Manchin Statement on FERC Commissioner Willie Phillips Being Named Acting Chairman
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement on Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Willie Phillips being named Acting Chairman of the FERC. “Willie Phillips is a supremely qualified and reasonable person and he understands the need to balance affordability and reliability. I am pleased to […]
Manchin Urges Treasury to Pause Implementation of EV Tax Credits
Charleston, WV – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement urging the U.S. Department of the Treasury to pause the implementation of the 45W commercial vehicle and 30D new consumer vehicle tax credits until they are able to issue guidance in line with the intent […]
Manchin Praises Form Energy Announcement to Site First American Battery Manufacturing Plant in Weirton, West Virginia
“The good-paying jobs and new economic opportunities this will bring are exactly what I had in mind as I negotiated the Inflation Reduction Act” Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, praised the announcement from Form Energy, Inc. (Form Energy) that they have entered into […]
Manchin Announces $228 Million From the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for Wildfire Mitigation and Resilience
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced $228 million from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to support wildland fire management in fiscal year 2023. This funding will support continuing pay increases and new training opportunities for federal firefighters, fuels management work to reduce […]
Manchin Statement on Permitting Reform Vote
ICYMI: To watch Chairman Manchin deliver remarks on the Senate floor about permitting reform, please click here. 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 failed 47-47 vote to include bipartisan, comprehensive energy permitting reform as an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act […]
Barrasso Presses DOE for Details on Taxpayer Dollars Being Sent to China-connected Companies
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, sent a letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm regarding loans and grants to China-connected companies. The letter notes that LanzaTech has reportedly received $10 million from the Department of Energy despite its clear […]
Barrasso Responds to TerraPower Announcement
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), released the following statement in response to TerraPower’s announcement that it plans to delay its Natrium reactor project in Wyoming due to lack of American nuclear fuel. “TerraPower’s announcement underscores what I’ve been saying […]
Manchin, Committee Examine the Department of the Interior’s Implementation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
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 the Interior’s (DOI) implementation of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). U.S. Senator Joe […]
Manchin, Bipartisan Colleagues Urge Interior Secretary to Withdraw Guidance That Would Impede Energy Infrastructure Projects
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Rob Portman (R-OH), Angus King (I-ME), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Steve Daines (R-MT) sent a bipartisan letter to Secretary of the Interior Debra Haaland urging the withdrawal of recent draft […]
Manchin: There Has Never Been a More Critical Time for Congress to Protect American Energy Security and Reclaim Energy Independence
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement urging his Senate colleagues to support the inclusion of bipartisan, comprehensive permitting reform as an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). “There has never been a more critical time in […]