WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and 15 of her colleagues recently sent a letter to theEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA) urging the agency to strengthen the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) by maintaining the blending requirements for 2023; denying all pending Small Refinery Exemptions (SREs); eliminating proposed retroactive cuts to the renewable   more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: On Tax Day, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01) and Ron Estes (KS-04), joined by Reps. Darin LaHood (IL-16), Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Jodey Arrington (TX-19), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), among 66 original cosponsors, reintroduced their American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act. The bill permanently allows for immediate research and development expensing looking back to 2022 when the prov  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) introduced the Ensuring Work Opportunities in Correctional Facilities Act to support occupational training programs and educational opportunities in U.S. correctional facilities in an effort to reduce recidivism and help incarcerated citizens better prepare to successfully re-enter society. Companion legislation was introduced in the U.S.   more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D., a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Accountability (HSGAC), introduced a new resolution calling for a vote of no confidence in Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for his failed leadership of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The resolution was announced during Secretary Mayorkas's appearance before HSGAC toda  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. and Steve Daines led a letter to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary, Jennifer Granholm, on the Biden Administration's misguided ban on the sale of nearly all gas stoves in America. The proposed ban is illogical and harms hard-working Americans that are already struggling due to skyrocketing inflation. "The Biden Administration's proposed ban on gas   more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-6) on the review of its activities during the 117th Congress. The report was advanced by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, on March 29, 2023. (Continued from Part 1 of 3) * * * HEARINGS The Full Committee held 56 hearings, including seven legislative hearings, 35 oversight hearings, and 14 nomination hearings during the 117th Congress, as follows: January 27, 2021 Hearing to consider the no  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-6) on the review of its activities during the 117th Congress. The report was advanced by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, on March 29, 2023. (Continued from Part 1 of 3) * * * Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining CATHERINE CORTEZ MASTO, Nevada, Chair RON WYDEN, Oregon MIKE LEE, Utah MARTIN HEINRICH, New Mexico JAMES E. RISCH, Idaho MAZIE K. HIRONO, Hawaii STEVE DAINES, M  more