Manchin: Inflation Reduction Act Delivers Increased Energy Production
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. Department of the Interior’s announcement that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has reinstated 307 bids in the Gulf of Mexico from Lease Sale 257, as mandated by the Inflation […]
Barrasso, Ernst Demand Answers on Report of DOE Sending Taxpayer-Funded Technology to China
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) sent a letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Inspector General Teri Donaldson requesting answers on a report showing DOE illegally sent $15 million of taxpayer-funded advanced battery technology to Communist China. Barrasso serves as ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy […]
ICYMI: Democrats’ Phony Victory Lap at the Pump Leaves Gas Prices Punishingly High
By: U.S. Senator John Barrasso Sept. 2, 2022 Fox Business President Joe Biden finally figured out how to lower gasoline prices without producing more American energy: drive our country’s economy into a recession. Heading into the summer, the cost of gasoline was a huge concern for American families. From Biden’s first day in office […]
Manchin, Capito Announce Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding To Clean Up Orphaned Wells Across West Virginia
Orphaned well clean-up will create good-paying jobs, ensure healthy communities and revitalize rural economies across the state Charleston, WV – Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) announced West Virginia will receive $25 million to plug, remediate and reclaim 160 orphaned wells throughout the state. These […]
Barrasso: Biden Administration must stop subverting law on oil and natural gas lease sales
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), issued the following statement regarding a district court decision on oil and natural gas lease sales on federal lands. Today’s ruling in the Fifth Circuit strikes down a lower court decision that blocked President […]
Manchin Hosts Roundtable On Inflation Reduction Act Benefits For West Virginia
Charleston, WV – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, held a roundtable to discuss the benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act for West Virginia. The historic Inflation Reduction Act will address record inflation by paying down our national debt, lowering healthcare costs, and increasing American energy production and diversification to […]
Manchin’s Inflation Reduction Act Signed Into Law
To learn more about the Inflation Reduction Act, click here Washington, DC – Today, President Joe Biden signed U.S. Senator Joe Manchin’s (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 into law. The historic legislation will address record inflation by paying down our national debt, lowering healthcare costs, and increasing American […]
House Passes Manchin’s Inflation Reduction Act
Charleston, WV – Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed U.S. Senator Joe Manchin’s (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. The legislation now heads to President Biden’s desk to be signed into law. The historic legislation will address record inflation by paying down our national debt, […]
Barrasso: District Court Decision is a Slap in the Face to Wyoming Families & Energy Workers
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), issued the following statement regarding today’s district court decision to reinstate a moratorium on coal lease sales on federal lands: “The Democrats’ assault on American energy is relentless. A moratorium on federal coal leasing is […]
Manchin Applauds Signing Of CHIPS And Science Act
Manchin secures West Virginia priorities in bipartisan legislation that protects America’s national and economic security and invests in scientific research Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, applauded the signing into law of the CHIPS and Science Act. This bipartisan legislation protects our national and […]