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Washington, Jul 28 -

This Thursday, July 30, 2009 House and Senate Western Caucus members will hold a historic bicameral hearing on cap and trade. With President Obama’s original deadline just days away, and as the Senate continues to become further entangled in the complex web of cap and trade’s costly regulations and mandates, this hearing will feature policy experts and key stakeholders who will examine the specific economic impact cap and trade policies are likely to have on the West and the nation.



WHO: House and Senate Western Caucus members, policy experts and stakeholders

WHAT: Bicameral hearing on Cap & Trade: Impact on Jobs in the West & the Nation.

WHERE: Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 406

DATE: Thursday, July 30, 2009

TIME: 1:00 p.m.- 3:00 p.m. EDT




Confirmed Witnesses



Dick Armey

Chairman, FreedomWorks



Harry Alford

President and CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce



Bill Kovacs

Senior Vice President of the Environment, Technology &

Regulatory Division at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce



Kimball Rasmussen

CEO, Deseret Power



Jim Magagna

Executive Vice President,

Wyoming Stock Growers Association



Phil Kerpen

Director of Policy, Americans for Prosperity



Ben Lieberman

Senior Policy Analyst for Energy & Environment, Heritage Foundation




Note: This event is open to all media as well as the general public.





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