Congresswoman Lee Applauds Obama Selection of Chu to Head Energy Department
Press Release
For Immediate Release
Contact: Nicole Y. Williams
202-225-2661
Oakland, CA – Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee applauded President-elect Barack Obama on his appointment of Nobel Prize Winning Physicist Steven Chu to head the Department of Energy. She released this statement:
“I commend President-Elect Obama on his excellent choice to lead our country in the battle against global warming and on the path to energy innovation. Steven Chu has been a leader in the development of renewable and carbon-neutral sources of energy in my district at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and he will bring a wealth of ideas and ingenuity to Washington. Once again, President-Elect Obama has demonstrated his commitment to make America a cleaner, greener country.”
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