Barrasso Opening Statement at Business Meeting to Consider Nominations
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 business meeting to consider the nominations of: Mr. David Crane to be under secretary of Energy for infrastructure; Mr. Jeffrey M. Marootian […]
Barrasso Calls on DOE to Thoroughly Review Security Clearance Processes Following Theft by Senior Official
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 calling for a thorough review of the department’s security clearance processes. This letter was sent in light of recent felony theft charges brought against a […]
Barrasso, Rodgers Press DOE about Damage Caused by Biden’s SPR Drawdown
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Republican Leader John Barrasso (R-WY) and House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) sent a letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm raising concerns about potential damage to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) due to President Biden’s unprecedented drawdowns […]
Manchin Statement on Announcement of Alaska Offshore Lease Sale
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 U.S. Bureau of Energy Ocean Management’s (BOEM) announcement that Cook Inlet Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sale 258 will take place on December 30, 2022. This follows a requirement—included in […]
Manchin, Barrasso, Brown and Cramer Urge Senate Appropriators to Fund Carbon Materials Science Initiative in FY23
Charleston, WV – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, ENR Committee Ranking Member John Barrasso (R-WY), Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) sent a letter to Senate appropriators calling for $25 million in FY2023 funding for the Carbon Materials Science Initiative at the U.S. Department of […]
Manchin, Committee Consider Energy Nominees
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 consider the nominations of Mr. David Crane to be Under Secretary of Energy for Infrastructure, Mr. Jeffrey M. Marootian […]
Barrasso Opening Statement at Nominations Hearing
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 nominations hearing. The hearing featured testimony from Mr. David Crane, nominee to be under secretary of Energy for infrastructure; Mr. Jeffrey M. […]
Manchin Statement on Charles Sellars Being Named New Superintendent of New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia
Charleston, WV – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement on Charles Sellars being named the new superintendent of the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia. “Congratulations to Charles Sellars on being named the new superintendent of America’s newest and […]
Manchin Applauds $1.5 Billion Investment to Revitalize America’s National Laboratories
Charleston, WV – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, applauded the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) announcement of $1.5 billion to build, upgrade and strengthen America’s national laboratories. This historic investment was provided by the Inflation Reduction Act to support energy innovation and develop advanced technologies that […]
GAO Report Shows EPA Has No Basis to Deny Small Refineries Relief from Ethanol Mandate
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), ranking member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, released statements on the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) report on the impact of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) on small refineries. Earlier this […]