Mar 5 2009
Power Players: Natural Resources Committee Chair Mines Support from Homestate Industry
Name: Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.V.)Position: At 27, Rahall was the youngest member of the first Congress he served in, landing spots on the Interior and Public Works committees in his first term in 1976. More than 30 years later, he’s the chair of the House Natural Resources Committee (formerly the Interior Committee) and the No. [...]
Feb 19 2009
Power Players: New Mexico Senator Enchants Donors from Energy Sector
Name: Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.)
Position: Bingaman has been the top-ranking Democrat on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee since 1999 and returned to his post as chair in 2007. The committee has jurisdiction over energy policy, regulation and research and will be at the center of upcoming debates about the best way to curb [...]