With Congress returning this week, I thought it would be a good time to do a quick overview of what to expect on energy and environmental legislation.
The short answer: not much.
The American Petroleum Institute, the powerful oil industry trade group, is throwing its support behind an oil spill liability compromise proposal unveiled today by Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska).
Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) is negotiating behind the scenes to come to a compromise on oil spill liability language that on-the-fence Democrats like Sens. Mary Landrieu (La.) and Mark Begich (Alaska), and maybe even a Republican or two, can endorse.
A Senate aide privy to the negotiations says Menendez is More…
Sens. Robert Menendez and Frank Lautenberg, both New Jersey Democrats, will continue to seek details about BP’s alleged involvement in the release last year of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi from a Scottish prison.
Following a meeting yesterday with British Prime Minister David Cameron, Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) said he will continue efforts to investigate the circumstances surrounding the release of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, who was convicted of organizing the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.
But nowhere in the statement More…
An executive from BP will be asked to testify at a July 29 hearing on the release of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, who was convicted of organizing the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.
Senate Democrats have accused BP of helping to coordinate the release of al-Megrahi More…
Twice this month, Senate Democrats have tried to pass their proposal hiking the oil spill liability cap from $75 million to $10 billion. And twice Republicans have objected, calling the $10 billion figure “arbitrary” (which is precisely what the Obama administration has called it).
Today, the bill’s sponsors More…
Today on Capitol Hill, Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) took to the chamber floor and asked for unanimous consent to pass his much-discussed bill to raise the liability ceiling — from $75 million to $10 billion – on economic damages resulting from an oil spill. The proposal is a response More…
Along with subsidies for nuclear power, expanded offshore drilling was supposed to be one of the key provisions to win the support of Republicans like Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and conservative Democrats like Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) for comprehensive climate legislation. But the past few weeks have brought a number More…
A roundup of the top immigration stories of the week:
- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that defendants in criminal cases are entitled to immigration advice, especially how their plea could affect their immigration status.
- After More…
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