SENATE ENERGY COMMITTEE SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 28

SENATE ENERGY COMMITTEE SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 28

Washington, D.C. - The Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee will hold three full committee hearings next week.

The full committee will hold a hearing on Tuesday, March 1 at 10:00 a.m. to receive testimony regarding the President’s FY 2006 Budget for the Department of the Interior.

Invited Witnesses Include:

The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary Department of the Interior

accompanied by:

The Honorable P. Lynn Scarlett Assistant Secretary Policy, Management, and Budget Department of the Interior; Nominee, Deputy Secretary

John Tresize Chief Budget Officer Department of the Interior

The full committee will hold a hearing on Wednesday, March 2 at 10:00 a.m. to receive testimony regarding the President’s FY 2006 Budget for the U.S. Forest Service.

Invited Witnesses Include:

The Honorable Mark Rey Undersecretary Natural Resources and Environment Department of Agriculture

accompanied by:

Mr. Dale Bosworth Chief Forest Service Department of Agriculture

The full committee will hold a hearing on Thursday, March 3 at 10:00 a.m. to receive testimony regarding the President’s FY 2006 Budget for the Department of Energy.

Invited Witnesses Include:

The Honorable Samuel W. Bodman Secretary Department of Energy ###

Sabawi Ibrahim Al- Hassan Al- Tikriti

Security Forces in Iraq arrest the criminal Sabawi Ibrahim Al- Hassan Al- Tikriti

Security Forces in Iraq have arrested the criminal, Sabawi Ibrahim Al- Hassan Al- Tikriti, the half-brother of the ousted president Saddam Hussein and one of the leaders in the former Security Service, who has killed and tortured Iraqi citizens.

Mr. Thair Al- Nakib, the Prime Minister's Spokesman announced " Sabawi's detention comes from the insistence of the Iraqi government in chasing and detaining all criminals who have committed massacres and have their hands stained with the blood of the Iraqi nation. We will bring them to the justice so that they are punished.

Sabawi Al- Tikriti contributed effectively in planning, supervising and carrying out many terrorist acts inside Iraq .

SOURCE: Iraqi Interim Government