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Tonight, Sen. Jeff Bingaman delivers keynote remarks at a forum of international legislators participating in the climate change talks in Montréal. The audience will include delegates from the G8 member…
Today in a bipartisan letter to President Bush, Senators Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and 22 others urged the Administration to stop observing and start participating in the…
The weather folks say that it’s supposed to snow today – the first measurable snowfall in our region this season. So, Sen. Bingaman’s contribution in today’s Roll Call is a…
Today, Sen. Bingaman will preview a proposal for Federal legislation on emissions trading and climate policy at a conference in New York sponsored by Resources for the Future (RFF). Bingaman…
Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), the Senate Energy Committee’s top Democrat, is urging the House of Representatives to drop consideration of controversial mining provisions from its budget reconciliation package. The legislation…
Domenici, Bingaman Issue Joint Statement on Recent Oil Price Hearing Report Washington, D.C. – Senate Energy & Natural Resources Chairman Pete V. Domenici and Ranking Member Jeff Bingaman…
Budget reconciliation continues this week in the Senate as committees mark-up language supporting a $35 billion spending cut package. Last week, the Senate Energy Committee met its reconciliation instruction by…
When it comes to exercising poor judgment and creating bureaucratic train wrecks, the political appointees at FEMA seem to have greatly inspired their political counterparts at the Department of Agriculture. …
Sen. Jeff Bingaman and Sen. Pete Domenici are visiting Louisiana and Texas to assess damage to energy infrastructure caused by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Sen. Domenici is chairman of the…
Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) and Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) have teamed to introduce legislation to allow the Federal government to prosecute those who overcharge for gasoline and diesel during a…
ONE AIDS SMALL BUSINESSES, THE OTHER TARGETS PRICE GOUGING Jeff Bingaman, top Democrat on the Senate Energy Committee, today joined in co-sponsoring two amendments aimed at helping Americans cope with…
This summer, as part of its energy bill, a majority of the U.S. Senate went on the record for the first time acknowledging that global warming is real, and that…
In a display of bipartisan unity in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, all 22 members of the Senate Energy Committee today encouraged President Bush in a letter to have the…
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, most news reporting is focused on the horrible human tragedy caused by this devastating storm. As it should be. Like all Americans, Sen. Bingaman’s…
In advance of the Administration’s meeting this afternoon on post-hurricane response and recovery, Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) today in a letter to President Bush outlined several recommendations regarding our national…
Gasoline prices, which now top $3 a gallon in parts of the country, have become a problem for a lot of people. Like many Americans, Sens. Pete Domenici (R-NM) and…
Later today in New Mexico , President Bush signs the Energy Policy Act of 2005 into law. Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), one of the lead designers of this legislation, will…
Sen. Bingaman is quite pleased with today’s 74-26 Senate vote to pass a sweeping new energy bill — legislation that he believes “has many more bright spots than flaws and…
To aid in reporting, below is our Democratic committee staff analysis of the final conference report. Because you may have heard from folks who are stressed about certain provisions that…
Sen. Bingaman (D-NM) on the H.R. 6 Energy Bill Conference “The energy conference report is not perfect, but it’s a good bill. In many respects, it…
Energy Bill Conferees will meet this weekend in a rare Sunday session, at 2:00 p.m. in Rayburn 2123. Chairman Barton said conferees will discuss Oil and Gas, Renewable Portfolio Standard,…
Energy conferees eet again tomorrow (Thursday, July 21, 1:00 p.m., Rayburn 2123) to mark-up Electricity, Indian Energy, Coal Leasing, portions of Renewables and the remaining parts of the Vehicles &…
Energy Bill conferees meet today for a second time, in Rayburn 2123, at 11:00 a.m. (or 15 minutes after the end of a joint session, whichever is later). View the…
July 14 – In opening remarks to the House-Senate Joint Conference on the 2005 Energy Bill, Senator Bingaman laid out his top priorities for the conference. While thanking Chairman Barton…
Three weeks ago, as part of its energy bill, a majority of the U.S. Senate went on the record for the first time acknowledging that global warming is real, and…