Murkowski, Sullivan Commend House Passage of King Cove Legislation
U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, both R-Alaska, today released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 218, legislation to authorize a land exchange needed to construct a short road between the isolated communities of King Cove and Cold Bay, Alaska. H.R. 218 was introduced and championed by Rep. Don […]
Murkowski Welcomes Nomination of Joe Balash for Key Role at Interior
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today issued the following statement after President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Joe Balash to be the Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management at the Department of the Interior. Balash is currently the chief of staff for Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, and previously served as commissioner of […]
Alaska Delegation and Gov. Walker Urge DOI, DOT, USDA to Resolve Cooper Landing Bypass Dispute
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, and U.S. Rep. Don Young, all R-Alaska, and Gov. Bill Walker, I-Alaska, yesterday sent a letter to Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, Department of the Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, and Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao urging them to work together to resolve long-standing delays over […]
Cantwell: Cybersecurity is Energy Security
Watch video of Sen. Cantwell’s opening statement here. Washington, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) in a hearing on U.S. and North American energy and resource security announced a letter cosigned by Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Frank Pallone, Jr. […]
Committee Reviews U.S. Energy and Resource Security
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today chaired a hearing held by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources to examine the status of U.S. and North American energy and resource security. The hearing examined everything from the significant benefits that have resulted from the elimination of the domestic ban on crude oil exports in December […]
Chairman Murkowski and Ranking Member Cantwell Announce Upcoming Committee Schedule
The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources today announced the hearing schedule for next week. The full committee hearings will examine the status and outlook for U.S. and North American energy and resource security and consider various nominees for the Department of Energy and the Department of the Interior. The subcommittee hearing will receive […]
Cantwell, Senate Democrats Urge President Trump to Implement Rules that Limit Natural Gas Waste and Safeguard Public Health
Washington, D.C. – This week, led by Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), and U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), a group of 27 Senate Democrats urged President Trump to reverse dangerous decisions by his administration […]
Murkowski: New Secretarial Order Will Help Reduce Permitting Delays
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following statement after Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke issued a Secretarial Order directing the Department to hold regular onshore oil and gas leasing sales and to reduce delays in the processing of Applications for Permits to Drill (APDs). “After years of bureaucratic delay that held back and […]
Cantwell Statement On Cyber Attacks Targeting U.S. Nuclear Facilities
Washington, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) released the following statement regarding the recent cyber attacks targeting U.S. nuclear facilities: “The disturbing reports of the past 24 hours indicate that our adversaries are trying to take advantage of the very real vulnerabilities of our energy […]
Murkowski and Sullivan Introduce Package of Bills to Improve the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, both R-Alaska, this week introduced a total of 15 bills to improve the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) and ensure that it continues to serve Alaska Native residents, tribes, and corporations. “ANCSA was intended to be a living measure that would change as the needs of Alaska […]