@KCJHoop Good process to force feed minutes to two new pickups who aren’t really young and DNP’ing two wings in the vaunted young core (Phillips, Terry). Directionless

New: Senate Republicans' budget blueprint pushes oil & gas lease sales, repeals IRA methane fee to lay groundwork for a party-line reconciliation bill that aims to spur U.S. energy development

New: Graham just released budget resolution for writing instructions to committees for border, defense and energy reconciliation bill that he says will produce more lease sales and repeal the IRA methane fee

“I’m from a state where people really support what Trump is doing, and even if it affected them personally, I don’t think they are gonna complain,” said @CynthiaMLummis, downplaying impacts of projects in her state potentially being caught up in freeze

RT @politico: Democrats escalate attacks as Trump EPA holds back climate spending

RT @jamepdx: NEWS: The Trump administration moved to suspend the $5 billion NEVI program to build EV chargers. The move upends how the fe…

Scoop: Energy Chair @SenMikeLee is meeting this afternoon w/ Budget Chair Lindsey Graham on reconciliation, as they get set to start the process next week. Increasing oil and gas lease sales is primary focus, while permitting unlikely to be included

But some Republicans say they expect more funds to unstick as Trump admin grapples w/challenge of clawing back obligated funds appropriated by Congress. “What they're probably finding is it’s not as easy as you might think to take a scalpel at law that's passed,” @SenKevinCramer

RT @jordainc: News: Senate Republicans are expected to mark up a budget resolution next week in committee to unlock border-energy-defense b…

RT @RepMMM: Met with @SEIA to discuss how the energy tax credits are benefiting Iowa by boosting domestic manufacturing, reducing reliance…

RT @jamepdx: SCOOP w/ @zcolman: EPA on Tuesday lifted its spending freeze on *some* environmental funding from the IRA and infrastructure l…

Wright picked up 8 Democratic votes including Independent Angus King, who caucuses with Dems. Bennet, Gallego, Hassan, Heinrich, Hickenlooper, Lujan, and Shaheen are the others