Barrasso: We Must Secure America’s Position as the Global Leader in Nuclear Energy

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 Dr. Kathryn Huff, nominee to be assistant secretary for Nuclear Energy at the Department of […]

Barrasso: The Geopolitical Importance of U.S. Energy Dominance Cannot Be Overstated

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 full committee hearing to examine the use of energy as a tool and a weapon, and ensuring energy security for the United […]

Manchin, Murkowski Welcome White House Announcement To Ban Russian Energy Imports

Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), a senior member of the committee, welcomed an announcement from President Biden that the United States will ban Russian energy imports. This announcement follows the lead of Senators Manchin and Murkowski’s bipartisan, bicameral Ban […]

Barrasso: It’s Time for President Biden to Take the Shackles Off American Energy

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 in response to President Biden’s announcement on banning Russian oil imports. “President Biden is finally doing what members of Congress have been pushing for all along,” said Barrasso. “His decision […]

Barrasso Opening Statement at Committee 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: Ms. Shalanda H. Baker, to be director of the Office of Minority Economic Impact at […]

Manchin Votes To Confirm Energy, ACHP Nominees

To watch the business meeting in full, please click here. Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a business meeting to consider four pending nominations. U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Committee, voted to advance all four nominations. An overview of the Committee’s votes can be viewed below: Ms. Shalanda H. […]

Manchin Announces More Than $18 Million To Reclaim Abandoned Mine Lands Across West Virginia

Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced West Virginia will receive $18,480,441 in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 to reclaim abandoned mine lands (AML). This is in addition to the $140,751,000 FY 2022 investment from Chairman Manchin’s bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act announced in […]