The state of the union address, tuesday night live on cspan. Listen live with the cspan radio a. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Held a field hearing of the 2018 washington auto show to examine technologies for making cars more energy efficient. Witnesses from gm, toyota, Oak Ridge National laboratory, and the center for Automotive Research testified. This is one hour and 45 minutes. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] good morning. It is a unusual to be at the Convention Center point Energy Hearing but it is appropriate given the subject matter we have today. But it is a great setting surrounded by the latest and greatest the Auto Industry has to offer. And from the great state of michigan has encouraged me that the washington auto show is good the Detroit Auto Show is great. [laughter] so that may be the locale on the same subject. I appreciate you sitting in. I understand that senator manchin will be with us but he is enjoy
Blubbled him or not or that he could do that or not they were prepared to take a chance on it. A senate panel held a field hearing at the auto show to examine ways vehicles can become more energy efficient. Well hear from Energy Innovation researchers and industry representatives from General Motors, toyota, Oak Ridge National laboratory, eaton Vehicle Group. The energy and Natural Resources committee is chaired by senator lisa murkowski. Good morning. The committee will come to order. Its a little bit unusual to be here for a Committee Hearing but i think it is certainly appropriate given the subject matter that we have today. I certainly didnt mind the short commute over here. But it is a great setting to be at the auto show surrounded by the latest and the greatest, theo industry has to offer. Morning by is senator stab now from the great steat of michigan and she has the aged me that while washington auto show is good, the Detroit Auto Show is great. So that might be the the washin
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