Sec. of Energy Samuel Bodman gives an address on energy legislation in Congress during a meeting by the National Petroleum Council. Following the speech, the Council releases its 2008 update to the 2007 report, "Facing the Hard Truths about Energy."

Re. Green talks about the House debates on an energy bill allowing oil drilling as close as 50 miles from shore, except in Florida. The bill gives states the decision to allow drilling between 50 and 100 miles offshore. It also offers incentives for developing and using renewable energy and energy-efficient buildings. The bill goes on to require utilites to get 15 percent of their power from renewable sources by 2020.

House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and House Democratic leaders held a news conference to discuss the comprehensive energy bill being introduced to the House of Representatives.

All 100 U.S. Senators were invited to an Energy Summit, sponsored by the Energy & Natural Resources Cmte. The Summit was an effort to spur legislation and included testimony from CEOs of General Motors, Shell Oil, Northwest Airline, and others.

House Min. Leader Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) and other Members of the GOP conduct a press conference to continue their call for a vote on energy policy legislation.

House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Majority Leader Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD), and other members of the Democratic Leadership conduct a press conference to discuss the comprehensive energy bill to be introduced in the House of Representatives.

Shirley Ann Jackson, Council on Competitiveness Vice Chair, and Pres. of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute explains how the U.S. can achieve energy security, stimulate energy innovation and job growth, and protect the environment at a National Press Club luncheon.

On the day Congress returned to Washington, House Republicans held a major news conference on energy policy on the West Front steps of the U.S. Capitol. The GOP has been calling on the Democrats to hold an up-or-down vote on the American Energy Act.

House Republicans wrap up the fifth week of their energy protest on Capitol Hill. Republican Policy Cmte. Chairman Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI) and Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) speak to reporters and call for House Speaker Pelosi (D-CA) to allow a vote on energy policy legislation.

Republican Policy Cmte. Chairman Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI) is joined by some of his GOP colleauges as they continue their protest on energy policy legislation.