Barrasso Opening Statement on Bills to Secure American Uranium, Renewable Diesel & Sustainable Aviation Fuel
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 legislative hearing to examine and receive testimony on a number of energy related bills. Barrasso introduced three of the bills discussed at […]
Manchin Applauds New Interagency Effort To Create More Affordable And Safe Outdoor Recreation Opportunities
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, welcomed the announcement of the Federal Interagency Council on Outdoor Recreation (FICOR). This new interagency effort follows the lead of Chairman Manchin’s bipartisan America’s Outdoor Recreation Act, and will improve the consistency of our Federal agencies’ outdoor recreation policies while […]
Manchin, Energy And Natural Resources Committee Consider Interior Nominee And Public Lands Legislation
To watch a video of Senator Manchin’s opening remarks, please click here. Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a business meeting to consider one pending nomination and pending legislation. The Committee considered 37 public lands and water bills, 34 of which were reported out on a bipartisan basis. […]
Senate Energy Committee Passes Key Wyoming Priorities
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) passed four pieces of legislation that include key Wyoming priorities. They are: An amendment to S. 2130, the Reinvesting In Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems (RISEE) Act; An amendment to S. 2693, the Salton Sea Projects Improvements Act; H.R. 6434, the Japanese American […]
Barrasso Opening Statement at Business Meeting to a Consider Nomination & Legislative Items
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 nomination of Ms. Laura Daniel-Davis to be assistant secretary of Land and Minerals Management at the Department […]
Barrasso: Daniel-Davis Has Enthusiastically Implemented the Biden Administration’s Punishing Energy Policies
Click here to watch Ranking Member Barrasso’s remarks on Daniel-Davis Nomination. 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 nomination of Ms. Laura Daniel-Davis to be assistant secretary of Land and Minerals Management […]
Manchin, Capito, McKinley, Miller Urge FERC To Approve Mountain Valley Pipeline’s Extension Request
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and U.S. Representatives David McKinley (R-WV) and Carol Miller (R-WV) called on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to approve the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s pending request for a four-year extension. “At a […]
Barrasso: American Families Are Being Crushed by President Biden’s Historic Inflation & High Energy Prices
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 President Biden’s climate announcement. “President Biden is out of touch with the American people. Families need energy that is affordable and reliable,” said Barrasso. “Instead of taking action to […]
Manchin, Bipartisan Senate Colleagues Call On Secretary Granholm To Implement Direct Air Capture Hub Program As Congress Intended
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined 9 bipartisan colleagues, led by U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), in urging the Department of Energy (DOE) to implement the Direct Air Capture (DAC) Hub Program established under the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act […]
Barrasso Introduces Bill to Increase Access to Japanese American History During World War II
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), introduced S.4555, the Japanese American World War II History Network Act. This legislation directs the Secretary of the Interior to identify National Park Service units for inclusion in a network of historic sites related to […]