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Manchin Leads Robust Discussion On Hydrogen Pipeline Regulatory Authorities, Calls For Congress To Provide Regulatory Certainty

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 federal regulatory authorities governing the development of interstate hydrogen pipelines, storage, import and export facilities. […]

University of Wyoming’s Dr. Holly Krutka Testifies Before the Senate on Hydrogen

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), welcomed Dr. Holly Krutka, executive director of the School of Energy Resources at the University of Wyoming, to the committee. Krutka testified before the committee at a hearing to examine federal regulatory authorities governing […]

Barrasso: Hydrogen Offers Great Promise as an Energy Source

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 remarks at a full committee hearing to examine federal regulatory authorities governing the development of interstate hydrogen pipelines, storage, import, and export facilities.  The hearing featured testimony […]

Barrasso Statement on President Biden’s Visit to Saudi Arabia

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 visit to Saudi Arabia.  “President Biden is going halfway around the world looking for a solution found right here at home,” said Barrasso. “Unleashing American energy is […]

Manchin Statement On Interior’s New Five-Year Plan Proposal

Charleston, WV – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement on the Department of the Interior’s new five-year offshore leasing plan proposal. “I’m pleased that the Department has finally released their long-overdue proposal for the next five-year offshore leasing plan. While Americans everywhere are […]

Manchin, Capito Announce More Than $1.9 Million For Next-Gen Clean Energy Manufacturing Project At West Virginia University

Charleston, WV – 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 University (WVU), in partnership with the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), will receive $1,999,876 from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop innovative new technologies to reduce emissions and advance […]

Manchin, Capito Announce More Than $3.6 Million In PILT Payments To West Virginia

Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) today announced $3,617,997 from the U.S. Department of Interior’s Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program to 36 West Virginia counties. These payments are made annually to counties with non-taxable Federal land within […]

Barrasso: We Need a Holiday From President Biden’s Energy Policies

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 call for a gas tax holiday. “President Biden’s policies drove up prices at the pump. Now he is calling for a gas tax holiday. What we need […]

Manchin Statement On Increased Federal Firefighter Pay Announcement

Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement after the Biden Administration instituted the temporary pay raise for federal wildland firefighters required by the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act provided $600 million for federal […]