WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following remarks on June 15, 2021, at a hearing to examine President Biden's budget request for the Department of Energy for fiscal 2022: * * * The hearing featured testimony from the Honorable Jennifer Granholm, secretary of Energy. Senator Barrasso's remarks: "Thank you, Madam Secretary, for your involvement in our announcement in Wyoming and your active   more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement on June 17, 2021, by spokesperson Ned Price: * * * Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with former President Jimmy Carter today about the deteriorating situation in Nicaragua. They discussed U.S. concerns about the recent arrests, harassment, and arbitrary restrictions placed on presidential candidates, political parties, and independent media in Nicaragua, as well as the need for broad electoral reform to   more