Senate Hearing on the 2017 Department of Energy Budget

• •The President requested a $32.5 billion budget for the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2017, a $2.9 billion increase over the previous year.
• •The President proposed $2.259 billion in new mandatory funding for clean energy initiatives.
• •Proposed mandatory spending includes $1.3 billion for the 21st Century Clean Transportation Plan, $674 million for cleanup programs, $100 million for university grants, and $150 million for ARPA-E.
• •The President's budget proposes paying for new mandatory spending through $3.4 trillion in new tax increases over 10 years.
• •The budget includes a $1.4 billion reduction in funding for the Army Corps of Engineers compared to previous levels.
• •The budget includes a $674 million reduction in funding for the cleanup of former Cold War sites.
• •Senator Alexander proposed eliminating the wind production tax credit to save $4 billion over 10 years to fund energy research.
• •Senator Alexander proposed repealing oil and gas subsidies to save $24 billion over 10 years to fund research and development.
• •The Senate previously adopted an amendment to double the Office of Science budget from $5 billion to $10 billion over 10 years.
• •The subcommittee plans to hold a final hearing on the National Nuclear Security Administration's budget the following week.

This hearing sets the stage for how the federal government will allocate $32.5 billion in energy funding, impacting national research initiatives, nuclear site cleanups, and the potential elimination of energy-related tax subsidies.

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.