Manchin Questions Republicans’ Change of Heart After They Praised IRA in Amicus Brief
Charleston, WV — Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, refuted claims made by Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), Ranking Member of the ENR Committee, and Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Chair of the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, in a misleading report about the Inflation Reduction Act. “As a result of the Inflation […]
Manchin Celebrates Groundbreaking of Nucor Steel’s $3 Billion Mason County Sheet Mill
To view photos from the event, click here. Apple Grove, WV — Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, attended the groundbreaking of Nucor Steel’s new state-of-the-art sheet mill in Apple Grove, West Virginia. The new mill represents a $3.1 billion investment in Mason County, West Virginia, that will create […]
ICYMI: Barrasso, Rodgers Pen Op-Ed: The Biden Climate Legacy: American Weakness
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, in an op-ed for Newsweek, U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Ranking Member John Barrasso (R-WY) and U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) outlined how the Biden Administration’s energy policies are failing the American people. Read the full op-ed here and below. The Biden […]
Manchin Questions Department of Energy Witnesses About Protecting Taxpayer Dollars
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 the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) due diligence process for awarding competitive grants and loans funded through the Inflation Reduction […]
Manchin Announces $2.5 Million for American Electric Power Service Corporation to Improve Resiliency and Modernize Grid in Charleston and Huntington Regions
Washington, DC – Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that American Electric Power Service Corporation (AEP) will receive $2.5 million through the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) Program to support technology solutions that increase the flexibility, efficiency, reliability, and resiliency of the […]
Barrasso: President Biden’s “Energy Transition” Obsession Will Move Us from Energy Independence to Energy and Mineral Dependence on China, Russia, and OPEC
Click here to watch ranking member Barrasso’s 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 the following remarks at a full committee hearing to examine the Department of Energy’s due diligence process for awarding competitive grants and loans funded through […]
Manchin Criticizes Administration for Lifting Oil Trade Sanctions Against Venezuela
To watch a video of Chairman Manchin’s remarks, click here. Washington, DC – Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, criticized the Biden Administration for lifting sanctions against Venezuela during his opening remarks in an Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing. “I also want to briefly express at the outset my strong […]
“Irresponsible, Reckless, Alarming” Barrasso, Rodgers Release Report on Democrats’ IRA
IRA Will Make the United States Poorer and China Richer WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Ranking Member John Barrasso (R-WY) and U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released a report exposing the multiple levels of failure in the creation, implementation, and execution […]
Barrasso, Rodgers Demand Answers about Ethics Concerns Involving DOE and Cleantech Leaders Roundtable
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Ranking Member John Barrasso (R-WY) and U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) sent a letter highlighting ethics concerns regarding the relationship between the Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office and the Cleantech Leaders Roundtable. The Department of Energy’s […]
ICYMI: Manchin Joins Bipartisan Colleagues Urging NOAA to Withdraw Proposal Threatening Domestic Energy Production
Washington, DC — Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Ted Cruz (R-TX), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee, led a group of senators in urging the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to withdraw a proposed rule designating more […]