ICYMI: Senate Takes Up Bipartisan Natural Resources Management Act
Legislation includes over 130 public lands bills, would permanently reauthorize LWCF To watch a video of Senator Manchin’s floor remarks, please click here. Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, spoke on the Senate floor in support of the Natural Resources Management Act. Yesterday, […]
Murkowski Kicks Off Floor Debate on Bipartisan Lands Package
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, today spoke on the Senate floor to begin debate on S. 47, the Natural Resources Management Act. This bipartisan package of more than 100 public lands, natural resources, and water bills was reintroduced by Murkowski and former ENR Ranking Member […]
ENR Committee Ratifies Subcommittee Rosters for 116th Congress
The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources today held an organizational business meeting to approve its funding resolution and adopt rule changes. The committee also ratified the membership of its four subcommittees, which are as follows: ENERGYBill Cassidy, Chairman James E. RischMike LeeSteve DainesCory GardnerCindy Hyde-SmithMartha McSallyLamar AlexanderJohn Hoeven Martin Heinrich, RankingRon WydenMaria CantwellBernard SandersDebbie […]
Manchin Discusses Priorities in First Hearing as Ranking Member
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, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), discussed his priorities as ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee during the Committee’s first hearing. Senator Manchin began the hearing […]
Murkowski: Energy and Mineral Security are the Building Blocks of a Robust Economy
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today chaired the Energy and Natural Resources Committee’s first hearing of the 116th Congress, to examine the outlook for energy and minerals markets. The hearing featured witnesses from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), ClearView Energy Partners, the R Street Institute, Bloomberg New Energy Finance, and Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. After welcoming […]
Murkowski Welcomes Nomination of David Bernhardt to be Interior Secretary
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today issued the following statement after President Donald Trump announced he would nominate David Bernhardt to be Secretary of the Department of the Interior (DOI). “I strongly support David Bernhardt to serve as the next Secretary of the Interior. He already has helped the Department accomplish a great deal for […]
Manchin Statement on Bernhardt Nomination
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement on the nomination of David Bernhardt to be Secretary of Interior. “Senators have an obligation to advise and consent on the President’s nominees. Just as I do with each of the nominees […]
Murkowski, Manchin, King Highlight Urgent Need for Greater U.S. Leadership in the Arctic
Chairman Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Ranking Member Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., yesterday convened a roundtable with domestic and international dignitaries and policy leaders to discuss the opportunities and challenges facing the Arctic region. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, the co-founder of the Senate Arctic Caucus along with Murkowski, also attended the event. The roundtable focused on the […]
Murkowski Welcomes New Hires to Committee Staff
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today announced that two new counsels, John Crowther and Jed Dearborn, have joined her team at the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. She also welcomed an intern, Grant Cummings, who is assisting the committee with various projects this winter. “John and Jed bring considerable expertise on a wide […]
Murkowski Selected as Chairman of ENR
The Republican members of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee yesterday chose Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, to serve as the panel’s chairman for the 116th Congress. “Our committee has a great history of accomplishment, and I will do everything I can to keep that tradition going in this new Congress,” Murkowski said. “I’m grateful to my […]