NOMINATIONS
Senate to vote on Granholm today, Raimondo next week
The Senate will take a procedural vote on former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D) to lead the Department of Energy this afternoon.
Manuel Quiñones
E&E Daily Editor
Before taking the helm of E&E Daily, Manuel served as the publication's deputy editor, coordinating congressional and political coverage. Manuel covered coal and mining issues after joining E&E News in 2011. He also followed campaigns and the debate surrounding the Keystone XL oil pipeline. Prior to E&E, Manuel covered Congress for several public radio stations around the country as part of the Capitol News Connection bureau. He started his journalism career in television news, covering the Missouri General Assembly for KMIZ-TV and the Virginia General Assembly for WSET-TV. He graduated from American University with a degree in journalism and a minor in international relations. He has a master's degree in political science from the University of Missouri.
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NOMINATIONS
U.N. ambassador nominee gets bipartisan support
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, President Biden's nominee for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, received strong bipartisan support during a procedural vote yesterday.
NATURAL RESOURCES
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The House Foreign Affairs Committee will vote on legislation this week to increase international cooperation on protecting forests and reefs.
SENATE
Tanden nomination in peril as other picks sail through
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ELECTRIC VEHICLES
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