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Monday, January 11, 2010
- Bi-partisan Congressional Delegation and Obama Administration Officials Visit to the Detroit Auto Show
- 10:30 a.m. Delegation Tour of General Motors Exhibit Area
The Bipartisan Congressional Delegation will tour the General Motors exhibit area with CEO Edward Whitacre Jr. and Mark Reuss, President of General Motors, North America.
- 11:15 a.m. Chrysler Exhibit Area
The Bipartisan Congressional Delegation will tour the Chrysler exhibit area with CEO Sergio Marchionne.
- Noon Delegation Tour of Ford Exhibit Area.
The Bipartisan Congressional Delegation will tour the exhibit area with Ford executives.
- 1:00 p.m. Working Lunch on Advanced Technologies and Jobs
The Congressional Delegation and Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm, Mayor David Bing, Doug Fox, Chairman, North American International Auto Show, Steve Collins, President, American Automobile Policy Council and Representatives from Dow Kokam, Johnson-Saft Power, and Dowding Machining LLC
- 2:45 p.m. Tour Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) Alternative Energy Showcase
The MEDC Alternative Energy Showcase will feature ten of the most innovative alternative energy component suppliers displaying the latest battery and related technologies. Stop planned for the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC), the nation's research lab for military energy initiative.
- 3:30 p.m. Tour of EcoXperience Electric Avenue
The exhibit will feature an indoor ride-and-drive test drive track for advanced technology vehicles.
- 5:00 p.m. Delegation Available to Media
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
- The U.S. House met at 12:00 p.m. for Pro Forma business with a Quorum Call scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
- Attended Meeting with Ways and Means Democrats to discuss agenda for the year.
- Attended Meeting with Democratic Members of the House to discuss health care reform legislation.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
- The U.S. House met at 10:00 a.m. for legislative business. Debated and voted on several pieces of legislation.
- Met with Trade Subcommittee Staff to review the week's trade agenda and pending trade issues.
- Met with Colleagues and AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka to discuss health care reform.
- Attended briefing with John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, to discuss the attempted terrorist attack on Flight 253.
- Attended opening session of House Democratic Caucus Issues Conference and Jobs Summit with keynote address by Google CEO Eric Schmidt.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
- Attended House Democratic Caucus Issues Conference and Jobs Summit. Included discussions on American Manufacturing; Clean Energy Jobs; National Security; and Small Business Innovation. President Barack Obama delivered the evening’s Keynote Address.
Friday, January 15, 2010
- Attended House Democratic Caucus Issues Conference and Jobs Summit. President Bill Clinton delivered the Keynote Address.
- Traveled home to Michigan for Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend.
- Attended Detroit Auto Show Charity Preview.
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