Barrasso Questions Beaudreau on the Importance of the Multiple Uses of Public Lands in Wyoming

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) questioned Tommy Beaudreau, President Biden’s nominee to be deputy secretary of the Interior. Beaudreau testified before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.   Barrasso asked Beaudreau about a number of issues including using vacant allotments for livestock grazing; the Biden administration’s “30 by 30” initiative; […]

Barrasso: Mr. Beaudreau Must Serve as Voice of Reason at the Department of the Interior

Click here to watch Ranking Member Barrasso’s remarks. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), delivered the following remarks at a hearing to consider the nomination of Tommy P. Beaudreau to be deputy secretary of the Interior. The hearing featured testimony from Mr. […]

Manchin Introduces Bipartisan Bill To Protect America’s Electric Grid

Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK ) – along with Senators James Risch (R-ID), Angus King (I-ME), and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) – reintroduced S. 1400, the Protecting Resources On The Electric grid with Cybersecurity Technology (PROTECT) Act, which enhances electric […]

Manchin Leads Robust Discussion On Energy Production On Federal Lands

To watch a video of Senator Manchin’s opening remarks, please click here. To watch a video of Senator Manchin’s questioning, please click here. Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine energy development on federal lands, with a focus on the current status of the Department […]

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon Testifies Before the Senate on Federal Oil & Gas Leasing

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), welcomed the Honorable Mark Gordon, governor of Wyoming, to the committee. Gordon was testifying before the committee at a hearing to examine energy development on federal lands. Click here to watch Governor Gordon’s testimony. Barrasso introduced […]

Barrasso: Energy Production on Federal Lands is Critical to Wyoming, Western States & the Nation

Click here to watch Ranking Member Barrasso’s remarks.   WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), delivered the following remarks at a full committee hearing to examine energy development on federal lands, focusing on the current status of the Department of the Interior’s onshore […]

Manchin Praises DOE R&D Investments At West Virginia University

Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, congratulated West Virginia University after the Department of Energy announced that it was selected to receive up to $15 million via the Geothermal Technologies Office’s (GTO) Hydrothermal and Low Temperature Multi-Topic Funding Opportunity. This funding will support the research […]