Domenici Statement at Department of Energy Budget Hearing
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today made the following opening statement regarding the Department of Energy’s FY2009 Budget Request. Secretary Samuel Bodman appeared in front of the committee to discuss the Department’s priorities and answer questions. The statement appears below: […]
Chairman Bingaman on DOE Budget
”Today’s hearing will examine the President’s budget proposal for the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2009. I would like to welcome our witness, Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman. “The President’s energy budget proposal has some meritorious aspects and some problematic ones. “On the positive side, the overall budget of the Department is […]
Forest Landscape Restoration Act
Today, Sens. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) and Pete Domenici (R-NM), chair and ranking member of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Wayne Allard (R-CO), chair and ranking member of the Interior Appropriations Subcommittee, introduced bipartisan legislation to deal with serious forest health and wildfire challenges facing our National Forests. A […]
Domenici Statement on President’s FY2009 Budget Request for the Department of Energy
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and former chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, today issued the following statement regarding President Bush’s FY2009 budget request for the Department of Energy: “In my judgment, the Administration has correctly outlined the top priorities facing the Department […]
Bingaman on DOE 2009 Budget
Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) welcomed increases in a number of Department of Energy (DOE) programs in the President’s Budget Request for FY 2009 today, while questioning other omissions that diminished the contribution of the new budget to overall U.S. energy and economic security. Bingaman is chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, […]
Domenici Statement on Russian Suspension Agreement
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of both the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and the Senate Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee, today issued the following statement regarding an agreement signed today between the U.S. and Russia on uranium. “I am deeply concerned about the suspension agreement signed […]
The Week Ahead (Feb. 4-8)
On Wednesday, Feb. 6, the full committee will welcome Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman at an oversight hearing on the President’s proposed FY 2009 budget for the U.S. Department of Energy. (Dirksen 366 at 10:00 a.m.) On Thursday, Feb. 7, the full committee will have an oversight hearing on the energy markets effects of the recently […]
Domenici Statment on Carbon Capture and Sequestration
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today issued the following statement at a Committee hearing to discuss Carbon Capture and Sequestration legislation: I want to thank Senator Bingaman for scheduling this hearing and the witnesses for appearing today. I’d like to thank Senator […]
Bingaman on Carbon Capture, Transportation and Storage
“I’d like to welcome everyone here today and thank the witnesses for testifying at this legislative hearing on bills S.2144 and S. 2323. These two bills focus on important policy aspects of carbon dioxide capture, transportation and storage. S. 2144 focuses on the issue of expanding the existing carbon dioxide pipeline infrastructure. S.2323 focuses more […]
Committee Delivers 42 Bills
Today in a mark-up, Senate Energy Committee unanimously reported 42 public lands bills on a voice vote. Of those, 26 had amendments which were adopted en bloc after being worked out and cleared by staff on both sides. Also, we note that 17 of the 42 bills are already incorporated into S. 2483, a broadly […]