President Al Gore congratulated members of the Senate and House committees yesterday on the fourth anniversary of the Global-Warming Act. President Gore thanked the members for not only the recent promising reports from the EPA, but also, the news from OPEC that they will again be cutting the price of oil due to the lesser demand from the U.S.President Gore also took the time to thank Congress for their part in the federal government's 10th consecutive budget surplus and to announce that social security recipients will be receiving a 4.5% increase for the third year in a row.
The President also announced that the White House will host Iraq's President, Nouri Al-Maliki, in May to celebrate the third anniversary of Iraq's military coup that deposed former President Saddam Hussein, who was executed last December.
