Manchin Statement on the New Five-Year Oil and Gas Offshore Leasing Plan
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the below statement following the U.S. Department of the Interior’s release of the new five-year oil and gas offshore leasing plan. “It’s now clear without a shadow of a doubt that without the IRA, this Administration would have […]
Manchin Questions Witnesses on Ending Reliance on China for Critical Minerals
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 to counter the People’s Republic of China’s control of critical mineral supply chains through increased mining and processing […]
Barrasso: President Biden’s Agenda is a Transition from American Strength and Independence to American Weakness and Dependence
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. The purpose of this hearing is to examine opportunities to counter the People’s Republic of China’s […]
ICYMI: Outside Support for Barrasso’s Mining Schools Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, U.S. Senator John Barrasso’s (R-WY), the Mining Schools Act of 2023 passed out of the ENR Committee by a voice vote last week. Ranking member Barrasso, joined by chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV), introduced this bill in March to increase and improve […]
ICYMI: Manchin’s Bipartisan Mining Schools Act of 2023 Passes Out of Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Charleston, WV — U.S. Senator Joe Manchin’s (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, Mining Schools Act of 2023 was recently passed out of the ENR Committee by a voice vote. Introduced in March, the bipartisan legislation will increase and improve opportunities for university and college mining and geological programs, like those at West […]
Manchin: Because of the IRA We Are Producing Fossil Fuels at Record Levels
Charleston, WV — Today, The Wall Street Journal published an op-ed from Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The full op-ed is below. To read the piece in The Wall Street Journal, please click here. “Because of the Inflation Reduction Act, we are producing fossil fuels at record levels. Annual […]
ICYMI: Manchin, Barrasso Introduce Legislation to Reduce Wildfire Risk, Improve Forest Health
Charleston, WV —U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, and John Barrasso (R-WY), Ranking Member of the ENR Committee, introduced the Promoting Effective Forest Management Act of 2023. This bipartisan legislation would reduce catastrophic wildfire risk and improve forest health. “Our country has seen devastating wildfires that have affected […]
Manchin, Energy and Natural Resources Committee Clear Mining Schools Act of 2023 and Other Pending Legislation
To watch a video of Chairman Manchin’s opening remarks, please click here. Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a business meeting to consider pending legislation. The Committee considered 21 public lands, recreation and energy bills that were all passed out of the Committee by a voice vote, including Chairman Joe […]
Committee Advances Bipartisan Barrasso Parks, Mining Bills
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), applauded ENR for voting to advance his bipartisan Connect Our Parks Act (S.2018) and the Mining Schools Act (S. 912). The Connect Our Parks Act, which Senator Barrasso introduced with Senator Angus King (I-ME), […]
Barrasso, Manchin Lead Effort to Reduce Wildfire Risk, Improve Forest Health
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), and ENR Chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV) introduced the Promoting Effective Forest Management Act of 2023. This bipartisan legislation would reduce catastrophic wildfire risk and improve forest health. “Right now, one-third of all National Forest […]