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Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) urged the U.S. Department of the Interior to ensure a fair return to taxpayers now that the comment period has closed…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Al Franken (D-Minn.) called on the U.S. Environmental Protection…
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, (D-Wash.) ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, heard testimony from several of the nation’s leading experts on energy…
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, (D-Wash.) ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, heard testimony from Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz on the agency’s…
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) introduced legislation to permanently authorize and fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), which conserves…
Senator: ‘We have serious challenges that we need to address in a shorter amount of time than it took us to get to this place. We need to find more…
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) today announced that the U.S. Forest Service has agreed to hold additional listening sessions on the proposed Northwest Forest Plan, including some…
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, commended the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) announcement to pursue separate…
Senator: ‘As we consider whether this export ban is still the right policy, we should consider the potential effects on price, transportation safety and energy security.’ Transcript and Video: Ranking…
Senator: ‘We need to invest in American technology and innovation to increase grid efficiency and security while lowering consumer costs’ Transcript and Video: Ranking Member Cantwell’s Opening Remarks on the…
Cantwell: Fully funding LWCF is ‘best thing we can do’ to protect open space and wildlife habitat for sportsmen and outdoor recreation Transcript and Video: Ranking Member Cantwell’s Opening…
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, (D-Wash.) ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement urging her Senate colleagues not to override…
Cantwell: ‘This budget not only improves the health of our land but also demonstrates a strong commitment to the full range of the National Forests’ ecosystem services. I believe the…
Transcript and Video: Ranking Member Cantwell’s Opening Statement on DOI’s 2016 FY Budget View Sen. Cantwell’s opening statement here Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, (D-Wash.) ranking…
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, (D-Wash.) ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, applauded President Obama’s veto of legislation that would have authorized construction…
Video: Watch Ranking Member Cantwell’s floor speech Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, voted against proceeding to…
Video from Ranking Member Cantwell’s floor speech: TransCanada ‘circumventing the rules on the books’ Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Energy…
Transcript and Video: Ranking Member Cantwell’s Opening Statement on DOE’s 2016 FY Budget View Sen. Cantwell’s opening statement here WAshington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), ranking…
Video from Ranking Member Cantwell’s floor speech Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, voted against legislation that would…
“Thank you, Madam Chairman. Congratulations on your new chairmanship. “This is the second time I get to call a Murkowski chair of this committee. I am sure your father is…
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., Chair of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, today applauded the confirmation of two nominees to serve in the Department of Energy….