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President Bush will sign the sweeping energy bill into law next Monday at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM, said Sen. Pete Domenici of New Mexico, the Republican chief Senate architect of the measure (HR 6).

Fireworks erupted Tuesday on the Senate floor between Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM), chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, over the issue of changing the 20-year-old moratorium on drilling on the federal Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).

Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM), chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, said the panel has already begun to consider the five energy proposals advanced by President Bush on Wednesday, as well as some novel initiatives.

Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM), chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, on Tuesday expressed support for a strong federal role balanced by state input in siting import terminals for liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the wake of an industry report that warned that gas prices could double to $13.76/MMBtu by 2020 if policy makers do not quickly take steps to increase and diversify supply.

Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM), chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, said he will begin bipartisan talks soon with committee members on the best way to proceed with comprehensive energy legislation this year.

Republican members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Tuesday picked Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM) to be chairman of the powerful committee for a third year in a row.

A key priority of Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM), chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, will be to open the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) as part of the budget reconciliation process next year, according to committee spokeswoman Marne Funk.

A key priority of Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM), chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, will be to open the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) as part of the budget reconciliation process next year, according to spokeswoman Marne Funk.

A key priority of Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM), chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, will be to open the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) as part of the budget reconciliation process next year, according to spokeswoman Marne Funk.