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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…
Bingaman Observes Earth Day by Honoring Interior Secretary Stewart Udall Sen. Jeff Bingaman today celebrated the 40th anniversary of Earth Day by introducing legislation to name the U.S. Department…
Senate Energy’s Website Among ‘Best-of-the-Best’ 620 House and Senate Websites Evaluated in the 111th Congress Gold Mouse Project The Senate Energy Committee was the first committee on Capitol…
Opening Statement – April 20, 2010 Carbon Capture & Sequestration Legislation “I’d like to welcome everyone here today and thank the witnesses who are testifying before the committee…
Senator Bingaman added his signature today to a letter, led by Sen. Dorgan, reminding colleagues of the dangers of diverting revenues from the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) – a resource…
· On Tuesday, April 20, the full committee will receive testimony on carbon capture and sequestration legislation, including S. 1856, S. 1134 and other bills. Witnesses will include Jim…
Sen. Bingaman: “I commend Secretary Salazar for proposing a plan that makes available for leasing much of the potential offshore oil and gas resources that the Federal government owns. I…
Stewart Udall, who was Secretary of the Interior in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations and one of the most influential figures in protecting America’s natural environment, died last week at…
With the scheduled signing of the health insurance reform bill tomorrow, Senate Energy Committee will put off its business meeting to a later date and time to be determined. Also…
On Tuesday, March 23, the full committee will hold a business meeting to consider the nomination of Jeffrey Lane to be Assistant Secretary of Energy for Congressional & Intergovernmental Affairs. …
ACTIONS BY SENATORS DORGAN AND BINGAMAN SAVE TAXPAYERS $600 MILLION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SAYS The two senators stopped the Bush Administration from buying oil at its highest prices and putting…
The Week Ahead (March 15-19) On Tuesday, March 16, the Subcommittee on Water and Power will receive testimony on the Bureau of Reclamation’s implementation of the SECURE Water Act, (Title…