interest. They spoke about multinational corporation operations, their growth as a dominant institution in the glo…

Witnesses testified about energy industry issues and economic policy. Among the topics they addressed were rising gasoline prices, oil company profits, and consumer perceptions of the oil an…

The guests spoke about the windfall profits tax. Mr. Lewis said that the tax in 1980 made petroleum products scarcer and did not raise revenue for the federal government. Mr. Slocum argued t…

Participants talked to reporters about the Enron and Arthur Andersen scandal and proposed a reform agenda that included proposals for the accounting industry, pension plans, landing and inve…

Witnesses testified about the short- and long-term rise in domestic energy prices and whether price gouging is occurring in consumer gasoline or whether the market is controlling prices in r…

A hearing was held to assess the crisis in natural gas supplies and prices in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Witnesses testified about forecasted national storage reserves, legal maneuvers t…