CQ TODAY MIDDAY UPDATE
July 17, 2008 – 1:28 p.m.
July 17, 2008 – 1:28 p.m.
Today in Washington
The House
takes up a bill to require oil companies to begin drilling on their existing leases or lose them.
The Senate
debates energy policy and a move to call up a bill to increase regulation of energy futures markets.
The President
attends the funeral service of Tony Snow, former White House press secretary and Fox News anchor; visits California to participate in a briefing on wildfires in Redding and attend a Republican National Committee reception in Napa.
In Washington,
47th Annual Congressional Baseball Game begins at 7:05 p.m., Nationals Park.