Domenici Applauds Extension of Key Tax Credits for Renewables
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today applauded passage of a tax extenders package that includes extensions for key renewable energy technologies like wind, solar and biomass. The package, which is the product of months of negotiations, will provide a one year […]
Chairman Bingaman on Diesel Fuel Prices
“Thank you all for joining us today to talk about to very important subjects: the diesel fuel market, and the aftermath of Hurricanes Ike and Gustav in the U.S. Gulf Coast. The recent spike in diesel demand and prices is a sign of increased tightness in that market. While clearly the erratic price of crude […]
The Week Ahead (Sept. 22-26)
On Tuesday, Sept. 23, the full committee will examine the high cost of diesel fuel. Witnesses include Dave McCurdy, president, Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers; Dr. Howard Gruenspecht, acting administrator, Energy Information Administration; Barbara Windsor, president, Hahn Transportation, Inc.; and Charlie Drevna, president, National Petrochemical & Refiners Association. (Dirksen 366 at 10:00 a.m.) # # # […]
BINGAMAN: Tax Incentives Bill Will Encourage Clean, Efficient Energy
After months of partisan gridlock on the issue, it appears that Congress is (finally) poised to pass a tax package that includes incentives for clean renewable energy and energy efficiency. The compromise includes many provisions which Sen. Bingaman developed and has championed with Finance Committee Chairman Baucus since the beginning of this Congress. It could […]
Bingaman on the Current State of Electric Vehicles
“Thank you all for coming here to testify today to give us your thoughts on the current state of electric vehicles and their prospects for widespread use in the United States. It’s difficult to find an article in the newspapers lately about the automotive industry that doesn’t mention hybrids or plug-in hybrids as the future […]
Domenici Questions Accuracy Of Report By Airline Investor
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today questioned the accuracy of a report purporting to show that market speculation has played a major role in the price of oil. At an Energy Subcommittee hearing, Domenici noted that a report claiming that speculators have played […]
Domenici Statement At Plug-In Electric Vehicle Hearing
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today made the following statement at a full committee hearing to examine the current state of plug-in electric vehicles and the role they could play in the future: Good morning. Thank you all for being here. Thank […]
Bipartisan Energy Summit
“Good Morning and welcome to the Senate’s Bipartisan Energy Summit. I want to thank Majority Leader Reid and Minority Leader McConnell for asking the Energy and Natural Resources Committee to organize this event. Senator Domenici and I have worked together to gather energy policy experts and high level executives of energy-related industries to address all […]
Domenici Honored By Energy Committee With Resolution
WASHINGTON – At a markup yesterday to consider 54 bills today, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee honored ranking member Pete Domenici with a resolution thanking him for his 32 years of service as an original member of the committee. Domenici, who is retiring this year as the longest-serving Senator in New Mexico […]
Energy Committee Reports 54 Bills
In a business meeting, the Senate Energy Committee today unanimously voice voted its approval of 53 legislative measures and, on an 18-5 vote, agreed to report an original bill regarding the possession of firearms in national parks and wildlife refuges. Here are the bills: S. 390 — To direct the exchange of certain land […]