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Barrasso: It’s Hard to Imagine a Nominee More Disqualified than Tracy Stone-Manning

News Release: 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:


DOE Announces $11 Million to Study Critical Ecosystems and Improve Climate and Earth System Modeling

Release: 17 Projects Will Study Impacts of Climate Change on Watersheds, Wetlands, and Other Ecosystems


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) delivered the following remarks on the Senator floor about Tracy Stone-Manning being unfit to lead the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).


News Release: 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. Tracy Stone-Manning to be director of the Bureau of Land Management.


Energy and Commerce Leaders ask FDA about COVID-19’s Impact on FDA’s Foreign Drug Inspection Program

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA), Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO), and Oversight...


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) announced today that the Health Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Thursday, July 29, at 11 a.m. (EDT). The hearing is entitled, “The Path Forward: Advancing Treatments and Cures for Neurodegenerative Diseases."


Energy and Commerce Leaders ask FDA about COVID-19’s Impact on FDA’s Foreign Drug Inspection Program

News Release: Washington, D.C.- Republican Leader of the Energy and Commerce Committee Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Republican Leader of the Health Subcommittee Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA), Republican...


Statement by Energy Secretary Granholm on the Confirmation of Jill Hruby as NNSA Administrator

Release: Washington, D.C. — Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm issued the following statement today after the U.S. Senate confirmed Jill Hruby with a bipartisan vote of 79-16 to serve as Under Secretary for Nuclear Security, and Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA), sent a new letter Wednesday to National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins.


News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management (LM) uses a systematic screening process at its 101 sites to help better prioritize resources to ensure management protects human health and the environment, maintains regulatory compliance, addresses stakeholder concerns, and reduces long-term stewardship costs.


Department of Energy Releases Updated Cybersecurity  Capability Maturity Model

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released Version 2.0 (V2.0) of the Cybersecurity Capability Maturity Model (C2M2), a tool designed to help companies of all types and sizes evaluate and improve their cybersecurity capabilities. The C2M2 updates address the evolving cyber threat...


What They Are Saying...Tracy Stone-Manning’s Involvement with Eco-Terrorists & Her Ability to Lead the Bureau of Land Management

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - On her committee questionnaire, Tracy Stone-Manning, President Biden’s nominee to serve as director of the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM), said she was never the target of any investigation. She also claimed she didn’t have knowledge of, participate ...


News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the full Committee voted to advance eight cybersecurity bills to the full House of Representatives...


Pallone, Tonko Applaud House Passage of the PFAS Action Act

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) released the following joint statement today after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2467, the PFAS Action Act of 2021, to protect Americans from PFAS contamination...


Pallone Applauds Committee Passage of 16 Bipartisan Health Care Bills

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the full Committee voted to advance 16 health bills to the full House of Representatives...


Secretary Granholm Announces New Building Energy Codes To Save Consumers Money, Reduce Impacts Of Climate Change

Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today at the National Energy Codes Conference, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm announced new building energy code determinations from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) that will save U.S. homes and businesses $138 billion over a 30 year period in energy costs – equivalent to $162 in annual savings per residential unit – and reduce the climate change impacts of America’s buildings sector.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released Version 2.0 (V2.0) of the Cybersecurity Capability Maturity Model (C2M2), a tool designed to help companies of all types and sizes evaluate and improve their cybersecurity capabilities. The C2M2 updates address the evolving cyber threat...


Pallone Floor Statement on H.R. 2467, the PFAS Action Act

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor today during consideration of H.R. 2467, the PFAS Action Act of 2021...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH) delivered the following remarks at the beginning of today’s full Committee markup on 24 bills.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a full Committee markup of health and cybersecurity bills...