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What we know: The 107th Congress has started it’s wind-up. Not much time is left to finish the conference report and vote out a bill. Members (mainly Tauzin & Bingaman)…
Today, there were scattered meetings throughout the Capitol as Members and staff made a good-faith effort to see what is possible to resolve on the issues that still divide the…
Clearly, we are heading into the final stretches of the energy conference. Whether or not we reach the finish line depends largely on how some major issues shake out and…
Next energy conference meeting is at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, 2123 Rayburn. It will be webcast, etc. The agenda is still being worked on. Everything that’s left is in play, it’s…
Today’s Senate/House conference scheduled for 4:00 p.m. in Russell 325 has been postponed until tomorrow at 10:00 in 2123 Rayburn. At this stage of conference, staff is charting its way…
Sorry for today’s false start. Simply, House and Senate negotiators just weren’t ready with enough agreements to make it worthwhile for the Members to meet. So we’ll give it another…
Tuesday’s energy conference will be on the Senate side, in 325 Russell Building, beginning at 4:00 p.m. (not at 3:00 p.m., as initially noticed). On the Senate side, proceedings can…
The House-Senate conference on the energy bill will cross the mall to the Senate side for its next meeting. That is Tuesday, Oct. 1, at 4:00 p.m. (note new time)….
WEDNESDAY: In conference today, with a compressed schedule due to an early-afternoon meeting of the principals with President Bush, we saw action on two fronts: 1) Sen. Bingaman, on a…
Today’s Energy Conference meeting begins at 11:30 a.m. in 2123 Rayburn. It will be broadcast on Ch. 20 (Senate) and Ch. 6 (House). It also will be webcast, linked from…
I appreciate the opportunity to be with you today to provide my perspective on the ongoing conference on the energy bill. The conference has been officially underway since June 27,…
I appreciate the opportunity to be with you today to provide my perspective on the ongoing conference on the energy bill. The conference has been officially underway since June 27,…
Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), joined by Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD), today unveiled a proposal to help prevent wildfires in national forests and on public lands. The Senate Energy & Natural…
“I rise today to introduce an amendment to expedite forest thinning on our national forests and public lands. I am pleased that Senator Daschle is a cosponsor of this amendment….
The energy conference continued its progress today, with major movement on two key issues: 1) agreement on a modest CAFE measure and 2) commencement of the great electricity debate 1)…
Next energy conference meeting will be Thursday at 9:30 a.m. in Rayburn 2123. Agenda for the meeting is 1) Senate consideration of the House offer on CAFE and 2) House…
The purpose of this hearing is to consider technology transfer. More specifically, the role the U.S. government can and should play to support private sector efforts to achieve sustainable energy…
With last week’s progress — pipeline safety, Price-Anderson, energy efficiency, renewables, Alaska gas pipeline provisions, clean coal, etc. — the energy conference again has momentum. It looks like that next…
Energy bill conferees resume work tomorrow (Sept. 12), meeting at 9:30 a.m. in 2123 Rayburn. If you’re near a cabled TV in the Capitol offices, tune to Ch. 20 on…
Here’s an update on where we are in the energy conference, and where we might be headed: Pipeline Safety: Between July 29 and Aug. 30, staff met numerous times to…
The next meeting of energy bill conferees will be at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 25, in Rayburn 2123 (same room as the first meeting). It is open press. Conferees…
This afternoon the Committee will hear from the Office of Management and Budget and others regarding the current and immediate need for additional funds to pay for emergency firefighting and…
I appreciate the opportunity to be with you all today to share some thoughts on our efforts to pursue comprehensive energy legislation in Washington. I don’t often get the chance…
Concerned that a Bush administration proposal to revamp federal cleanup efforts at contaminated Department of Energy (DOE) sites could undercut that work, Senate Energy Committee Chairman Jeff Bingaman today convened…
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Jeff Bingaman today convened that panel to examine the current and future roles that Department of Energy (DOE) laboratories can play in protecting…