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05.09.05

Washington, D.C. – The Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee will hold one full committee hearing and two subcommittee hearings next week. The national parks subcommittee will hold a hearing…

05.05.05

WASHINGTON, D.C.  – Senate Energy & Natural Resources Chairman Pete V. Domenici said the Final Roadless Rule announced by the Forest Service today will empower states and citizens to play…

04.29.05

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Pete Domenici today announced that the Senate and House have approved a federal budget for FY2006 that will allow the Senate to proceed with drafting a…

04.27.05

Washington, D.C. – The Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee has begun consideration of some of President Bush’s five energy proposals. Chairman Domenici plans to discuss the remaining ideas with…

04.25.05

Washington, DC- Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Pete V. Domenici and Ranking Member Jeff Bingaman introduced legislation today to address the urgent demand for water infrastructure in small…

04.22.05

Washington, D.C. – The Interstate Transmission Act, introduced recently by Senators Burr, Landrieu and Lott, offers some fundamental ideas that have furthered the bipartisan electricity discussion in the committee, Senate…

04.22.05

Washington, D.C. – Senate Energy & Natural Resources Chairman Pete V. Domenici today issued a statement in recognition of Earth Day, citing some of the pro-environment measures in the draft…

04.21.05

Washington, D.C. – Senate Energy & Natural Resources Chairman Pete V. Domenici congratulated Energy & Commerce Chairman Joe Barton for his leadership in steering his energy bill to bipartisan victory…

03.28.05

Washington, D.C. – The national average of gasoline prices broke records everyday last week. Today, five days after the deadly explosion at America’s third-largest oil refinery, the national average for…

03.24.05

Washington, D.C. – The Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee staff selected 22 groups to present and discuss their proposed solutions to the challenge of meeting the nation’s ever increasing…

03.18.05

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Senate yesterday evening confirmed the nomination of Jeffrey Clay Sell as Deputy Secretary at the Department of Energy. The Senate confirmed the nomination by unanimous…

03.17.05

Washington, D.C. – The price of crude oil and gasoline both climbed to new records today, meanwhile the Dow dropped 1 percent, partially in reaction to rising oil prices. Crude…

03.16.05

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Senate today voted 49-51 against an amendment to strip ANWR instructions from the Senate Budget Resolution. Chairman Domenici’s statement: The Senate today affirmed its deep…

03.16.05

Washington, D.C. – The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee today approved the nomination of Jeffrey Clay Sell as Deputy Secretary at the Department of Energy and Patricia Lynn Scarlett…

03.16.05

Washington, D.C. – Crude oil prices hit a record high of $56.10 today, hours before the Senate is slated to vote on a motion to strip ANWR instructions from the…

03.15.05

Washington, D.C. – Senate Energy & Natural Resources Chairman Pete V. Domenici today noted that gasoline prices are a half penny below a record high after climbing more than 7…

03.11.05

Washington, D.C. – The Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee will hold one subcommittee hearing and one business meeting next week. The National Parks subcommittee will hold a hearing on…

03.10.05

Washington, D.C. – Pete V. Domenici, a senior member of the Budget Committee and its former chairman, today joined his committee colleagues in voting to retain ANWR reconciliation instructions in…

03.09.05

What: Press Conference Where: Dirksen 366 When: 12:00 p.m. Thursday, March 10th Who: ENR Chairman Pete Domenici (NM) Sen. Lisa Murkowski (AK) DOI Secretary Gale Norton DOE Secretary Samuel Bodman…

03.09.05

Washington, D.C. – Senate Energy & Natural Resources Chairman Pete V. Domenici today praised President Bush’s remarks in Ohio. He again pledged his support to make the President’s energy agenda…

03.09.05

Washington, D.C. – Senate Energy & Natural Resources Chairman Pete V. Domenici today called on Congress to develop the U.S’s largest onshore oil reserve in the face of climbing oil…

03.09.05

Washington, D.C. – Senate Energy & Natural Resources Chairman Pete V. Domenici today said the sums identified in Budget Chairman Gregg’s Mark on the budget resolution are doable. He praised…

03.08.05

Washington, D.C. – Senate Energy & Natural Resources Chairman Pete V. Domenici today affirmed his interest in including a clean and renewable portfolio standard in the bipartisan energy bill the…

03.08.05

Washington, D.C. – The Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee staff finalized 25 groups to present and discuss their proposed solutions to the challenge of developing and using coal in…

03.06.05

Barrow, Alaska – Chairman Pete V. Domenici led a congressional delegation to Alaska Friday to discuss oil development in ANWR with Alaskan natives who live on the North Slope and…