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Wyoming Coal Power Plant May Host Natrium Advanced Nuclear Demonstration

TerraPower plans to site a demonstration of its Natrium advanced nuclear reactor system at a retiring PacifiCorp coal power plant in Wyoming.

Senate Republicans unveil $568 billion infrastructure outline

Senate Republicans respond to Biden’s infrastructure plan with $568B proposal In a response to the Biden administration’s $2 trillion infrastructure plan unveiled in late March, Senate Republicans last week released a roadmap outlining their own $568 billion infrastructure proposal – effectively starting the bargaining process between the two sides for infrastructure funding legislation. U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia), Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi), Pat Toomey (R-Pennsylvania), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and John Barrasso (R-Wyoming) unveiled a framework to improve the nation’s infrastructure, which includes significantly more funding for highways than Biden’s plan. “Republicans and Democrats agree that our infrastructure is in need of repair and expansion,” said Sen. Capito. “We have an opportunity to develop bipartisan legislation that makes these long-term investments, while at the same time driving job creation and economic growth. But it’s important that any infrastructure legislation have adequate funding levels and not be so large as to fail to launch, which means sticking to actual infrastructure.”

Senate Confirms Progressive Climate and Native Champion Deb Haaland to Interior

Senate sets initial vote on Deb Haaland to be Secretary of the Interior

Senate sets initial vote on Deb Haaland to be Secretary of the Interior Thursday, March 11, 2021 UPDATE: The U.S. Senate voted 54 to 42 to end debate on Deb Haaland’s nomination to be Secretary of the Interior. Four Republicans joined all 50 Democrats in voting to advance the nomination. A final vote is still expected on Monday. The vote is of a procedural nature, on what is known as motion to invoke cloture on the nomination. Schumer filed the motion earlier this week in order to clear Republican objections to Haaland, who is a citizen of the Pueblo of Laguna. “Despite Republican obstruction, Representative Haaland will be confirmed by the Senate to be Secretary Haaland,” Schumer said on Tuesday before submitting the motion.

Recap: #DebForInterior confirmation hearing

Recap: #DebForInterior confirmation hearing Haaland, a citizen of the Pueblo of Laguna, spoke in the Keres language, acknowledged the nation’s capital as the homelands of the Nakochtank, Anacostan and Piscataway peoples and responded to numerous questions about the Biden administration’s priorities should be confirmed to lead the Department of the Interior at the hearing on Tuesday. “If an Indigenous woman from humble beginnings can be confirmed as Secretary of the Interior, our country holds promise for everyone,” Haaland said in her opening statement. Thank you, to my friend @RepDonYoung for introducing me at my confirmation hearing. I’m incredibly grateful for your support and the bipartisan solutions we were able to accomplish together. pic.twitter.com/IzBbahwSiF— Deb Haaland (@DebHaalandNM) February 23, 2021

Amid GOP Infighting Over Trump, Republicans Agree on Opposing Biden's Agenda

Amid GOP Infighting Over Trump, Republicans Agree on Opposing Biden's Agenda Newsweek 2/15/2021 Jason Lemon © Doug Mills-Pool/Getty President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris meet with 10 Republican senators—including Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana) and Susan Collins (R-Maine)—at the White House February 1 in Washington, D.C. As tensions continue to simmer within the Republican Party over the role of former President Donald Trump going forward, GOP lawmakers appear to be largely aligned behind a unified agenda of opposing President Joe Biden's policies. Biden has repeatedly emphasized his desire to work with Congress in a bipartisan manner while he's in the White House. Although that sentiment has been welcomed by some Republicans, the reality of Biden's ambition appears to be playing out in a manner most Americans are all too familiar with—partisan gridlock.

Senate Introduces Resolution on 200 Years from Greek War of Independence

Senate Introduces Resolution on 200 Years from Greek War of Independence Credit: Pxfuel Philhellene U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey), the new Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee introduced a bipartisan Senate resolution commemorating the Bicentennial of Greek Independence Day, which will occur on March 25, 2021. The resolution, which was co-sponsored by Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyoming) commemorates the two nations’ commitment to democracy as well as their firm partnership and warm history of friendship. “Standing with Greek-Americans” in commemorating Greek Bicentennial Senator Menendez, a longtime friend of Greece and a proponent of Greek national interests, stated at the resolution’s introduction: “It is with great pride that I stand with Greek Americans in New Jersey and across the country in celebrating a momentous anniversary: Greece’s 200th Independence Day.

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, Colleagues Reintroduce 20-Week Abortion Ban

“I am proud to once again introduce the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act,”  Graham said. “There are only seven countries that allow wholesale abortions at the 20-week period, including China and North Korea. The United States should not be in that club.” “I don’t believe abortion, five months into pregnancy, makes us a better nation,”  said Graham. “America is at her best when she’s standing up for the least among us, and the sooner we pass this legislation into law, the better. We are on the right side of history.” The legislation is cosponsored by U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), Roy Blunt (R-Missouri), John Boozman (R-Arkansas), Mike Braun (R-Indiana), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Steve Daines (R-Montana), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Deb Fischer (R-Nebraska), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Bill Hagerty (R-Tennessee), Josh Hawley (R-Missouri), John Hoeven (R-North Dakota), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi), James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma), Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin), John Kennedy (R-Louisiana), James Lankford (R-Oklahoma), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming), Roger Marshall (R-Kansas), Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky), Jerry Moran (R-Kansas), Rand Paul (R-Kentucky), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), James Risch (R-Idaho), Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota), Marco Rubio (R-Florida), Ben Sasse (R-Nebraska), Rick Scott (R-Florida), Tim Scott (R-South Carolina), Richard Shelby (R-Alabama), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), John Thune (R-South Dakota), Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina), Pat Toomey (R-Pennsylvania), Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama), Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi), and Todd Young (R-Indiana).

Biden Effects Regulatory Freeze, Revokes Trump Actions, Rejoins Paris Agreement

Follow Us We are first in your inbox with the most important news in the industry―keeping you smarter and one-step ahead in this ever-changing and competitive market.Start your free subscription Biden Effects Regulatory Freeze, Revokes Trump Actions, Rejoins Paris Agreement President Joe Biden just hours after his inauguration effected an immediate freeze on several Trump-era deregulatory actions that directly affect the power sector, and revoked a long list of rules and executive actions affecting the bulk power system. The president on Jan. 20 also kickstarted America’s return to the Paris Agreement, sending a brief letter to the United Nations (UN) that accepts every “article and clause” within the landmark international climate agreement.