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Senate Blocks Proposal Offering Subsidies for NGVs
Despite support from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), an amendment to jump-start the adoption of natural gas vehicles (NGV) and the supporting infrastructure for large trucking fleets failed in the Senate Tuesday as lawmakers did not obtain the 60 votes needed to fend off a filibuster.
Wellinghoff Tapped as Acting FERC Chairman; Cabinet Sworn In
President Obama Friday tapped Commissioner Jon Wellinghoff, a favorite of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), as acting chairman of the five-member Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Earlier in the president’s first week in office Sen. Ken Salazar (D-CO) and Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Chu were sworn in at the White House as secretaries of the departments of Interior and Energy, respectively.
Wellinghoff Tapped as Acting FERC Chairman
President Obama Friday tapped Commissioner Jon Wellinghoff, a favorite of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), as acting chairman of the five-member Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Senate Leaders to Push $21.8B Tax Package in Energy Bill
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has indicated he will move forward with an energy bill (HR 6) that includes a slightly larger tax package ($21.8 billion), ignoring threats of a counterattack by Republicans and a possible veto by President Bush.
Bingaman Named Senate Energy Chairman; Feinstein Exits Committee
As expected, Senate Majority Leader-elect Harry Reid (D-NV) has named Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) to be chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee in the 110th Congress, replacing current Chairman Pete Domenici (R-NM).
Bingaman Named Senate Energy Chairman; Feinstein Exits Committee
As expected, Senate Majority Leader-elect Harry Reid (D-NV) has named Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) to be chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee in the 110th Congress, replacing current Chairman Pete Domenici (R-NM).
Wellinghoff Sworn in as New FERC Commissioner
Nevada attorney Jon Wellinghoff was sworn in last Monday as a new FERC commissioner by Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid of Nevada at his Capitol Hill office. He is the last of the three FERC nominees to take the oath of office. The commissioners already are at work at the agency, according to a FERC spokeswoman.
Wellinghoff Sworn in as New FERC Commissioner
Nevada attorney Jon Wellinghoff was sworn in Monday as a new FERC commissioner by Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid of Nevada at his Capitol Hill office. He is the last of the three FERC nominees to take the oath of office. The commissioners already are at work at the agency, according to a FERC spokeswoman.
Senate Panel Puts ANWR in Budget Resolution; Dems Vow to Fight It
Key Democratic lawmakers, including Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada and Sen. Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico, expressed deep dissatisfaction with the Senate Budget Committee’s approval Thursday of a provision authorizing drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) as part of the budget package for fiscal year 2007.