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Democrats, on the other hand, pushed back on the bill, arguing the measure doesn’t do enough to combat climate change while taxpayers are left footing the bill on disaster relief. During her floor remarks, subcommittee ranking member Marcy Kaptur raised objections to the bill cutting nuclear nonproliferation programs that aim to reduce global risk, as well as a number of controversial “poison pills.
GOP Reps. Pat Fallon of Texas and Michelle Fischbach of Minnesota offered an amendment that would ban funding used to implement the Energy Department’s rule on energy conservation standards for non-weatherized gas furnaces. The DOE finalized the rule late last month. Several lawmakers are continuing to take hits at the Biden administration’s efficiency regulations. Rep. Chip Roy of Texas offered an amendment that would eliminate funding for DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Rep. Morgan Griffith of Virginia’s amendment would reduce funds for the same program, while increasing funds for the Fossil Energy and Carbon Management program – with the aim of reaching parity between fossil fuel and renewable energy research.
In a 47-51 vote, the amendment – which Rubio aimed to add to the Senate’s fiscal year 2024 “minibus” funding bill for transportation, housing, agriculture, military construction and veterans programs – failed to garner the necessary 60 votes. Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska was the sole Republican to vote against the provision.
$6 billion will be dedicated towards shoring up American energy independence and security, according to a summary of the funding requests. $2.2 billion will be allocated to the DOE to improve long-term, domestic enrichment capabilities for low-enriched uranium and high-assay low-enriched uranium. $300 million would be used for “capital improvements” to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in order to better position the U.S. to combat global oil supply disruptions.
Eshelman said in a statement that Johnson “knows the importance of both Haynesville shale and Gulf of Mexico production to America’s energy future.” ELON MUSK FILES AMICUS BRIEF IN SUIT TAKING ON ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES: E&E News reports that the world’s richest man Elon Musk and other notables have signed on to an amicus brief in the Supreme Court case SEC v. Jarkesy in favor of the plaintiffs, who argue that the use of administrative law proceedings to enforce agency rules is unconstitutional.
With the time bought by the agreement, all seven basin states are supposed to come to agreement on a plan for the long-term stability of the system.
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