Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) in a letter to the White House Wednesday outlined “13 specific steps” that President Bush could take using his existing authority to cut high-flying prices for natural gas and gasoline.
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Democrats Urge Bush to Support Southern Route for AK Pipe, Price Protections
Senate Democrats Tom Daschle (D-SD), Jeff Bingman (D-NM) and John Breaux (D-LA) are urging the Bush administration to reconsider its opposition to the natural gas price-floor tax subsidy provision for Alaska producers in the Senate energy bill and the mandated southern route for the Alaska pipeline. Without these measures the Alaska pipeline will not be built, the Democrats said in a letter to Bush.
Bingaman Bill Would Help Indian Tribes Develop Energy Resources
Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), ranking member on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, has reintroduced a bipartisan bill intended to spur development of energy resources on Indian lands, where only a quarter of the oil and less than a fifth of the natural gas resources have been developed, according to the Department of the Interior.
Bingaman Bill Would Help Indian Tribes Develop Energy Resources
Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), ranking member on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, has reintroduced a bipartisan bill intended to spur development of energy resources on Indian lands, where only a quarter of the oil and less than a fifth of the natural gas resources have been developed, according to the Department of the Interior.
Senate Dems Signal Intent to Block Kelliher Nomination to FERC
Sen. Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, signaled last Tuesday that he will block the Republican nominee for a seat on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission unless the White House names a Democratic nominee for the other vacant position on the five-member Commission.
Senate Dems Signal Intent to Block Kelliher Nomination to FERC
Sen. Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, signaled Tuesday he will block the Republican nominee for a seat on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission unless the White House names a Democratic nominee for the other vacant position on the five-member Commission.
Head of Senate Energy Panel Backs New Mexico Candidate for FERC
Senate Energy Committee Chairman Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) is backing Suedeen Kelly, a University of New Mexico law professor, to fill the next Democratic opening on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which could come as early as June. The re-appointment by President Bush of Commissioner Linda Breathitt, a Democrat whose term is set to expire at the end of June, remains somewhat uncertain at this point.
Bingaman, Murkowski Become Unlikely Allies on Alaska Pipe Issue
Sens. Frank Murkowski (R-AK) and Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) agreed Friday to work cooperatively on language in the Senate omnibus energy bill to reduce the risks tied to the construction of an Alaska natural gas pipeline from the North Slope to the Lower 48 states.
Senate Cancels Energy Mark-Ups, Addresses ‘Critical’ Issues
At the direct urging of Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD), Senate Energy Committee Chairman Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) did a complete about-face Tuesday and suspended formal mark-ups of comprehensive energy legislation and a national energy security bill for this session of Congress, in favor of a stripped down set of only the most critical issues.
Criminal Background Checks of ‘Sensitive’ Energy Workers Proposed
Energy security legislation proposed by Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) would give the energy secretary and attorney general widespread authority to direct energy companies to conduct extensive criminal background checks on persons who operate “critical energy infrastructure facilities” to determine if they are a security threat.