Bingaman on Passage of Omnibus Public Lands Management Act
The Senate passed the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act today, 73-21. This comprehensive, bipartisan bill now goes to the House. Then, onward to the President’s desk. Chairman Bingaman: “I can’t think of a single bill that has ever done more to ensure the enjoyment of, and access to, wilderness areas, historical sites, national parks, […]
Sen. Murkowski’s statement on passage of Omnibus Public Lands Bill
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today applauded the Senate’s passage of the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act by a 73-21 vote. The bill now goes to the House of Representatives before being delivered to the president’s desk for signing. “This lands package is hugely beneficial to individual communities not only around the country, […]
Bingaman on Salazar Nomination
HEARING STATEMENT Jan. 15, 2009 “The Committee meets this morning to consider the nomination of our colleague, Senator Ken Salazar to be the Secretary of the Interior. “Senators and Representatives have been named Secretary of the Interior before, but I believe this is the first time that a member of the Committee on Energy […]
Lands Bill Rounds Last Turn
Chairman Jeff Bingaman: “The Senate took another big step forward today in favor of moving the public lands bill. This puts us on track to have a vote on final passage tomorrow. Because of the many years of efforts by individual sponsors, and because of the years of work by local concerned citizens, this bipartisan […]
Bingaman on Energy Nominee
This morning, ENR welcomed Dr. Steven Chu at a hearing, in advance of his expected nomination to be U.S. Energy Secretary. Chairman Bingaman strongly supports the distinguished Nobel laureate. A video recording of today’s hearing is archived here. HEARING STATEMENT Jan. 13, 2009 “President-elect Obama will not officially nominate Dr. Chu until […]
Room Change for Chu Hearing — SD-106
By popular demand, tomorrow’s (Tuesday) 10:00 a.m. nomination hearing for Dr. Steven Chu to be Secretary of Energy has been moved to the more spacious Room 106 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. Before the hearing, early-risers can tune their TVs to CNBC at 7:20 a.m. for Chairman Bingaman’s preview of both ENR’s confirmation nominations […]
Bingaman on Lands Bill Advancing
Omnibus Public Lands Management Act “Mr. President, this afternoon the Senate will vote whether to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 22, the Omnibus Public Lands Act, a package of over 160 bills that primarily consists of public land, national park, and water development bills that were reported last Congress by […]
Bingaman Speech: S. 22, Omnibus Public Lands Management Act
The cloture vote on the motion to proceed to the public lands package, S. 22, is set for 2:00 p.m. this Sunday. This big, bipartisan bill contains roughly an equal mix of Democratic bills, Republican bills and bills with bipartisan sponsorship. It represents years of work by Senators from many states, and both parties, […]
The Week Ahead (Jan.12-16)
Ø On Tuesday, Jan. 13, the full committee will welcome Dr. Stephen Chu of California, whom President-elect Obama has said he will nominate to be Secretary of the Department of Energy. (Dirksen 366 at 10:00 a.m.) Ø On Thursday, Jan. 15, the full committee will welcome Sen. Ken Salazar of Colorado, whom […]
Quick Action on 160+ Public Lands Bills
Chairman Bingaman is delighted that Majority Leader Harry Reid has started a process to bring to an early vote a bipartisan package of more than 160+ individual public lands bills, S. 22. The 1,294-page package includes new protections for wilderness, historic sites, national parks, forests, rivers and trails, public lands and water resources. The legislation […]