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Energy Bill on Track to Pass in Senate
June 1, 2009
After months of on-again, off-again markups, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee appears on the verge of passing an energy bill that makes good on Democrats’ pledge to tilt the energy balance heavily in favor of renewables.
Read the full articleLobbyists Adjusting to New Order
June 1, 2009
It’s not your father’s Senate Energy panel anymore.
With former Chairman Pete Domenici (R-N.M.) retired and its jurisdictional issues driving the national debate, the Energy and Natural Resources Committee is going through rapid changes, lobbyists say, requiring a new approach to its leadership and a command of complex industries far beyond the traditional sectors.
Murkowski Walks Delicate Line as Ranking Member
June 1, 2009
In the summer of 2007, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) joined a small group of Senators to sponsor a cap-and-trade bill that aimed to find middle ground in the increasingly heated debate over global warming. Spearheaded by Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) and then-Republican Sen. Arlen Specter (Pa.), the Low Carbon Economy Act represented a good-faith effort by moderates from both parties to reduce emissions without sacrificing economic growth.
Top Committee Staffer Knows Science, Politics
June 1, 2009
A former Democratic staffer offers the following advice for those called to the bargaining table with Bob Simon: Come prepared.
The former aide recalls Simon, the Democratic staff director for the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, as a “tenacious” and “dogged” negotiator whose command of the facts wears down opposing viewpoints through attrition.
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Through the Ages
June 1, 2009
The following is a look back at the history of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
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Schumer Advocates for Many on Panel
Nov. 16, 12 a.m.
As Senate Majority Leader, Lyndon Johnson once said of the Joint Economic Committee, “It’s as useless as tits on a bull.” But as that panel’s chairman during the 110th Congress, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) seized the opportunity to elevate the traditionally low-profile post to the forefront of shaping policy. Read Full Article
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