WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Questions Energy Secretary Why DOE is Spiking Clean Energy Projects, Increasing Electricity Costs * 06.20.25 Cantwell presses Secretary Wright on whether DOE will renege on $1B promised for PNW green hydrogen hub On hydropower, Secretary acknowledges to Cantwell that "hydro has been a great resource for this country" that is "quite beneficial to our electricity grid" WASHINGTON, D. more PR

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on June 19, 2025: * * * Chairmen Guthrie, Bilirakis, and Hudson Issue Statement on Extension of TikTok's Divestiture Deadline WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Congressman Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, and Congress more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Comer Seeks Briefing on Biden Administration's Medicare Part D Redesign Over Concerns of Higher Drug Prices and Reduced Access WASHINGTON--Today, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is conducting oversight of the Medicare Part D program amid reports that Part D plans and Pharmacy Benefit Manag more PR

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on June 20, 2025: * * * ENR Ranking Member Heinrich Releases State-Specific Data on Economic Impact of Republicans' "Big, Beautiful Betrayal" on Republican-Led States WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member on the U.S. Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released a report that outlines the econo more PR

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on June 19, 2025: * * * Heinrich Blasts Energy Secretary for Budget that Guts Energy Programs and Plays Politics with Independent Reviews WASHINGTON -- During an Energy and Natural Resources committee hearing, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Committee, pressed U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chr more PR

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Q&A: Senate Legislates One Big Beautiful Bill * Q: How will the Senate version of the One Big Beautiful Bill impact Iowans? A: Based on my county meetings, emails and phone calls, Iowans are paying close attention to the One Big Beautiful Bill moving through Congress. After passing the House of Representatives, the committees of jurisdiction in the Senate are now hammering out policy details o more PR

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following column: * * * Reviving Energy Affordability * As American families make travel plans and assess energy costs for their farms and businesses during the summer, it is as important as ever to champion domestic production of affordable fuels. While gasoline prices in Nebraska are down 5.6 percent from this time a year ago, and diesel prices are down 5.8 percent, tensions around the world put supply chains and energy secur more PR

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Policies Will Increase Electricity Costs & Kill Jobs, Burning Consumers and Businesses Alike * WASHINGTON, DC - On the campaign trail, Donald Trump pledged to cut energy costs in half. As president, his policies are causing home energy prices to increase, with consumer electricity prices set to climb by hundreds of dollars under Trump and Republicans' supposedly 'Big Beautiful Bill' which  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Files Amicus Brief Eviscerating Trump's Unconstitutional Overreach in Freezing Congressionally Appropriated Clean Energy Funding Washington, D.C.--Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), submitted an amicus curiae brief to the Fourth Circu more PR