Manchin Joins West Virginia Business and Community Leaders for Energy Communities Tax Credit Workshop
To view photos from the event, please click here. Charleston, WV — Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined West Virginia community and business leaders and federal officials at the University of Charleston for a workshop on the Inflation Reduction Act’s 48C Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit program. Hosted by […]
Barrasso to Sec. Granholm: DOE Must Confront Threat from CCP as U.S.-China AI Race Intensifies
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of Energy, Jennifer Granholm, outlining his concern about the ability of the Department of Energy (DOE) to protect its cutting-edge research and development (R&D) into artificial intelligence (AI) from China. In […]
Manchin Joins Constellium to Announce $75 Million Investment in Ravenswood Facility
To view photos from the event, please click here. Charleston, WV — Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined West Virginia state and local leaders and Constellium leadership at the company’s Ravenswood, West Virginia, facility to announce a $75 million investment from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to […]
ICYMI: Manchin Speaks in Support of Amendment to Block Administration’s Attempt to Force Americans into Purchasing Electric Vehicles
To watch Chairman Manchin’s speech on the Senate floor, please click here. Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, took to the Senate floor to support his amendment that would block the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recently finalized tailpipe emissions rule that could, in effect, force American […]
Manchin Statement on Treasury’s Proposed Rules for IRA’s Energy Community Bonus
Washington, DC — Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the below statement on the U.S. Treasury Department’s proposed guidance for the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) energy community bonus. The bonus was included by Chairman Manchin in the IRA to drive investment to energy communities and increase support for projects placed in those communities. Treasury’s proposed […]
Barrasso, GOP Committee Leaders Call on Administration to Explain Old-Growth Decision
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), joined republican leaders to call on the Biden administration to explain its rationale for creating a special definition for “old growth and mature forests” on federal lands. The signers of this letter are tasked with […]
Manchin, Committee Consider Nominees to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
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, U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV) held a hearing to consider the below nominees to serve as Commissioners on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Ms. Judy W. Chang to […]
Barrasso Statement on FERC Nominees
“Ms. See is well positioned to ensure that the Commission faithfully adheres to its statutory mandate.” Click here to watch Senator Barrasso’s opening 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 remarks at a full committee hearing to consider nominations […]
Barrasso & McMorris Rodgers: International Energy Agency has Abandoned its Energy Security Mission
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and U.S. Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), chair of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, sent a letter to Dr. Fatih Birol, Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), urging him to return the agency […]
Senate Republican Leaders to Podesta: Reverse Ban on U.S. LNG Immediately
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, joined Senators Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Jim Risch (R-ID) in sending a letter to President Biden’s Climate Envoy John Podesta, urging an “immediate reversal” of the Biden administration’s ban on new LNG exports. Specifically, […]