Manchin Announces Jefferson County Courthouse Designated National Historic Landmark
Washington, DC – Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that West Virginia’s Jefferson County Courthouse has been designated as a new National Historic Landmark (NHL). “As West Virginians, we take great pride in the history of our state. The designation of the Jefferson County Courthouse as […]
Manchin, Energy and Natural Resources Committee Clear Pending Legislation
Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a business meeting to appoint members to Subcommittees for the 118th Congress and to consider pending legislation. The Committee ordered reported the following measures: S. 594, a bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to prioritize the completion of […]
Barrasso: Wyoming, Not Washington, Should Decide How to Manage Wyoming Lands
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 committee business meeting to consider pending legislation. For more information on the business meeting and the agenda of legislation to be considered […]
ICYMI: Barrasso Pens Op-Ed: No More Free Climate Rides for China
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, in an op-ed for the Washington Examiner, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), outlined how the Biden administration has allowed China to manipulate international climate agreements to gain an unfair economic edge. Read the full op-ed here and below. No […]
Barrasso Hails Broad Support for Bipartisan Nuclear Fuel Security Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), applauded the inclusion of the Nuclear Fuel Security Act in this year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Senator Barrasso has worked with ENR chairman Manchin (D-WV), Senate Foreign Relations Committee ranking member Jim Risch (R-ID), […]
Barrasso Calls on Senate to Send Bipartisan Bill to Ban Russian Uranium Imports to President Biden
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), applauded the U.S. House of Representatives for passing by voice vote H.R.1042, companion legislation to S. 763, a bipartisan bill introduced by Barrasso to prohibit U.S. imports of Russian uranium. “The United States must ban […]
Barrasso, E&C Chair Rodgers Demand Answers from DOE Regarding Loan to Company with History of Predatory Sales Practices
Letter follows reports of Sunnova pressuring elderly homeowners to sign long-term contracts WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today sent a letter to the Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Programs Office […]
ICYMI — Manchin: President Biden Must Hold Agencies Accountable to Letter of the Law
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 criticize the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s proposed rules that would make it easier for Foreign Entities of Concern (FEOC) to […]
Manchin: President Biden Allowing Administration to Route Essential Supply Chains Through China
Washington, DC – Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement on the proposed rules by the U.S. Department of the Treasury that would make it easier for Foreign Entities of Concern (FEOC) to take advantage of the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) 30D Clean Vehicle Tax Credit while hurting American taxpayers and increasing […]
Manchin Questions Witnesses About Building America’s Nuclear Energy Capabilities
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, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine opportunities and challenges associated with advanced nuclear reactor commercialization. During the hearing, Chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV) discussed opportunities for […]