Cantwell Addresses Inadequate Response To Humanitarian Crisis In Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands
Senator Cantwell’s full opening remarks can be found here. Washington, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) in a hearing, called for greater federal government participation in recovery efforts in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands During the hearing, Senator Cantwell said, “It has been […]
Cantwell: GOP Must Abandon Plan To Turn Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Into An Oil Field
Watch the entire event with Senator Cantwell here. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), and Senators Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Tom Udall (D-N.M.), and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), held a press conference in response to Senator Murkowski’s bill that changes the primary purpose of the Arctic […]
Alaska Delegation Welcomes Joint Development Agreement to Advance Alaska LNG Project
U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Rep. Don Young, all R-Alaska, today issued the following statement after the State of Alaska, the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC), China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec), CIC Capital Corporation (CIC Capital), and the Bank of China (BOC) announced the signing of a joint development agreement to advance […]
Alaska Delegation Takes Next Step to Open Alaska’s 1002 Area
U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Rep. Don Young, all R-Alaska, and Alaska Gov. Bill Walker today issued the following statements after the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources released budget reconciliation legislation to open a small part of the non-wilderness portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), known as the “1002 […]
Murkowski Releases Chairman’s Mark to Meet FY2018 Budget Instruction
Generates Over $1 Billion in Revenues Over First 10 Years to Reduce Federal Deficit U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today released reconciliation legislation pursuant to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee’s instruction to raise $1 billion in federal revenues in H. Con. Res. 71, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2018. […]
Sen. Murkowski Leads CODEL to Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, this past weekend led a congressional delegation to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to assess damages in the hurricane ravaged islands and ongoing recovery efforts. The delegation also held discussions with local leaders on how to restore power expeditiously and rebuild a stronger, more sustainable electric grid. Joining […]
Cantwell, Colleagues Oppose Delay of BLM Waste Prevention Rule, Urge Zinke to Save Taxpayer Money and Protect Public Health
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Jared Polis (D-Colo.) and Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) led a bicameral group of 81 lawmakers in urging Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke not to suspend or unlawfully delay implementation of […]
Alaska Delegation: Now is the Right Time to Open Alaska’s 1002 Area
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today chaired a hearing focused on the potential for oil and gas development in the non-wilderness portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), known as the “1002 Area” or Coastal Plain, to meet the $1 billion budget reconciliation instruction the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee received last week […]
Cantwell To GOP: Kill Your Dishonest Plan To Drill In The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Watch Senator Cantwell’s Full Remarks Here. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), in a hearing on the GOP’s latest attempt to sell out the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to the oil industry, exposed the dishonest Republican argument that drilling would generate enough revenue to […]
Cantwell To Zinke: Is Drilling Compatible With Preserving The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge?
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), wrote to Secretary Zinke questioning his position on drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The full letter can be read below and found here: Dear Secretary Zinke, As you know, Republicans are devising a scheme to open […]