Manchin, Committee Approve Expenditure Authorization and Rule Change for the 118th Congress

Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV) convened a business meeting to consider an original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee for the 118th Congress and a committee rule change for the 118thCongress. The expenditure resolution was ordered reported and the committee rule change was approved. In the 117th Congress, […]

Manchin, Committee Convene to Discuss the State of the U.S. Territories

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 discuss the state of the U.S. territories — American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands,  Puerto Rico, and the U.S. […]

Barrasso: The Security of U.S. Territories is More Important Now Than Ever

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 discuss the state of the U.S. Territories.  The hearing featured testimony from the Honorable Albert Bryan, Jr., governor of […]

ICYMI: Manchin, Bipartisan Colleagues Urge Administration to Revisit Copper for Listing as a Critical Mineral

Washington, DC –  U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Mike Braun (R-IN), Raphael Warnock (D-GA), and Mitt Romney (R-UT), wrote a letter to U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland urging the Secretary to reconsider adding copper as an official U.S. Geological Survey Critical Mineral. […]

Manchin, Bipartisan Colleagues Urge Administration to Invest in Non-Lithium Energy Storage Solutions

Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Angus King (I-ME), Jim Risch (R-ID), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) sent a letter to Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm calling on the Biden Administration to follow guidelines in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to […]

Manchin, Committee Examine the Department of Energy’s Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

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) implementation of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), also known as the […]

Barrasso: DOE Must Not Waste Taxpayer Dollars

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 Department of Energy’s implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.  The hearing featured testimony from the […]

Barrasso Welcomes Senator Hawley to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), welcomed Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) as a new member of the committee. Hawley joins Republican Senators Jim Risch (R-ID), Mike Lee (R-UT), Steve Daines (R-MT), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), John Hoeven (R-ND), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), […]

Manchin Statement on Decision to Move Willow Project Forward

Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement on the Administration’s decision to move forward with the ‘Willow Project’ in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. The project is expected to produce 160,000 barrels of oil per day and over 500 million […]