WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following opening remarks at a hearing on Feb. 8, 2024, entitled "Examine the Administration's Pause on LNG Export Approvals and the Department of Energy's Process for Assessing LNG Export Applications": * * * Chairman Manchin's Opening Remarks During a Full Committee Hearing to Examine the Administration's Pause on LNG Export Approvals and the Department of Energ  more