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• Democrats Take Over: Ethics Rules and Energy Top "First 100 Hours Agenda"

  The 110 th Congress convened on January 4, 2007. Democrats, now in control of both the House and Senate for the first time in over 10 years, kicked-off their legislative campaign with a "100-Hour Agenda" focusing on politically popular issues, Read More... Posted Tuesday, January 09, 2007 2:57 PM by Staff | 0 Comments Filed under: NEPPA e-Weekly DC Report 1-09-07 by Article

• FERC Modifies Transmission Incentive Rule; NE Consumers May Not Benefit, However

  On December 21, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") made positive modifications to its final rule on transmission incentives; however, this "national rulemaking" does not alter the incentives approved by FERC, (which Read More... Posted Tuesday, January 09, 2007 2:54 PM by Staff | 0 Comments Filed under: NEPPA e-Weekly DC Report 1-09-07 by Article

• Snowe and Landrieu Work to Organize Moderates in the Senate

  On December 19, Sens. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Mary Landrieu (D-LA) sent a letter to 13 Democrats and 13 Republicans requesting their participation in a group comprised of moderate Senators to build bipartisan consensus in the Senate. Currently, the group Read More... Posted Tuesday, January 09, 2007 1:44 PM by Staff | 0 Comments Filed under: NEPPA e-Weekly DC Report 1-09-07 by Article

• McDermott Requests CREB Information from Treasury

  On January 4, Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Treasury Secretary Paulson requesting additional information on the recent Clean Renewable Energy Bond (CREB) allocations. Specifically, Read More... Posted Tuesday, January 09, 2007 1:43 PM by Staff | 0 Comments Filed under: NEPPA e-Weekly DC Report 1-09-07 by Article