Tag: Energy Independence

Speaker Pelosi, Leader Harry Reid, and House and Senate Democratic leaders held a news conference this afternoon in the Capitol to discuss aid to the domestic auto industry. The Associated Press reports: Dems demand business plan from Big Three Democratic leaders in… Continue

Today, the House Financial Services Committee held a legislative hearing on extending the Department of Treasury's Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to the U.S. auto industry. The draft legislation will extend the recently passed TARP program to help the financial stability of… Continue

The Chairman of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, Ed Markey, responded to President-Elect Obama’s YouTube address on climate change policy via You Tube: Hi, I am Congressman Ed Markey, Chairman of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and… Continue

Today, the House Financial Services Committee is holding a legislative hearing on extending the Department of Treasury's Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to the U.S. auto industry. The draft legislation will extend the recently passed TARP program to help the financial stability… Continue

As Congress prepares to address the economic crisis facing the domestic automobile industry, Speaker Pelosi released the following statement today concerning legislation under development by House Democrats: Recognizing the severe challenges facing the domestic automobile industry, whose failure could jeopardize millions of… Continue

This afternoon the Bush Administration proposed that the automobile industry be given “quick access to a $25 billion federal loan program, by dropping a requirement that the money be spent on converting to fuel-efficient vehicles.” Speaker Pelosi released the following statement: The… Continue

This morning, KGO Newstalk AM 810 in San Francisco became the first broadcast media outlet in California to transmit using solar power. Speaker Pelosi flipped the solar power switch on KGO’s Ronn Owens Show saying, “Congratulations to you and to KGO. Thank… Continue

Today, the House passed the Renewable Energy and Job Creation Tax Act (HR 7060) by a vote of 257-166. The legislation will extend and expand tax incentives for renewable energy, create and retain hundreds of thousands of green jobs, spur American innovation… Continue

Today, the House Natural Resources Committee, led by Chairman Nick J. Rahall, is holding a full Committee oversight hearing on “Recent Interior Department Inspector General Investigations on Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Collections.” Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior Dirk… Continue

Yesterday, the House passed the Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act which takes aggressive steps to crack down on the extreme misconduct at the Mineral Management Service — the agency charged with collecting royalties from oil and gas companies. Royalties… Continue