Energy and Environment

Federal, State, and Local leaders today hailed the decision by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to transfer $41.5 million in emergency funding from the Commodity Credit Corporation to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to support efforts to eradicate the invasive Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB) from Massachusetts. USDA also provided emergency funding of… Read more »

M. Speaker. By direction of the Committee on Rules I call up House Resolution 799 and ask for its immediate consideration. For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentlewoman from North Carolina, Dr. Foxx. All time yielded during consideration of the rule is for debate only. I yield myself such time as I may consume. I also ask unanimous… Read more »

Senators Ted Kennedy and John Kerry, joined by Reps. Jim McGovern and Barney Frank, today expressed disappointment in a preliminary letter by Coast Guard Commander Raymond Perry which asserts that the Weaver's Cove Energy proposal for an offshore LNG terminal fulfills navigation and safety requirements. -This is certainly a set-back, but we won't give up the battle against this… Read more »

Senators Edward M. Kennedy, John F. Kerry, Sheldon Whitehouse and Jack Reed, and Representatives Barney Frank, James P. McGovern and Patrick J. Kennedy today commended the House of Representatives for the passage of legislation to support the protection and community-based management of Taunton River as part of the Wild & Scenic River system. The legislation passed the Senate in… Read more »

Senators Edward M. Kennedy, John F. Kerry, Jack Reed, and Sheldon Whitehouse and Representatives Barney Frank, James P. McGovern and Patrick J. Kennedy today commended Congress for the passage of legislation by the United States Senate to support the protection and community-based management of Taunton River as part of the Wild & Scenic River system. Senator Kennedy's spokesperson… Read more »