Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, has condemned the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for its failure to publish a public notice of onshore oil and gas lease sales for this quarter. He said their continued inaction violates the federal Mineral Leasing Act…
Biden’s Land Bureau Breaking Law on New Oil and Gas Lease Sales: Barrasso
February 17, 2022
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McConnell, Manchin, Others Respond to Report Detailing Massive Annual Inflation
Lawmakers like Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), moderate Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.), and others are responding after a Thursday morning report showed that inflation in 2021 hit its highest annual point since 1982. The fact that inflation has been rising is no surprise—for months, the U.S. Labor Department’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) has…
After Second Hearing, GOP Senators Still Dissatisfied With Answers From Interior Nominee
February 8, 2022
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A second hearing on Laura Daniel-Davis to serve in a key Department of the Interior post has done little to allay the concerns of many Republicans. Daniel-Davis, who previously worked in the Obama administration and as chief of policy and advocacy for the National Wildlife Federation, is currently principal deputy assistant secretary for Land and…
My Beliefs Won’t ‘Prohibit Me From Supporting’ More Liberal SCOTUS Nominee: Manchin
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) suggested on Thursday that he’s open to supporting a Supreme Court nominee who’s more liberal than him, a good sign for President Joe Biden, who will likely need Manchin’s vote to replace Justice Stephen Breyer. Breyer was nominated to the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) by President Bill Clinton nearly three decades…
Capitol Report (Jan. 20): Biden Slipping in the Polls
January 20, 2022
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Thursday marks the first year of President Joe Biden’s time in the Oval Office. What do lawmakers have to say about it, and what’s Biden’s vision for his next year in office? With Biden’s first year currently in review, we speak with Congressman Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) to get his thoughts. He also weighs in on…
The Moment Joe Biden Finally Lost His Credibility
Commentary If President Joe Biden’s disorderly and lethal Afghanistan withdrawal was the moment that fractured voters’ regard for him, then his vicious Atlanta speech last week may be the moment that defines his presidency. Speaking Tuesday at Morehouse College and Clark Atlanta University, Biden uttered venomous, brutal accusations lacking factual basis. His shouting-in-the-wind delivery was…
Biden Admin’s Child Tax Credit Expansion Ends This Weekend
This weekend will mark the end of the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) benefit, which has allowed tens of millions of families to get an additional monthly payment since last July. Under the American Rescue Plan, a $1.9 trillion stimulus package signed by President Joe Biden last March, the existing annual CTC benefit was increased…
Biden Expresses Doubts on Voting Rights After Closed-Door Meeting at Capitol Hill
President Joe Biden admitted Thursday he’s “not sure” his election bills will move forward after members representing key votes in the Senate expressed their unwillingness to vote in favor of changing the rules to get the bills passed. On Tuesday, the president gave a speech in Georgia calling for the Senate to end the filibuster…
At Hydropower Forum, Senator Barrasso Decries “Glacial Pace of Permitting” For New Facilities
January 12, 2022
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On Jan. 11, the Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources held a hearing on hydropower, prompting senators to comment on some factors that may be threatening the continued existence and expansion of that renewable energy source. “If these Democrats want to reduce energy prices, they need to work with Republicans to make it easier—not…
Joe Manchin and the White House Staff
Commentary I have been following the various news stories about Sen. Joe Manchin and the White House staff with considerable interest. It reminded me of an incident in which I was involved with a former West Virginia Senator, the formidable Robert Byrd, and the White House staff of President George H.W. Bush. We were at…
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