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Democratic senators raise concerns about Charter-Time Warner Cable tie-up
2016-02-25 22:14:30| Telecom - Topix.net
REUTERS: Five Democratic U.S. senators, including presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, told the Justice Department and Federal Communications Commission on Thursday that they had "significant concerns" about Charter Communications Inc's planned acquisition of Time Warner Cable Inc and Bright House Networks. The senators, who also included Elizabeth Warren, Ed Markey, Ron Wyden and Al Franken, said in a letter to the agencies that are reviewing the proposal that the deal would create "a nationwide broadband duopoly," with Charter and Comcast Corp in nearly two-thirds of U.S. high-speed broadband homes.
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Senators wade into debate over Nebraska oil, gas regulations
2016-02-18 14:00:34| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
An effort to impose new regulations on Nebraska's oil and gas industry is drawing support from environmental advocates but opposition from company officials, who say the proposals are unnecessary and redundant. The bills presented to a legislative committee on Wednesday were introduced following public complaints about a Colorado energy company's plan to discard oil and natural gas wastewater underground in northwest Nebraska.
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California senators seek methane leak task force in U.S. energy bill
2016-01-30 10:07:22| Energy - Topix.net
The two U.S. Senators representing California said on Friday they will propose a federal task force to investigate the cause and response to the massive natural gas leak near Los Angeles. Democratic Sens. Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein announced they will introduce an amendment to a national energy bill being debated by the Senate that would direct U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz to lead a task force that will recommend how to solve the ongoing methane leak and prevent future incidents.
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Senators Ask to Help SC's Farmers, Ag Industry
2015-12-08 02:31:01| Agriculture - Topix.net
Senators Ask to Help SC's Farmers, Ag Industry South Carolina's number one industry, agribusiness, is still in desperate need following the October Flood. Check out this story on WLTX.com: http://on.wltx.com/1XXpdWS With a loss at $376 million and counting, the Department of Agriculture and SC Farm Bureau Federation asked a special Senate Committee for support in asking the Governor to request federal assistance.
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Paris climate talks: Democratic senators say 'will not back down'
2015-12-05 16:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Democratic senators staged a show of force at the Paris climate meeting on Saturday, pledging they had Barack Obamas back and would defend his agenda in a Republican-controlled Congress. The appearance by 10 Democratic senators, days after Congress voted to repeal new power plant rules, was intended to demonstrate solid political support for Obamas climate plan despite Republican claims to the contrary. The 10 senators, the first wave of an expected US political invasion of the climate...
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