Senator Barack Obama: Securing Our Energy Future

A Policy Leadership Series event with US Senator Barack Obama

Date

Sept. 15, 2005

Participants

Senator Barack Obama

Event Series

On September 15, 2005 Resources for the Future hosted a discussion with Senator Barack Obama (D-IL). In the Senate, Obama currently serves on the Environment and Public Works Committee; the Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety; the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water; the Foreign Relations Committee; and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Speaker

Senator Barack Obama (D-IL)

Topics

Participants

Senator Barack Obama

(D-IL)

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