Manchin Announces Tokamak Energy Inc. Chosen for Public-Private Partnership Award to Advance Research on Fusion Energy
Washington, DC – Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that Tokamak Energy Inc., with operations in Bruceton Mills, West Virginia, has been chosen by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science to receive funding to participate in a public-private partnership with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory […]
Manchin Announces Final Permit Issued for Nucor Steel Facility in Mason County, West Virginia
Washington, DC – Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has issued a Section 404 permit to Nucor Steel to facilitate construction of its state-of-the-art steel mill facility being developed in Mason County, West Virginia. The mill is expected to […]
Manchin Statement on Mountain Valley Pipeline Resuming Construction
Washington, DC — Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the below statement on Mountain Valley Pipeline resuming construction. “I fought to ensure that language to complete the Mountain Valley Pipeline was included in the Fiscal Responsibility Act in June. Congress passed that law, the President signed it, and […]
ICYMI: Senate Agrees to Manchin’s Bipartisan NDAA Amendment to Onshore Nuclear Fuel Production
Click Here to Watch Chairman Manchin Deliver a Floor Speech on the Amendment’s Approval Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Senate voted 96-3 to agree to Senator Joe Manchin’s (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, S.Amdt.999, a bipartisan amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 that directs the Secretary of the U.S. […]
Barrasso’s Nuclear Fuel Amendment Overwhelmingly Passes Senate
Click here to watch ranking member Barrasso’s full remarks. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), spoke on the Senate floor ahead of the passage of his amendment (#999), the Nuclear Fuel Security Act, which was cosponsored by Senators Manchin […]
Manchin Announces Norway Spruce from Monongahela National Forest to Serve as 2023 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree
Washington, DC – Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that the U.S Forest Service has selected a 63-foot Norway Spruce from the Greenbrier Ranger District of the Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia to serve as the 2023 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree. Every year, the Forest […]
Manchin Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Order Allowing Construction of Mountain Valley Pipeline to Continue
Washington, DC – Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the below statement following an order by the U.S. Supreme Court allowing the construction of Mountain Valley Pipeline to continue. “The Supreme Court has spoken and this decision to let construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline move […]
Barrasso: Brinton Commits Crimes on DOE’s Dime
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm urging her to disclose former employee Sam Brinton’s official travel itineraries and address continuing concerns surrounding the criminal acts he committed during his […]
Manchin Questions Witnesses About Administration Throttling Energy Production on Federal Lands and Waters
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 for Congress to reform the process for permitting electric transmission lines, pipelines, and energy production on federal lands. […]
Wyoming’s Pete Obermueller Testifies Before the Senate on Federal Leasing and Permitting Reform
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), welcomed Mr. Pete Obermueller, President of the Petroleum Association of Wyoming. Mr. Obermueller, testified before the committee at a legislative hearing to examine opportunities for Congress to reform the federal leasing and permitting process. […]