CQ to Present Forum on Housing and Energy

WASHINGTON (Map) - Senator Thomas Carper slated to deliver keynote

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressional Quarterly Inc., the nation's premier provider of news and analysis on Congress, politics and public policy, today announced it will present the CQ Forum on Housing and Energy on January 29 at the Hyatt Regency Washington from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Senator Carper is a deputy whip, and is serving his second term in the Senate. He serves on several committees, including the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee and the Environment & Public Works Committee; and he chairs several subcommittees, including Banking's Subcommittee on Economic Policy and EPW's Clean Air and Nuclear Safety Subcommittee.

"Access to affordable energy has made the American standard of living the envy of the world," said Martina Hone, CQ's executive director of events. "But concerns about global energy supplies and the environment have renewed the national focus on energy efficiency and conservation. This forum will focus on practical ways homeowners and home builders can work together so we can live more energy efficient lives. We're pleased that the NAHB has stepped to the plate to sponsor this opportunity to examine the issues and solutions in depth."

CQ has assembled a diverse panel of public and private industry stakeholders to discuss the role home builders, home owners and others play in the global energy challenge; and the costs, benefits and tradeoffs we all face.

CQ's Martina Hone will moderate the discussion. Participants include:

-- Bob Jones, National Association of Home Builders

-- John Libonati, Owens Corning

-- Adrian P. Chapman, Washington Gas

-- David Goldstein, Natural Resources Defense Council

-- Joseph Molinaro, National Association of Realtors

-- Julie Gabrielli, University of Maryland

The forum will be held at the Hyatt Regency Washington, 400 New Jersey Ave., N.W., in the Thornton Room on the eleventh floor. Breakfast will be served at 8 a.m., and the program will run from 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. The forum is open to the government relations and public policy community, but seating is limited. For complimentary admission, please e-mail your request to cqforum@cq.com.

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