Barrasso to Granholm: No Taxpayer Money to Microvast
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), sent a letter to Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm regarding the award of taxpayer funds to Microvast. Read the full letter here and below. Dear Secretary Granholm, I write to you to formally request that […]
Barrasso: Secretary Haaland Must Follow the Law
“President Biden’s agenda is not a transition from dirty energy to clean energy. It’s a transition from American energy to foreign minerals.” 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 opening remarks at […]
Manchin Moves Ball Forward on Permitting Reform
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, introduced the Building American Energy Security Act of 2023, the text of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) amendment that was supported by 47 Senators (40 Democrats and 7 Republicans) in a tied floor vote in December 2022. This legislation […]
Barrasso: Bernstein’s Support for Higher Energy Prices is Disqualifying
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), sent a letter to Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-SC) of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. The letter noted prior writing supporting higher energy prices and inaccurate […]
Manchin Co-Sponsors Resolution to End Solar Tariff Waivers, Onshore Energy Supply Chains
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, co-sponsored Senator Rick Scott’s (R-FL) S.J.Res.15, a joint resolution disapproving of the Administration’s attempts to pause tariffs on solar imports from four Southeast Asian countries. “The United States relies on foreign nations, like China, for far too many of our energy needs, and failing to enforce our […]
Manchin Invites Entrepreneur and Shark Tank Host Kevin O’Leary to West Virginia to Tour America’s Energy Powerhouse
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, sent a letter to Mr. Kevin O’Leary, Chairman of O’Shares Investments, inviting Mr. O’Leary to visit West Virginia – America’s energy powerhouse. Mr. O’Leary recently expressed interested in building a $14 billion refinery in the United States. Chairman Manchin wrote: […]
ICYMI: Outdoor Industry Association Awards Manchin Friend of the Industry Award
Charleston, WV – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, was recently awarded the Outdoor Industry Association’s (OIA) Friend of the Industry Award. The Friend of the Outdoor Industry Award is awarded to members of Congress in recognition of their legislative leadership on outdoor recreation issues, protecting public lands and waterways, and supporting the $862 […]
Manchin Presses Granholm on Administration’s Botched Implementation of Inflation Reduction Act
To watch a video of Chairman Manchin’s opening remarks, please click here. To watch a video of Chairman Manchin’s questioning, please click here. Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine the President’s budget request for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for fiscal year 2024. During the hearing, Senator […]
Barrasso: Biden Energy Policies are a Disaster
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 opening remarks at a full committee hearing to examine the President’s budget request for the U.S. Department of Energy for Fiscal Year 2024.. The hearing featured […]
ICYMI: Barrasso Op-Ed: Time to end business as usual with China
By: U.S. Senator John Barrasso April 19, 2023 Washington Times Joe Biden’s record over the last half century proves one thing — he will never get serious about China. As a result, America’s energy security and national security are threatened. In February we learned that U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) experts determined a Chinese lab […]