Sweeping

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce said Tuesday it is disappointed by Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher J. Dodd’s (D-CT) proposal for a sweeping overhaul of the financial regulatory system, citing the measure’s failure to attract bipartisan support in the Senate.

Following up on 12 weeks of mark-up and passage earlier this year of sweeping energy legislation that would expand drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico (GOM), the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Thursday held a hearing on environmental stewardship polices related to offshore energy production — and heard widely differing opinions from representatives of the drilling industry and conservation groups.

The House Financial Services Committee Thursday approved by a wide margin a measure that calls for sweeping overhaul of the $500 trillion-plus over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives market.

The House went down to the wire Friday on the sweeping climate change and energy bill, with lawmakers passing it by the slimmest of margins. House Democrats managed to keep climate change alive in this Congress — barely.

The House went down to the wire Friday on the sweeping climate change and energy bill, with lawmakers passing it by the slimmest of margins. House Democrats managed to keep climate change alive in this Congress — barely.

Ending 12 weeks of mark-up, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee last Wednesday voted out sweeping energy legislation that would expand the production and consumption of renewable fuels, drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico (GOM), oversight of energy markets and the national electricity transmission grid.

Federal regulators’ oversight of over-the-counter (OTC) energy futures would deepen significantly under a sweeping financial regulatory reform plan unveiled by President Obama last Wednesday.

Ending 12 weeks of mark-up, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Wednesday voted out sweeping energy legislation that would expand the production and consumption of renewable fuels, drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico (GOM), oversight of energy markets and the national electricity transmission grid.

Federal regulators’ oversight of over-the-counter (OTC) energy futures would deepen significantly under a sweeping financial regulatory reform plan unveiled by President Obama Wednesday.