On Thursday, March 29, the full committee will examine current and near-term price expectations and trends for gasoline and other refined petroleum products.  Witnesses inside Dr. Howard Gruenspecht, acting administrator and deputy administrator, Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy; Dr. Daniel Yergin, chairman, IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates,  Washington, DC; Frank Verrastro, senior vice president and director of the energy and national security program, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, DC; and Dr. Paul Horsnell, managing director and head of commodities research, Barclays Capital, London.  (Dirksen 366 at 9:30 a.m.)

Bonus …

For 35 years, millions of Americanshave turned to the solid, reliable reporting that has made the PBS NewsHour one of the most trusted programs in television.  The show is aired by +300 PBS stations, reaching 98 percent of the nation’s television households.  This week’s programming included Senior Correspondent Gwen Ifill’s conversation with veteran Sens. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) and Olympia  Snowe (R-ME).  Topic: the current culture in the U.S. Senate.  You can watch the interview here. 

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