"The bill is as smart as it is necessary," Schumer said. Subcommittee on Defense. Thank you., Permalink: https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2023/3/ranking-member-capito-opening-statement-joe-goffman-s-dangerous-regulatory-record-job-killing-agenda, The Environment and Public Works Committee led climate and equity investments in the Inflation Reduction Act, Ranking Member Capito Opening Statement: Joe Goffmans Dangerous Regulatory Record, Job-Killing Agenda, https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2023/3/ranking-member-capito-opening-statement-joe-goffman-s-dangerous-regulatory-record-job-killing-agenda. plants retire, but the usage of those still in service will be much lower. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. ", "Alan will share what he knows about the incident," the spokesperson continued. Senator Sullivan serves on four Senate committees vital to Alaska: Armed Services, Environment and Public Works Committee, Veterans' Affairs, and Commerce, Science and Transportation. The majority party ensures it has a majority on every committee. ABC News' Sasha Pezenik contributed to this report. Still, as we begin the 118th Congress, there is no shortage of critical work ahead of us. WASHINGTON, D.C.- U.S. He first joined the staff in 2011, and served as chief counsel from . PJM is ringing the alarm about the After nearly 30 years working in the House and Senate, including 6 years with Carpers team on the EPW Committee, Mary Frances Repko is departing Congress. Street [Journal] editorial board wrote He regularly publishes his Senate schedule so Arizonans can see who he's meeting and how he's working for our state. Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito Vance, introduced legislation on Wednesday looking to regulate the railroad industry. and waste categories to disproportionately affect our coal power. Her wealth of environmental expertise and experience will be tremendous assets as she leads our teams legislative and oversight efforts., Permalink: https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2023/1/carper-announces-new-epw-staff-director, The Environment and Public Works Committee led climate and equity investments in the Inflation Reduction Act, https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2023/1/carper-announces-new-epw-staff-director. The hearing has not yet been formally noticed by the committee, but other witnesses are expected. (R-W.Va.) has previously voiced her strong opposition to Goffmans nomination, Jurisdiction [ edit] statement of Ranking Member Capito as delivered. Smith previously served as chief of staff at the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council and was associate director for Infrastructure at the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ).Adam Tomlinson will serve as the committees staff director. Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies. A case successfully led by my home state. The chair is always selected from the majority party and the ranking member is the most senior member of the minority party. Always citing the need to "throw open the doors of government," he holds an open-to-all town hall meeting in each of Oregon's 36 counties each year. He previously served as Republican staff director for the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito The bulletin is revised in real time during business hours. have said accurately is that it is designed to have a significant impact on our and served as a legislative assistant to Senator Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.).Jess Kramer will serve as counsel for the committee where she will be responsible for issues related to clean and safe water and water infrastructure. Dan Sullivan was sworn in as Alaska's eighth United States Senator on January 6, 2015. About the Chairman. Kasowitz Benson Torres senior counsel Senator Joseph I. Lieberman was a featured guest on the EcoRight Speaks podcast with host Chelsea Henderson, former senior policy advisor for the late Senator John Warner and former professional staff to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. since we last saw you. I want to thank Mr. Goffman for Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) Finally, Joe Goffmans nomination has the support of some of our nations largest labor unions, including the AFL-CIO and the United Steel Workers. A member of the Republican Party, he is the longest serving U.S. senator from Oklahoma.He served in various elected offices in the state of Oklahoma for nearly sixty years, between 1966 and 2023. Visit us on Instagram, It would be the second place in D.C. that Donald Trump didnt visit, along with First Lady Melania Trumps separate White House bedroom. While much has changed since Mr. Goffman last appeared before this committee nine months agoincluding the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, the growth of clean energy manufacturing jobs in our nation, and the lowest unemployment rate since 1969the strong and diverse support for his nomination has not wavered. Having worked with Mr. Goffman, I know he is well-prepared for this role and look forward to doing my part to advance his nomination without delay. Horner previously served as majority senior counsel under former EPW Chairman John Barrasso (R-Wyo.). That's not the end of the line of the She is also a former legislative assistant to Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio).Murphie Barrett will serve as the committees senior policy advisor for infrastructure and economic development and will oversee the committee staffs infrastructure team. Hackers/journalists/researchers: See these open data sources. report referenced here, and the EPA Alan Shaw will appear before the Senate's Environment and Public Works Committee during a March 9 hearing. This page provides information on legislation that has been introduced and falls under the jurisdiction of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. And it's going to be gravely exacerbated by policies that drive away critical baseload energy resources like coal and natural gas.These regulatory policies will likely render unachievable the administration's goal to electrify certain industries that currently do not depend on the grid such as automobiles or gas ranges as grid operators struggle to fill current, nevermind future, demand.So earlier this week, the Wall Street [Journal] editorial board wrote about the types of policies that are driving power plant retirement, and how those plants are shutting down without adequate replacement power.They cite a report released last week, excuse me, by PJM, which serves more than 65 million people across 13 states including the District of Columbia where we are and also the state of West Virginia where I live.PJM is ringing the alarm about the effects that retirement will have and how most power plant retirements are policy driven.This is a quote from their report, policies like an EGU strategy could lead to energy shortages and blackouts, as the Journal observed, quote, he steep costs of complying with EPA agency regulations, including a proposed Good Neighbor rule that is expected to be finalized next month, will force the shuttering of 10,500 megawatts of fossil fuel generation.So I'm going to request unanimous consent that the editorial, the PJM report referenced here, and the EPA presentation, which I have here, I have the presentation here, be put into the record.That will be the substance of my questions. Senate Budget Republicans add judicial-advocacy lobbyist. Please help us make GovTrack better address the needs of educators by joining our advisory group. He is a native of Martinsburg, West Virginia.Jake Kennedy will continue to serve as legislative assistant for the committee where he will support the staffs environment team. Environment and Public Works: Carper, Thomas R. (D-DE) Capito, Shelley Moore (R-WV) . be assistant administrator for the Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) In a statement, a spokesperson for Norfolk Southern said Shaw told the committee "that he . Senate Environment and Public Works ranking member Shelley Moore Capito is telling the nation's top nuclear energy regulator to get its workers back into the office. The blue line in the Permalink: https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2023/3/video-epa-s-joe-goffman-to-ranking-member-capito-inflation-reduction-act-will-devastate-coal-natural-gas-jobs-production, The Environment and Public Works Committee led climate and equity investments in the Inflation Reduction Act, VIDEO: EPAs Joe Goffman to Ranking Member Capito: Inflation Reduction Act Will Devastate Coal, Natural Gas Jobs, Production, https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2023/3/video-epa-s-joe-goffman-to-ranking-member-capito-inflation-reduction-act-will-devastate-coal-natural-gas-jobs-production. As we know from our presentation in February of 2022, you've been a critical advisor in the development of the administration's so called EGU strategy, a plan to dump a number of new regulations across the air, water, and waste categories to disproportionately affect our coal power.And the effects of these regulations like the replacement to the Clean Power Plan, the new effluent limitation guidelines under the Clean Water Act, and the so called Good Neighbor rule will further hit coal plants in our industrial heartland.So the Inflation Reduction Act is bad news for coal communities in West Virginia, and I think devastates.I have mentioned West Virginia versus the EPA. Help us develop the tools to bring real-time legislative data into the classroom. Barrett has previously served as staff director to the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committees Subcommittee on Highways and Transit under former Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) and Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-Mo.) Oct 26, 2020, Carper, Duckworth and Murray Call on EPA to Implement GAO Recommendations to Improve Drinking Water Safety at Child Care Facilities Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Bob Casey, D-Pa., John Fetterman, D-Pa., and Marco Rubio, R-Fla. Jenkins previously served as a fellow for the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing to consider the nomination of Joseph Goffman to be assistant administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Air and Radiation. 20[22]. as the Journal observed, quote, he steep costs of complying with EPA agency landmark decision in West Virginia versus the EPA. U.S. Senate: Hearings & Meetings Hearings & Meetings Displayed below are brief descriptions of each committee meeting and hearing scheduled to take place today, and on days thereafter. a significant rate. Meredith previously served as a senior advisor to EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler and as a policy counsel in the EPA Office of Land and Emergency Management. There are no elephants hiding in mouse holes.So given the significance of what the Supreme Court established there, I must say I was a bit surprised when you told The New York Times in an interview not long after that decision, quote, that this case does not really take anything off the menu that we've been focused on.So that concerns me and I'm sure it's no surprise to you that it did, especially that you've given personal call for capacious readings of the Clean Air Act authority before the Supreme Court's ruling and prior defeats in our nation's highest courts.If nothing has changed, does that mean that you intend to continue to interpret the Clean Air Act in these overreaching ways? since your last hearing was the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act. "And I especially want to hear why Norfolk Southern, after seeing a record $3.3 billion in profits last year, prioritized billions in stock buybacks instead of putting that money towards safety and towards their workers.".