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Tipoffs: President Trump & Energy Newsletter for 2025-09-18 ( 22 items )  
Carter bill improving health care access for rural America passes committee (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Carter bill improving health care access for rural America passes committee * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) today spoke in favor of his Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act, a bill extending critical programs that increase access to health care services in rural communities, which unanimously passed out of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Watch and more PR

Chairman Guthrie Releases Statement in Response to GAO's Findings on an Expensive History of Section 1115 Demonstration Waivers in Medicaid (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2025: * * * Chairman Guthrie Releases Statement in Response to GAO's Findings on an Expensive History of Section 1115 Demonstration Waivers in Medicaid Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, issued the following statement in response to a newly released Government Accountability Office (GAO) more PR

Connecticut Delegation Demands EPA Withdraw Proposal to Gut Critical Health & Safety Protections (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Connecticut Delegation Demands EPA Withdraw Proposal to Gut Critical Health & Safety Protections * [Hartford, CT] - Today U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal led the Connecticut Congressional delegation in a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency's Administrator Lee Zeldin urging him to withdraw a proposal to rescind the 2009 endangerment finding that determined greenhouse gas emission more PR

Connecticut Delegation Demands EPA Withdraw Proposal to Gut Critical Health and Safety Protections (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Connecticut Delegation Demands EPA Withdraw Proposal to Gut Critical Health and Safety Protections * Rolling back endangerment finding will have dire long-term consequences for CT Hartford, CT - Today, the Connecticut Congressional delegation sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin urging him to withdraw his proposal rescinding the 2009 endangerment finding more PR

Cramer, Capito Send Letter to EPA in Support of Biden-Era Clean Power Plan 2.0 Repeal (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Cramer, Capito Send Letter to EPA in Support of Biden-Era Clean Power Plan 2.0 Repeal * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined EPW Chair Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and fellow Republican committee members in sending a comment letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin in supp more PR

Daines Applauds BLM for Supporting MT Energy, Increasing Oil and Gas Lease Sales (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines Applauds BLM for Supporting MT Energy, Increasing Oil and Gas Lease Sales * U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines released the below statement following the news that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) secured over $38 million in an oil and gas lease sale, including 23 parcels in Montana and North Dakota. "The announcement from the BLM shows that President Trump's administration is more PR

Gosar Introduces Bills Nullifying Efforts to Lock Up Federal Lands (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Paul A. Gosar, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Original text here: * * * Gosar Introduces Bills Nullifying Efforts to Lock Up Federal Lands * Washington, D.C. \-- Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-09), issued the following statement after introducing two bills nullifying previously declared national monuments that lock up federal lands: "The reckless declaration of vast national monuments has locked up thousands of acres of land, plac more PR

Grassley Awarded for Biofuels Leadership (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Awarded for Biofuels Leadership * WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a lifelong family farmer and member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, accepted Growth Energy's 2025 "Fueling Growth Award" for his efforts to support biofuel production. "Homegrown biofuels are good, good, good. They're good for lowering prices, good for our environment and good for America's national sec more PR

Heritage Foundation Center on Energy, Climate & Environment Director Furchtgott-Roth Testifies Before House Natural Resources Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by Diana Furchtgott-Roth, director of the Center on Energy, Climate and Environment at the Heritage Foundation, from a Sept. 9, 2025, hearing entitled "Exploring the Economic Potential of the Golden Age of American Energy Dominance": * * * Chairman Gosar, Ranking Member Dexter, Members of the Committee, I am honored to be invited to testify before you today on the s more PR

House Natural Resources Committee Chair Westerman: Unleashing Domestic Mining Through Regulatory Relief (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2025: * * * Unleashing Domestic Mining Through Regulatory Relief Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources held a full committee markup of 8 bills supporting domestic mineral production, resolving land claims and more. House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response:  more PR

House Natural Resources Subcommittee Holds Historic Hearing on Unleashing Alaska's Resource Potential (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Nicholas J. Begich III, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * House Natural Resources Subcommittee Holds Historic Hearing on Unleashing Alaska's Resource Potential * WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 17, 2025 - This week, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a historic hearing on Alaska's vast natural resource potential. The Subcommittee brought together a broad panel of Alaskan experts to discuss how responsible d more PR

House Transportation Committee Approves Webster Introduced Pipeline Safety Legislation (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * House Transportation Committee Approves Webster Introduced Pipeline Safety Legislation * Washington, D.C. -- Today, a bill sponsored by Florida Congressman Daniel Webster, R-Clermont, H.R. 5301, the Promoting Innovation in Pipeline Efficiency and Safety (PIPES) Act of 2025, advanced out of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee "Pipelines are the vital link that deliver America's oil, more PR

Lummis Highlights $8M Wyoming Oil Lease Sale Under Trump, Contrasts with $27K Biden-Era Results (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Lummis Highlights $8M Wyoming Oil Lease Sale Under Trump, Contrasts with $27K Biden-Era Results * Washington, D.C.-- Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) today touted the announcement of a successful Bureau of Land Management lease sale in Wyoming, representing a resounding victory for President Trump's America First energy agenda and a decisive rejection of the Biden administration's anti-energy pol more PR

Merkley, Dexter, Oregon Delegation Sound the Alarm Over EPA's Proposal to Declassify Greenhouse Gases as Public Health Threat (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Dexter, Oregon Delegation Sound the Alarm Over EPA's Proposal to Declassify Greenhouse Gases as Public Health Threat * Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Maxine Dexter (OR-03) led a letter with their Oregon delegation colleagues--U.S. Senator Ron Wyden and U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), more PR

New Mexico Delegation Stands with Pueblo Governors to Demand Congress and the Trump Administration Protect Chaco Canyon (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * New Mexico Delegation Stands with Pueblo Governors to Demand Congress and the Trump Administration Protect Chaco Canyon * WATCH THE FULL PRESS CONFERENCE HERE WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM-03), Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury (NM-01), and Senator Martin Heinrich (NM) joined Pueblo leaders to demand the Trump Administration maintain a ban on oil and gas d more PR

Rep. Burlison Opens Hearing on School Choice Expansion (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Burlison Opens Hearing on School Choice Expansion * WASHINGTON-- Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) delivered opening remarks at today's hearing on "Opening Doors to Opportunity: The Promise of Expanded School Choice and Alternatives to Four-Year College Degrees." In his opening remarks, Subcommittee Chairman Burlison noted t more PR

Rep. Burlison Opens Hearing on School Choice Expansion (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy and Regulatory Affairs, issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2025: * * * Burlison Opens Hearing on School Choice Expansion Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) delivered opening remarks at today's hearing on "Opening Doors to Opportunity: The Promise of Expanded Sc more PR

Rep. DeLauro Issues Commentary to American Prospect: Russ Vought's Scheme Has Been Unmasked (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following commentary on Sept. 16, 2025, to the American Prospect: * * * Russ Vought's Scheme Has Been Unmasked Hundreds of billions in appropriated spending has been withheld, with dire consequences. Government funding shouldn't be derailed like this. * The courts have decided: Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought broke the law. The American people more PR

Rep. Gosar: Unleashing Alaska's Extraordinary Resource Potential (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Arizona, chairman of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * Unleashing Alaska's Extraordinary Resource Potential Today, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on unleashing Alaska's natural resource potential, which will create jobs, spur economic growth nationwide, help meet future resource needs and reduce dependence on foreign adv more PR

Rep. Mike Levin Leads California Democratic Congressional Delegation in Urging EPA to Maintain Policy to Combat Climate Pollution (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Mike Levin, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Mike Levin Leads California Democratic Congressional Delegation in Urging EPA to Maintain Policy to Combat Climate Pollution * September 17, 2025 The Endangerment Finding of 2009 is the Foundation for Tackling Climate Change; EPA Aims to Dismantle Bedrock Policy Washington D.C. -- Today, Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49), member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Developme more PR

Rep. Summer Lee, Colleagues Introduce Constitutional Amendment to Overturn Citizens United (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Summer Lee, Colleagues Introduce Constitutional Amendment to Overturn Citizens United * WASHINGTON, D.C. - SEPTEMBER 17, 2025 -- Today, on Constitution Day, Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12), Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA), Congressman Joe Neguse (CO-02), and Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) introduced a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United v. FEC and rein in corporate influen more PR

Welch Leads Bill to Restore NOAA's Extreme Weather Database, Keep Americans Informed of Natural Disasters (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Leads Bill to Restore NOAA's Extreme Weather Database, Keep Americans Informed of Natural Disasters * Bill would reverse the Trump Administration's reckless decision to terminate database which has recorded cost of natural disasters over $1 billion since 1980 WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energ more PR