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Opening Statement – Sept. 23, 2010 Department of Energy Loan Guarantee Program “Thank you all for coming here today to give us your thoughts on the Department…
Making the Promise of Renewables Come True Bingaman, Brownback To Introduce Renewable Electricity Standard Bill A strong renewable electricity standard (RES) is an essential component of any…
Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources Week of Sept. 20-24 On Thursday, Sept. 23, the full committee will examine the U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Guarantee Program and…
Today’s Business Meeting Committee Reports 17 More Bills In a brief mark-up today, Senate Energy Committee reported 17 new bills, six of them dealing with energy and 11 with…
Congress created the Propane Education and Research Council (PERC) and the National Oilheat Research Alliance (NORA) to develop programs and projects that provide research and development, enhance consumer and employee…
On Thursday, Aug. 5, the full committee will have a business meeting to act on pending legislation. Nearly all of the legislation that will be considered are public lands bills,…
Bingaman: How to Prevent the Next Disaster By Sen. Jeff Bingaman Roll Call 7.26.2010 Our economic, environmental and national security all demand new directions in our country’s energy policy. Energy…
The table is set for the Senate to make some decisions on energy policy. Here’s the one-minute elevator recap: Majority Leader Harry Reid next week plans to bring energy…
In a two-hour mark-up today, Senate Energy Committee reported 18 new bills, six of them dealing with energy and 12 with public lands. Most of these bills were modified with…
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Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources Week of July 19-23 On Wednesday, July 21, the full committee has rescheduled a business meeting to consider legislation related to vehicle…
Due to the cloture vote on the financial services reform bill, the 10:15 a.m. business meeting (mark-up) that the Senate Energy Committee had scheduled for tomorrow — Thursday, July 15…
As chairman of Senate Finance’s Subcommittee on Energy, Sen. Bingaman asked the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to compare various tax incentives for biofuels. Today, CBO released its report. CBO…
Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources Week of July 12-16 On Wednesday, July 14, a Subcommittee on Water and Power hearing will examine the Federal response to the…
Today’s Business Meeting In a mark-up today, with a unanimous voice vote, Senate Energy Committee reported a bill which takes a number of important steps to ensure that the Outer…
Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources Week of June 28-July 2 On Wednesday, June 30, the full committee will have a business meeting (a mark-up) to consider S. 3516,…
Opening Statement – June 24, 2010 Outer Continental Shelf and Energy Production “We’re here today to continue our work on issues related to the disaster in the Gulf…
Opening Statement – June 22, 2010 Electric Vehicle Deployment “Thank you all for coming here to testify today to give us your thoughts on accelerating deployment of electric…
Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act Repairing the way that our nation’s offshore oil and gas activities are managed has been an important legislative priority for our Committee. Chairman…
In a brief business meeting, with a unanimous voice vote, Senate Energy Committee today reported 26 bills, mostly regarding new protections for wilderness areas, historic sites, national parks, forests, rivers…
Week of June 21-25 On Tuesday, June 22, the full committee will review policies to reduce oil consumption through the promotion of accelerated deployment electric-drive vehicles, as proposed…
Bingaman on President’s Gulf Spill Speech “I appreciate the personal attention that President Obama has paid to this crisis, and his strong support for clean energy. In the…
Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources Week of June 14-18 On Tuesday, June 15, the Subcommittee on Energy will consider six bills: S. 3460, to require the…
Opening Statement – June 9, 2010 Administration Actions Regarding Safety of Offshore Oil Operations “Today we are holding our fourth Committee hearing on the devastating oil spill in…
Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources Week of June 7-11 On Wednesday, June 9, the full committee will hold the fourth in its series of hearings regarding…