Former Vice-President Al Gore speaks at Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Former Vice-President Al Gore speaks at a Climate Change hearing and says that "we must take bold action now" in order to find solutions for our climate crisis which will lead to solutions for our economic and national security problems as well. We are buying foreign oil and using burning it in ways that destroy our planet. Gore says that "the first step is already before us. I urge this congress to quickly pass the entirety of President Obama's Recovery Package." (1:25)

by Suzia van Swol and Candyce Torres, University of New Mexico-Talk Radio News Service
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Senator John F. Kerry speaks at Climate Change Hearing

Sen. John Kerry speaks at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Climate change and says that, "We need a transformation in public policy thinking to embrace the reality of what science is telling us." We need to come to terms with the implications of the climate problems that we face because the consequences will be catastrophic if we don't.(0:47)

by Suzia van Swol and Candyce Torres, University of New Mexico-Talk Radio News Service
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"The sooner we get out of the way...the better," cautions Paul

Representative Ron Paul (R-Texas) expresses his view on an exit from Iraq at a briefing of the Committee on Foreign Affairs on "The Future of U.S.-Iraqi Relations: The Perspective of the Iraqi Parliament." (0:56)
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