Former Vice President Al Gore has accepted an invitation to testify at a joint hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality and the House Science and Technology Subcommittee on Energy and Environment on Wednesday, March 21, 2007.
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Jodi Seth/Dingell/Energy and Commerce, 202-225-2927GORE TO TESTIFY ON CLIMATE CHANGE
Former Vice President Al Gore, a leader on the issue of climate change, has accepted an invitation from Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman John D. Dingell (D-MI) and Science and Technology Committee Chairman Bart Gordon (D-TN) to testify on the issue before Congress.
Gore, a former member of both committees, will testify at a joint hearing of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality and the Science and Technology Subcommittee on Energy and Environment on Wednesday, March 21st, 2007, at a time to be determined, in room 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. Gore will be the only witness.
WHO: Vice President Al Gore
WHAT: Joint Subcommittee Hearing on Climate Change
WHEN: Wednesday, March 21, 2007, Time: TBD
WHERE: 2123 Rayburn House Office Building
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