After Stimulus Bill, Bingaman To Push For Sweeping Energy Policy Measures In 2009

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As lawmakers consider including domestic green energy provisions in a billion-dollar economic stimulus bill, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Jeff Bingaman is planning to bring a comprehensive energy bill before the next Congress.rn"Clearly, there are a number of important energy measures that can be implemented quickly and will provide green jobs, result in significant energy savings and enhance the infrastructure needed to move to a clean energy economy," Bingaman, Democrat-New Mexico, said Wednesday. "They should be a central part of any stimulus package, and I'm pleased to see that President-elect Obama has made this a priority."rnIn addition to any energy provisions in a stimulus package, Bingaman sees "a real opportunity to make progress" on "forward-looking energy policy" in the new Congress.rn"When you can get a combination of White House leadership, which I am confident we will see from the Obama administration, and bipartisan congressional engagement, chances of real progress are substantial," Bingaman told his committee, which gathered to hear ideas from financial, state, efficiency and transmission experts for the stimulus package.