Steven Chu, the Nobel prizewinning physicist chosen by Obama to be his energy secretary, also faced questioning today before a Senate committee.

被奥巴马选中担任能源部长的诺贝尔物理奖获得者朱棣文今日也面临参议院委员会的审议。

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Senate Committee on Finance, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and Special Committee on Aging;

美国金融、能源、自然资源参议员委员会前任成员；

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Before a meeting on Tuesday with Democrats on the House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee, one of five House and Senate panels preparing legislation, the president said again that Congress needs to put politics aside and get the job done.

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Frank Murkowski, R-Alaska, the senior Republican on the Senate Energy Committee, spoke about the challenges of getting Bush's energy reform package through the Democrat-controlled Senate in the fall.

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Francisco Labastida, a key PRI senator who heads the Senate Energy Committee, is calling for rejection of a provision of the oil-sector reforms that would allow private firms to own refineries and pipelines.

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When combined with the various coalitions' recommendations already included in the House-passed version of the energy legislation and that approved by the Senate Energy Committee last month, these eminently sensible initiatives can make a difference.

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