America Competes Act Clears Conference
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jeff Bingaman and Pete Domenici, the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today said they are pleased that a Senate-House conference gave its unanimous approval tonight to legislation designed to make America more competitive globally. Bingaman chaired the conference committee. Bingaman […]
Domenici Opening Statement On Renewable Fuels Infrastructure
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today submitted the following opening statement to the Subcommittee on Energy regarding renewable fuels infrastructure: “I’m very pleased that the Senate came together last month to pass a bipartisan bill that will diversify America’s fuel supply. […]
America Competes Wins, Again
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jeff Bingaman and Pete Domenici, the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today said they are pleased that a Senate-House conference gave its approval tonight to legislation designed to make America more competitive globally. Bingaman chaired the conference committee. Bingaman and Domenici, both […]
Domenici Statement on OCS 1998-99 Lease Provisions in House Farm Bill
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today issued the following statement regarding provisions contained in the Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (HR.2419) that address outer continental shelf deepwater leases negotiated in 1998 and 1999: “The House of Representatives today passed […]
The Week Ahead (July 30 – Aug 3)
On Tuesday, July 31, the Subcommittee on Energy will receive testimony on how to improve our renewable fuels infrastructure to accommodate the increasing volumes of renewable fuels in the transportation sector. Witnesses include Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN); Alexander Karsner, assistant secretary for energy efficiency and renewable energy, Department of Energy; David Terry, project coordinator, Governors’ […]
Energy Committee Approves Executive Branch Nominees & Legislation
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today applauded action by the committee to approve five Executive Branch nominees for key vacant positions. During today’s business meeting, the committee approved the nominations of Clarence “Bud” Albright to be Under Secretary of Energy, Kevin […]
Committee Approves New GOP Subcommittee Assignments
WASHINGTON – Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, today announced new subcommittee assignments for Republican members. The assignments were approved by the full committee during a business meeting this morning. As part of the changes, Domenici announced that Senator Larry Craig (R-Idaho) will become […]
ENR Reports Five Nominations, 26 Bills
In a business meeting, Senate Energy Committee today reported five nominations — Kevin Kolevar to be an assistant secretary of energy (Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability), Department of Energy; James Caswell to be director of the Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Lisa Epifani to be an assistant secretary of energy (Congressional and […]
The Week Ahead (July 23-27)
On Wednesday, July 25, the full committee will hold a business meeting to act on the following: Republican subcommittee appointments; nomination of Kevin Kolevar to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability), Department of Energy; nomination of James Caswell to be Director of the Bureau of Land Management, Department of the […]
Domenici Set for Conference Committee on Competitiveness Legislation
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today said that he is looking forward to participating in a Senate-House conference committee to finalize legislation that will make America more competitive. Late last night, Domenici was named a conferee to the panel, which […]