WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Rep. Grace F. Napolitano, D-California, chair of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, issued the following opening remarks on June 24, 2021, during a hearing en titled "President Biden's Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Request: Agency Policies and Perspectives (Part 1)": * * * Chair DeFazio: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman, for holding today's hearing. Today's he  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 26 (TNSRep) -- MN350, an organization working to transition to a clean-energy future, issued the following news on June 25, 2021: A coalition of Minnesota climate groups today applauded the announcement from Xcel Energy that it would abandon plans to build a massive fossil gas plant near Becker, MN. The decision comes after Minnesotans overwhelmingly opposed the plant in public comments submitted to the Public Utilities Commission before today's filing deadline. The E  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following column: A few months ago, I relaunched my Regulation Rewind initiative to highlight problematic regulations coming from the new administration. The executive overreach, particularly when it fails to recognize ongoing conservation efforts of those closest to the land, is particularly disappointing. As the red tape flows from President Biden and his administration, I continue to oppose such regulations that could be detrim  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) called on Senate Leadership to include funding in the infrastructure package to help rural electric cooperatives modernize and transition to clean energy, provide lower-cost service to their membership, and create new job opportunities in rural communities. "As Congress considers infrastructure-related legislation, I ask that at least $15 billion be included to addres  more