"Lee To Lead Senate Energy Committee Next Year"

"Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) will lead the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee next year.

He’ll take over for the panel’s current top Republican, Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), who will become the upper chamber’s No. 2 Republican next year.

Current Chairman Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) is retiring. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will take over as ranking member.

Neither Heinrich’s nor Lee’s appointment is a surprise.

But Barrasso and Manchin announced Tuesday following a committee meeting that both lawmakers would take the panel’s top spots, and Manchin literally passed his gavel to Lee."

Rachel Frazin reports for The Hill November 19, 2024.