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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid headlined a roundtable entitled The New Revolution: Americas Clean Energy Future hosted by the Third Way. Senator Reid talked about the great opportunity the incoming Congress and Administration have to champion clean energy initiatives by building on the passage of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, which called for increases in vehicle fuel efficiency, alternative fuels production and programs to increase efficiency of the lights, appliances and office buildings.
Author: SenateDemocrats
Keywords: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Clean Energy Independence
Added: December 3, 2008
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On Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at 5:00 pm, the United States Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony took place on the Capitol West Front. This years tree is a 78-foot Subalpine Fir coming from Montanas Bitterroot National Forest. The Capitol Christmas Tree has been a tradition at the Capitol since 1964. As part of the Capitols continuing commitment to conserve energy, strands of LED lights decorate the tree in addition to 5,000 ornaments crafted by people from across Montana.
Author: NancyPelosi
Keywords: Christmas US Capitol Tree Montana LED lights
Added: December 2, 2008
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Highlights of remarks of Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid,who spoke at the opening ceremony of the United States Capitol Visitor Center this week.
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Keywords: United States Capitol Visitor Center Speaker Nancy Pelosi Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
Added: December 2, 2008
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On November 19,2008, the House Financial Services Committee held a legislative hearing on extending the Department of Treasurys Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to the U.S. auto industry. The draft legislation will extend the recently passed TARP program to help the financial stability of the American car industry. Testifying on the third panel were Mrs. Annette Sykora, Chairman, National Automobile Dealers Association, Mr. James S. McElya, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc., Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director, The Earth Institute; Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development and Professor of Health Policy and Management, Columbia University, and Dr. Matthew J. Slaughter, Professor of International Economics, Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College. For a full archived hearing or to read prepared testimony, visit: http://www.house.gov/apps/list/hearing/financialsvcs_dem/hr111908.shtml "First, before getting to the specifics of Section 136, we should not ease the conditions. We should see this as an opportunity to enforce the conditions. I actually am more optimistic than the three CEOs that we heard, that they could be accelerated even more, because when you consider that the Chevy Volt promises to be a leapfrog technology, in fact, because we'll go from hybrid to plug-in hybrid, we're on the verge, in my opinion, of getting back to U.S. technological leadership. GM also has invested more than $1 billion in hydrogen fuel cells. And Chrysler, I think very impressively, is looking at extended-range electric vehicles. Don't ease the conditions, that's for sure."
Author: NancyPelosi
Keywords: Frank Congress Section 136 Auto GM Ford Chrysler Economy TARP Sachs
Added: November 20, 2008
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On November 19,2008, the House Financial Services Committee held a legislative hearing on extending the Department of Treasurys Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to the U.S. auto industry. The draft legislation will extend the recently passed TARP program to help the financial stability of the American car industry. Testifying on the third panel were Mrs. Annette Sykora, Chairman, National Automobile Dealers Association, Mr. James S. McElya, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc., Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director, The Earth Institute; Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development and Professor of Health Policy and Management, Columbia University, and Dr. Matthew J. Slaughter, Professor of International Economics, Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College. For a full archived hearing or to read prepared testimony, visit: http://www.house.gov/apps/list/hearing/financialsvcs_dem/hr111908.shtml "First, before getting to the specifics of Section 136, we should not ease the conditions. We should see this as an opportunity to enforce the conditions. I actually am more optimistic than the three CEOs that we heard, that they could be accelerated even more, because when you consider that the Chevy Volt promises to be a leapfrog technology, in fact, because we'll go from hybrid to plug-in hybrid, we're on the verge, in my opinion, of getting back to U.S. technological leadership. GM also has invested more than $1 billion in hydrogen fuel cells. And Chrysler, I think very impressively, is looking at extended-range electric vehicles. Don't ease the conditions, that's for sure."
Author: NancyPelosi
Keywords: Frank Congress Section 136 Auto GM Ford Chrysler Economy TARP Sachs
Added: November 20, 2008
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On November 19,2008, the House Financial Services Committee held a legislative hearing on extending the Department of Treasurys Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to the U.S. auto industry. The draft legislation will extend the recently passed TARP program to help the financial stability of the American car industry. Testifying on the third panel were Mrs. Annette Sykora, Chairman, National Automobile Dealers Association, Mr. James S. McElya, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc., Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director, The Earth Institute; Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development and Professor of Health Policy and Management, Columbia University, and Dr. Matthew J. Slaughter, Professor of International Economics, Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College. For a full archived hearing or to read prepared testimony, visit: http://www.house.gov/apps/list/hearing/financialsvcs_dem/hr111908.shtml Sachs: "Please do this before we turn a recession into a depression. That's my request. You know, it's for all of us. There's nobody that will not be affected. And this idea, let markets work when there are no markets, is the idea of how Lehman Brothers triggered the biggest worldwide crisis in a generation. Don't do it again with this industry. Two in a row, we're really into depression."
Author: NancyPelosi