Energy Secretary-designate Steven Chu, left, shake hands with Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C. , as Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D. , second from left, and Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M. , right, look on prior start the committee's hearing on his Chu's nomination, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. AP Photo logo AP Photo 10 months ago

Energy Secretary-designate Steven Chu, left, shake hands with Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C. , as Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D. , second from left, and Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M. , right, look on prior start the committee's hearing on his Chu's nomination, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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  1. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 21: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), along with Sens. George LeMieux (R-FL) (L) Richard Burr (R-NC) (2nd R), and Mike Johanns (R-NE), speaks at a news conference regarding the Senate's health care reform bill on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate is expected to cast a procedural vote on the measure later today.
  2. U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar speaks during the 75th Anniversary Rededication Event at the Rockefeller Memorial at Newfound Gap in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009 at the Tennessee-North Carolina border. Pictured to his right is U.S. Senator Richard Burr, R-NC.

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  2. Energy Secretary Steven Chu, right, and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke leave the stage after a clean energy and climate change discussion with business leaders, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building across from the White House in Washington.
  3. Energy Secretary Steven Chu, right, and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke answer questions at a clean energy and climate change discussion with business leaders, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building across from the White House in Washington.
  4. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 22: Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner (L) and Energy Secretary Steven Chu (R) participate in a roundtable discussion with executives at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building Room on September 22, 2009 in Washington, DC. Secretary Geithner hosted the discussion with executives of several renewable energy companies that received awards under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
  5. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 22: Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner (L) and Energy Secretary Steven Chu (R) participate in a roundtable discussion with executives at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building Room on September 22, 2009 in Washington, DC. Secretary Geithner hosted the discussion with executives of several renewable energy companies that received awards under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
  6. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 22: Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner (C) speaks while flanked by Energy Secretary Steven Chu (R) and Martha Wyrsch (L), President of Vestas Americas, during a roundtable discussion with executives at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building Room on September 22, 2009 in Washington, DC. Secretary Geithner hosted the discussion with executives of several renewable energy companies that received awards under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
  7. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 21: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), along with Sens. George LeMieux (R-FL) (L) and Richard Burr (R-NC) (R), speaks at a news conference regarding the Senate's health care reform bill on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate is expected to cast a procedural vote on the measure later today after Senate Democrats said they secured enough votes needed to propel major health care legislation to the floor for debate.
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  11. U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar speaks during the 75th Anniversary Rededication Event at the Rockefeller Memorial at Newfound Gap in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009 at the Tennessee-North Carolina border. Pictured to his right is U.S. Senator Richard Burr, R-NC.
  12. US President Barack Obama speaks during an event celebrating the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Washington, DC, on October 14, 2009. Dedicated to improving civic education and educating about the role and importance of the US Senate and named after the late Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy, the Institute will be located on the campus of the University of Massachusetts.
  13. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) puts his arm around Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi as they speak about their meeting between Congressional leadership and President Barack Obama on Afghanistan and Pakistan at the White House in Washington, October 6, 2009.
  14. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Ranking member U.S. Senate Finance Committee member Chuck Grassley (R-IA) listens during a hearing on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee continued to vote on amendments to healthcare reform legislation.
  15. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) speaks during a hearing before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee continued to vote on amendments to healthcare reform legislation.
  16. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) (2nd R) talks to Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV) (L) and Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) during a break in a hearing on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee continued to vote on amendments to healthcare reform legislation.

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