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Energy Secretary Steven Chu testified before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on the President’s 2013 budget request. The $3.8 trillion package includes $27.2 billion for the Energy Department which is just over a three percent increase from 2012.

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Energy Secretary Steven Chu held a briefing on his department's $27.2 Billion FY2013 Budget request.

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A House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee held a hearing on the Obama Administration’s decision to deny a permit for construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline that would have carried oil from Canada to the U.S. In response to the action

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The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Chairman Jeff Bingaman, D-NM) will hear from experts on the U.S. and global energy outlook for 2012.

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All five commissioners were once again on Capitol Hill, this time before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. The subject of the hearing was the NRC's recommendations in the wake of the Fukushima accident, but a majority of the Senators asked about management issues at the agency.

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The House passed a bill Tuesday night that would extend the current payroll tax cut. The vote was 234 to 193, with 10 Democrats voting with the GOP majority, and 14 Republicans "switching sides." This bill also cuts the maximum length of unemployment benefits from 99 weeks to 59 weeks, repeals certain provisions of last year's health care law, changes the way Medicare pays doctors, removes certain environmental regulations, and allows construction of Keystone XL oil pipeline.

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The House Rules Committee met to prepare H.R. 3630, which extends the payroll tax cut and authorizes building the Keystone XL pipeline. The Republican proposal differs from those offered by Democrats in the Senate.

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A Senate Energy subcommittee holds a hearing examining global and domestic water issues, including access to clean water and water shortages.

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President Obama, joined by former President Bill Clinton, announced a $4 billion initiative to improve the energy efficiency of government and private-sector buildings.

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A House committee holds a second hearing to consider drilling for oil and natural gas in part of ANWR, as a way to create jobs and increase domestic energy production.

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