Happy Monday!
This past week, Sen. Kerry and Sen Schumer held a press conference and sent a letter to Condi Rice regarding deals between Iraq and major oil companies, wrote an op-ed about nuclear disarmament, held a hearing on home heating oil prices, and introduced legislation to remove Nelson Mandela from the terror watch list, improve cruise ship safety, and increase education funding.
He wrote at The Congress Blog about the Sarbanes-Oxley extension, and about Pakistan, and commented in a press release about the SBA nominee.
The Senator voted on FISA, and spoke on the floor about the situation in Zimbabwe.
His hearing in the Senate Small Biz Committee on heating oil prices was interesting and important, so have a look if you can find the time. We posted a small clip, but the entire hearing is worth watching. The price of heating oil this winter is going to be shocking for businesses and consumers, and now is the time to look for solutions.
Oh, and Pickens welshed again. Surprise.
Hope you all have big plans for the 4th. More of us will be spending it closer to home with backyard celebrations instead of long weekends out of town due to soaring gas prices, but however you spend it we hope you have a safe and fun Independence Day.
