Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
The Energy & Natural Resources Committee handles the nation's energy policy. Additionally, the Committee is responsible for the management of national forests, national parks and other public lands, hydropower issues, and historic preservation.
Key subcommittees under the Energy & Natural Resources Committee:
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Leadership
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Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) is the Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. Bingaman was elected to the Senate in 1982. Prior to becoming a Senator he served as the Attorney General of New Mexico. Sen. Bingaman had a score of 78% in the 109th Congress. |
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Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM) is the Ranking Member of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee. He was either Chairman or Ranking Member of the Budget Committee for the past two decades. He was first elected to the Senate in 1972. Sen. Domenici has not compiled an environmentally friendly voting record during his three decades in the Senate. During the last decade his voting record has become even more strikingly anti-environmental. In 1995 he voted to allow mining companies to "patent" (purchase) public lands in order to extract minerals from them, without environmental standards, for the ridiculously low "price" of $5 an acre or less. In 2001 he voted against providing funding for farmers and ranchers to voluntary enact conservation measures on their land. Sen. Domenici had a score of 7% in the 109th Congress. |
