Opening Statements:

Sen. James M. Inhofe, of Oklahoma.

Sen. John Thune, of South Dakota.

Sen. Johnny Isakson, of Georgia.

Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.

Sen. Max Baucus, of Montana.

Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, of Connecticut.

Sen. Barbara Boxer, California.

Sen. Thomas R. Carper, of Delaware.

Sen. Frank Lautenberg, of New Jersey.

Sen. Barack Obama, of Illinois.

Witnesses:

William Wehrum
Assistant Administrator
Office of Air and Radiation
United States Environmental Protection Agency

Alexander Karsner
Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
U.S. Department of Energy

Dr. Keith Collins
Chief Economist
U. S. Department of Agriculture