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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…
Home Star Generating Home-Grown Jobs for American Workers While Lowering Energy Costs for Cash-Strapped Homeowners Sen. Jeff Bingaman, working with a bipartisan coalition of colleagues including Senators Olympia…
Opening Statement – May 25, 2010 Liability and Financial Responsibility Issues Related to Offshore Oil Production “Today is the third hearing of this Committee on issues related…
Bipartisan Bill Boosts ‘Supply Chain’ Efficiency Senators Jeff Bingaman, Scott Brown, Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor today introduced a bipartisan bill designed to drive energy efficiency improvements in the…
Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources Weeks of May 24-June 4 On Tuesday, May 25, the full committee will hold the third in its series of hearings…
Protecting the Public Interest Bipartisan Amendment to Financial Overhaul Bill Easily Passes A bipartisan amendment that the Senate tonight added to the financial-overhaul bill will protect utility customers from…
Opening Statement – May 18, 2010 Administration Response to Deepwater Horizon Disaster “This is our second hearing on the continuing disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. The purpose…
Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources Week of May 17-21 On Tuesday, May 18, the full committee will receive testimony from the Administration on issues related to…
Bingaman on Draft Climate Proposal “I appreciate the time and effort that Senators Kerry and Lieberman have put into crafting this discussion draft and will offer them and Majority Leader…
Offshore Oil Development and the Deepwater Horizon Accident “We are here today because of a disaster that never should have happened. The sobering reality is that, despite the losses…
On Tuesday, May 11, the full committee will review issues related to deepwater offshore exploration for petroleum and the accident in the Gulf of Mexico involving the offshore oil rig…
Today’s Business Meeting Nine Amendments, Four Bills, Three Nominations In a brief business meeting today, with a unanimous voice vote, Senate Energy Committee reported nine bipartisan committee amendments to strengthen…
NOTE: Due to the continuing crisis in the Gulf of Mexico, our hearing for this Thursday on issues related to offshore oil and gas development and the Deepwater Horizon accident…
Bingaman on Cape Wind “Developing our offshore wind resources will be good for our country. America needs all the clean electrons it can get,” said Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), chairman…
· On Tuesday, April 27, the full committee will consider the nominations of Philip D. Moeller and Cheryl A. LaFleur to be members of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. (Dirksen…