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Manchin, Committee Advance Energy Nominees and Consider Pending Legislation - US Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

To watch a video of Senator Manchin’s opening remarks, please click here.

To watch a video of Senator Manchin’s questioning, please click here.

Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee favorably reported three pending nominations to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE): Mr. David Crane to be Under Secretary of Energy for Infrastructure, Mr. Jeffrey M. Marootian to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and Mr. Gene Rodrigues to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy for Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. 

Prior to the vote, Chairman Manchin noted that he appreciated Mr. Crane’s response to the record saying that he no longer agreed with his past statement that coal had “missed the boat” to decarbonize. Mr. Crane was reported favorably by a vote of 13 ayes and 7 nays, Mr. Marootian was reported favorably by a vote of 11 ayes to 9 nays and Mr. Rodrigues was reported favorably by voice vote.

Following the business meeting, committee members held a hearing on 17 pieces of legislation covering issues including nuclear waste, the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), carbon removal, public lands and water policy, and more. Chairman Manchin discussed the importance of finding an equitable, consent-based solution to storing and disposing of nuclear waste, and Chairman Manchin questioned Mr. Douglas MacIntyre, Deputy Director for the Office of Petroleum Reserves, about plans to replenish the SPR.

“Your evaluation of the sales that were mandated by Congress, was it to stabilize pricing or to fill a void?” continued Chairman Manchin.

“No sir it was for deficit reduction. Since we were at 700 million barrels, we sold a number of congressionally mandated sales. We had 180 million barrels of emergency sales this year as a result of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, so right now we are sitting at around 400 million barrels,” replied Mr. MacIntyre.

“Give me your plan, I think you have a little bit of an idea here,” said Chairman Manchin.

“So, as you said, we can’t fill and release from the same site at the same time. It doesn’t make sense for us to be releasing oil while we’re trying to refill the SPR from the emergency sales. So, we’re trying to create an opportunity in FY24 through FY27 to stop those sales, either delay them to further out, or cancel them and then do a recission on our account to make sure those pay fors are accounted for,” said Mr. MacIntyre.

Chairman Manchin also asked Mr. MacIntyre about the $2 billion in identified damage to SPR caverns and what DOE would need to complete the restoration. Mr. MacIntyre explained that Congress would need to pass legislation to allow DOE to use already appropriated funds for SPR cavern repair.

Chairman Manchin also questioned Dr. Kathryn Huff, Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, about the nuclear energy supply chain. 

“What are your concerns about Russia right now being able to put an awful lot of harm to our nuclear commercialization if they would cut off their uranium supply?” asked Chairman Manchin.

“Continued reliance on fuel, particularly conversion and enrichment from the Russian Federation, puts our energy supply chain at risk for the 20% of the electricity in this country that is provided by nuclear power. We are very concerned about making sure we can support strategic investments that will expand that domestic fuel cycle,” responded Dr. Huff.

The hearing featured witnesses from the U.S. Department of Energy and the Bureau of Land Management. To read their testimony, please click here.

To view a full list of legislation considered today, please click here.

To watch the hearing in full, please click here.

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Fifth straight monthly decline in pending home sales - The Real Deal

When mortgage rates rise, homebuyers tend to back off. This summer and fall have been a case study.

Pending home sales dropped for the fifth consecutive month in October, Bloomberg reported. The National Association of Realtors index recorded a 4.6 percent drop in contract signings to purchase previously owned homes.

In the past year, pending home sales are down 36.7 percent. Mortgage rates were drastically lower at the end of last year. After surging past 7 percent, the average rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate home loan was 6.49 percent last week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

“The upcoming months should see a return of buyers, as mortgage rates appear to have already peaked and have been coming down since mid-November,” NAR chief economist Lawrence Yun said in a statement.

Contract signings were down in a majority of the regions tracked by NAR, most significantly in the West, where they declined 11.3 percent. The South also saw a big drop: 6.4 percent.

Pending home sales are a bellwether for existing-home purchases, although not all contract signings result in a closed sale. A myriad of factors can scuttle a deal, including unexpected appraisal values and buyers’ being unable to land an affordable mortgage.

More listings and lower prices for homes, which soared in value for most of the pandemic, could yet reverse the drop in home sales.

Home price growth showed signs of slowing in September, although prices were still substantially higher than they were a year ago. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index recorded a 10.6 percent gain year-over-year in September, down from a 12.9 percent annual jump in the previous month.

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Tony Pollard vs other pending RBs, look at Cowboys 2023 free agents - Yahoo Sports

When the season was just a few weeks old, the opening week of October brought our first real look at the Cowboys’ pending free agency class. Dak Prescott had missed three contests, but the Cowboys found themselves a surprising 3-1 at the time. The backup quarterback laid the foundation of a change of perspective. Just three weeks prior, pessimistic Dallas fans were preparing for the worst season in recent memory. Since that point, dreams of what the 2022 season could be have only expanded, with the club having a realistic shot of the No. 1 seed in the NFC.

Almost two months later seems like a great time to check back in on the free agent class to see how their seasons have developed. Have any of the players improved their prospects of a sizable contract? Who might be less expensive to try and retain? Here’s a look at the shifts in market for the Cowboys’ pending free agency class of 2023, starting with RB Tony Pollard.

RB Tony Pollard

(AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Pollard has always been considered a dangerous weapon, but in 2022 he’s ascended in production and reputation. After four weeks, the question was consistency. In Weeks 1 and 4, Pollard totaled 30 yards on 19 focuses (rushes + targets), an average of 1.58 yards. In between, he had 203 yards on 30 focuses, an average of 6.8 yards, with a score.

Since, Pollard has been the focus of a play 120 times for 773 yards and seven more scores. During that stretch, Pollard plays average 6.4 yards.

Looking at the 2023 RB landscape, there are several big-name players. The questions are whether the NFL as a whole are smarter about giving out big contracts to free agents from other teams at this position, and how much they will weigh the ability to be a bell-cow back against prior wear and tear.

Here’s a look at the other top running backs set to hit the free-agency market:

		Stats Through Week 12
Running Back	Age	Carries	Targets	Total Yards	Total TDs	Yards per Focus	TDs per Focus
Tony Pollard	25	136	33	1005	8	5.95	0.05
Josh Jacobs	24	216	48	1484	9	5.62	0.03
Miles Sanders	25	177	18	960	8	4.92	0.04
David Montgomery	25	146	25	818	3	4.78	0.02
Raheem Mostert	30	118	26	662	4	4.60	0.03
Saquon Barkley	25	224	47	1215	7	4.48	0.03
Kareem Hunt	27	93	28	516	4	4.26	0.03
Jamaal Williams	27	177	12	791	13	4.19	0.07

Pollard is tops, by a healthy margin, in yards per focus. He’s second in TDs per focus. He has far less career mileage than any of these other options.

All of these things will likely mean at least one team is going to throw the bag at Pollard; he’ll be worth more to them than Dallas. The question will likely be what Pollard wants for himself.

TE Dalton Schultz

Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports

Injuries derailed Schultz’ start of the season, as he missed two of the first six games, had two games with zero catches and a fifth with just two for 18 yards. Since getting right, he’s returned to his 2021 pace. In Weeks 1 and 7 through 12, all games with Dak Prescott under center, Schultz has 31 catches for 292 yards and three scores. Over 17 games that’s a pace of 88 catches, 827 yards and eight or nine touchdowns.

That’s a repeat performance of his 2021 stats (78, 808, 8 TDs).

He and Prescott are simpatico, indicating what many already know that Schultz is a product of his environment and likely won’t perform at similar levels on a lesser team. But there will be good offenses looking for a tight end and Schultz will certainly have a market.

Safety Donovan Wilson

(AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)

The least heralded of Dallas’ three-safety weave, Wilson has probably been the best out of the bunch this far this season. Showing the ability to be an enforcer in the box and tackling, he’s also in the past proven to have a good first step and range in tracking the ball.

Wilson leads Dallas in solo tackles (53), is tied for fourth in QB Hits (4) and seventh in TFLs. He’s top-5 in sacks and pass deflections. Talk of a Pro Bowl appearance have cooled, but he’s playing top-notch at the position and will draw interest on the open market if Dallas lets him get there.

QB Cooper Rush

There are two factors at play here. Dallas doesn’t want to spend on a backup QB again and they likely think Will Grier will be good enough to support Dak Prescott next season. Still, Rush has been by Prescott’s side for the better part of his career.

But people aren’t going to miss the fact that, with a top offense surrounding him, Rush would seem like the perfect bridge QB for a team that plans to draft a late-first or second-round QB in April.

He will 100% be priced out of Dallas’ market come the spring, but at least that will mean a compensatory pick in 2024.

WR Noah Brown

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Brown gave the Cowboys what they needed in the first quarter of the season. With Michael Gallup not yet ready to roll or take a major role, Brown was the No. 2 receiver behind CeeDee Lamb. In Weeks 1 through 4, Brown never had under 50 yards receiving and averaged 15.2 yards per reception.

Since, he’s never had over 50 yards receiving and has averaged 11.0 yards a catch. He went from 274 yards in the first four games to 110 in the last seven, including being shut out in Thursday’s win over the Giants. His star has definitely diminished as Gallup has found his footing, but he’s shown to be a great insurance policy yet again.

Kicker Brett Maher

Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports

Maher was a huge success story through four weeks and nothing has changed. He’s made 7 of 9 kicks from beyond 50 yards, including a 60 yarder he had to make twice to count. His only miss from less than 50 yards came last week, so that will be something to monitor with how fickle kicker confidence can be.

He’s also a touchback machine on kickoffs and if the season keeps at this pace for him, a nice kicker payday awaits in the offseason.

LB Leighton Vander Esch

Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports

Vander Esch is getting a lot of volume and has acquitted himself well even though it has been in non-spectacular fashion. The coverage linebacker, he’s done well in that regard, but isn’t asked to make splash plays often. He is just two tackles shy (75) of his total from last season and has a sack and a forced fumble. He’ll definitely have a market but it’s not in anyway something that is going to rock a pocketbook.

LB Anthony Barr

Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports

Even before his recent hamstring injury, Barr hasn’t been much of a standout player. He’s been solid, but he’s playing like a guy that no one broke the bank for to bring off the street until midway through training camp. Now that Damone Clark has filled in for him and provided uncanny speed (with reckless abandon, admittedly), Barr will likely be in a timeshare. That doesn’t bode well for hitting paydirt in the offseason.

DE Dante Fowler, Jr.

(Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)

Fowler has had way too many bone-headed penalties, but he’s shown that while the attention is elsewhere he can still deliver in one-on-one pass rush opportunities. He’s currently fourth on the team with five sacks on just 153 pass-rush snaps.

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Updated look at Cowboys potential 2023 free agents, their performance - Cowboys Wire

When the season was just a few weeks old, the opening week of October brought our first real look at the Cowboys’ pending free agency class. Dak Prescott had missed three contests, but the Cowboys found themselves a surprising 3-1 at the time. The backup quarterback laid the foundation of a change of perspective. Just three weeks prior, pessimistic Dallas fans were preparing for the worst season in recent memory. Since that point, dreams of what the 2022 season could be have only expanded, with the club having a realistic shot of the No. 1 seed in the NFC.

Almost two months later seems like a great time to check back in on the free agent class to see how their seasons have developed. Have any of the players improved their prospects of a sizable contract? Who might be less expensive to try and retain? Here’s a look at the shifts in market for the Cowboys’ pending free agency class of 2023, starting with RB Tony Pollard.

RB Tony Pollard

(AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Pollard has always been considered a dangerous weapon, but in 2022 he’s ascended in production and reputation. After four weeks, the question was consistency. In Weeks 1 and 4, Pollard totaled 30 yards on 19 focuses (rushes + targets), an average of 1.58 yards. In between, he had 203 yards on 30 focuses, an average of 6.8 yards, with a score.

Since, Pollard has been the focus of a play 120 times for 773 yards and seven more scores. During that stretch, Pollard plays average 6.4 yards.

Looking at the 2023 RB landscape, there are several big-name players. The questions are whether the NFL as a whole are smarter about giving out big contracts to free agents from other teams at this position, and how much they will weigh the ability to be a bell-cow back against prior wear and tear.

Here’s a look at the other top running backs set to hit the free-agency market:

		Stats Through Week 12
Running Back	Age	Carries	Targets	Total Yards	Total TDs	Yards per Focus	TDs per Focus
Tony Pollard	25	136	33	1005	8	5.95	0.05
Josh Jacobs	24	216	48	1484	9	5.62	0.03
Miles Sanders	25	177	18	960	8	4.92	0.04
David Montgomery	25	146	25	818	3	4.78	0.02
Raheem Mostert	30	118	26	662	4	4.60	0.03
Saquon Barkley	25	224	47	1215	7	4.48	0.03
Kareem Hunt	27	93	28	516	4	4.26	0.03
Jamaal Williams	27	177	12	791	13	4.19	0.07

Pollard is tops, by a healthy margin, in yards per focus. He’s second in TDs per focus. He has far less career mileage than any of these other options.

All of these things will likely mean at least one team is going to throw the bag at Pollard; he’ll be worth more to them than Dallas. The question will likely be what Pollard wants for himself.

TE Dalton Schultz

Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports

Injuries derailed Schultz’ start of the season, as he missed two of the first six games, had two games with zero catches and a fifth with just two for 18 yards. Since getting right, he’s returned to his 2021 pace. In Weeks 1 and 7 through 12, all games with Dak Prescott under center, Schultz has 31 catches for 292 yards and three scores. Over 17 games that’s a pace of 88 catches, 827 yards and eight or nine touchdowns.

That’s a repeat performance of his 2021 stats (78, 808, 8 TDs).

He and Prescott are simpatico, indicating what many already know that Schultz is a product of his environment and likely won’t perform at similar levels on a lesser team. But there will be good offenses looking for a tight end and Schultz will certainly have a market.

Safety Donovan Wilson

(AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)

The least heralded of Dallas’ three-safety weave, Wilson has probably been the best out of the bunch this far this season. Showing the ability to be an enforcer in the box and tackling, he’s also in the past proven to have a good first step and range in tracking the ball.

Wilson leads Dallas in solo tackles (53), is tied for fourth in QB Hits (4) and seventh in TFLs. He’s top-5 in sacks and pass deflections. Talk of a Pro Bowl appearance have cooled, but he’s playing top-notch at the position and will draw interest on the open market if Dallas lets him get there.

QB Cooper Rush

There are two factors at play here. Dallas doesn’t want to spend on a backup QB again and they likely think Will Grier will be good enough to support Dak Prescott next season. Still, Rush has been by Prescott’s side for the better part of his career.

But people aren’t going to miss the fact that, with a top offense surrounding him, Rush would seem like the perfect bridge QB for a team that plans to draft a late-first or second-round QB in April.

He will 100% be priced out of Dallas’ market come the spring, but at least that will mean a compensatory pick in 2024.

WR Noah Brown

Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports

Brown gave the Cowboys what they needed in the first quarter of the season. With Michael Gallup not yet ready to roll or take a major role, Brown was the No. 2 receiver behind CeeDee Lamb. In Weeks 1 through 4, Brown never had under 50 yards receiving and averaged 15.2 yards per reception.

Since, he’s never had over 50 yards receiving and has averaged 11.0 yards a catch. He went from 274 yards in the first four games to 110 in the last seven, including being shut out in Thursday’s win over the Giants. His star has definitely diminished as Gallup has found his footing, but he’s shown to be a great insurance policy yet again.

Kicker Brett Maher

Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports

Maher was a huge success story through four weeks and nothing has changed. He’s made 7 of 9 kicks from beyond 50 yards, including a 60 yarder he had to make twice to count. His only miss from less than 50 yards came last week, so that will be something to monitor with how fickle kicker confidence can be.

He’s also a touchback machine on kickoffs and if the season keeps at this pace for him, a nice kicker payday awaits in the offseason.

LB Leighton Vander Esch

Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports

Vander Esch is getting a lot of volume and has acquitted himself well even though it has been in non-spectacular fashion. The coverage linebacker, he’s done well in that regard, but isn’t asked to make splash plays often. He is just two tackles shy (75) of his total from last season and has a sack and a forced fumble. He’ll definitely have a market but it’s not in anyway something that is going to rock a pocketbook.

LB Anthony Barr

Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports

Even before his recent hamstring injury, Barr hasn’t been much of a standout player. He’s been solid, but he’s playing like a guy that no one broke the bank for to bring off the street until midway through training camp. Now that Damone Clark has filled in for him and provided uncanny speed (with reckless abandon, admittedly), Barr will likely be in a timeshare. That doesn’t bode well for hitting paydirt in the offseason.

DE Dante Fowler, Jr.

(Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)

Fowler has had way too many bone-headed penalties, but he’s shown that while the attention is elsewhere he can still deliver in one-on-one pass rush opportunities. He’s currently fourth on the team with five sacks on just 153 pass-rush snaps.

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