Geof covers Congress for Greenwire and E&E Daily. He's written about energy and environmental policy in Washington, D.C., since 2002, including eight years at Roll Call and five at Inside Washington Publishers. He is a graduate of Villanova University and has a master's degree in journalism from the University of Colorado, Boulder. A Maryland native, Geof has also worked for newspapers in Colorado and Oregon.
The Senate will vote Monday on a minibus spending bill that would fund the Department of Energy into the next fiscal year, a measure that swelled with the addition last night of an assortment of energy and resource bills.
The Senate yesterday continued to sidestep major controversies as it debates a minibus package that includes funds for the Department of Energy.
Following a lengthy meeting with EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt yesterday evening, Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) is dismissing the host of ethics questions surrounding his onetime political protégé as "misrepresentations."
The president's trade agenda is prompting questions from K Street to Capitol Hill about the political fallout Republicans may face.
The Senate yesterday managed to sidestep controversial amendments to its three-bill appropriations minibus, which leaders are hoping to pass by week's end.