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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:

Leader Rodgers Opening Statement at Consumer Protection Subcommittee Markup

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following opening remarks during Thursday’s Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee markup.

Testimony as Delivered by Secretary Granholm Before the House Committee on Space, Science, and Technology

Release: Testimony as Delivered by Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm

DOE Awards Idaho Cleanup Project Contract

News Release: Cincinnati - Today, the Office of Environmental Management (EM) will award Idaho Environmental Coalition, LLC (IEC) of Tullahoma, TN, the Idaho Cleanup Project (ICP) End State contract at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site near Idaho Falls, Idaho.

E&C Leaders Demand Answers from Tech CEOs About Insufficient Progress to Curb COVID-19 Vaccine Disinformation

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA), and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee...

Leader Bilirakis in Consumer Protection Subcommittee Markup: Our priority is to protect American consumers

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Leader Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) delivered the following opening remarks during Thursday’s markup.

Departments of Energy and Homeland Security to Collaborate on Climate Mitigation at Federal Facilities

News Release: Last week, leaders from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) affirming their joint commitment to collaborate on climate mitigation and adaptation at DHS facilities across the nation.

Pallone Remarks at Markup to Restore FTC’s 13(b) Consumer Protection Powers

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks as prepared for delivery today at a Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee markup on legislation to restore the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) 13(b) consumer protection powers to return money to defrauded consumers...

DOE Awards $100 Million to Early-Career Scientists for Mission-Critical Research

Release: Awardees Represent Universities and DOE National Labs in 32 States, Part of DOE’s Efforts to Grow a Skilled STEM Workforce

Barrasso: Biden Making America Energy and Mineral Dependent

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), issued the following statement in response to reports that the Biden administration will rely on foreign countries to supply the nation with critical minerals instead of creating a United States supply chain.

House Broadband Leaders Release Statement Following White House Meeting

News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Robert Latta (R-OH) released this statement following a meeting at the White House to discuss closing the digital divide and ensuring rural and unserved communities have the broadband services they need.

Leader Griffith on Boosting Confidence in COVID-19 Vaccines

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader for Oversight and Investigations Morgan Griffith delivered remarks in a subcommittee hearing on increasing Americans’ confidence in COVID-19 vaccines.

Pallone, Murray Announce Plans to Develop a Public Option Proposal to Lower Health Care Costs

News Release: Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, announced their plans to develop legislation to establish a public option for health coverage...

Leader Rodgers and Doctor Joyce Deliver Remarks at Vaccine Confidence Hearing

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Representative John Joyce (R-PA), a physician, delivered opening remarks at Wednesday’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on building Americans’ confidence in the coronavirus vaccines.

E&C Announces Oversight Hearing on Humanely Caring for Unaccompanied Children on June 9

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) announced today that the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will hold a fully remote hearing on Wednesday, June 9, with Acting Assistant Secretary JooYeun Chang at the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the Department of Health and Human Services for an update on caring for unaccompanied children.

Pallone Remarks at Oversight Hearing on Building COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks as prepared for delivery today at an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled, “A Shot at Normalcy: Building COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence:"

Hanford Readies to Treat Tank Waste

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM ’s Office of River Protection (ORP) and its tank operations contractor Washington River Protections Solutions (WRPS) are an important step closer to treating tank waste at the Hanford Site after the recent installation of two critical pumps and the completion of equipment and worker testing.

SRS Improves Aging Tank to Support Salt Waste Decontamination Project

News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - An EM project team recently completed upgrades to a waste tank at the Savannah River Site (SRS) to ready it for dissolving waste for treatment through Tank Closure Cesium Removal (TCCR).

Employees Extend Life of Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Basin at SRS

News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - An EM team at the Savannah River Site (SRS) has finished safely removing sediment from a key component of a basin used to store spent nuclear fuel from former production reactors, and from foreign and domestic research reactor programs.

DOE Honors Hanford Classified Material Expert With Excellence Award