Murkowski Welcomes First Step on New Offshore Leasing Plan
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today issued the following statement after President Donald Trump announced that the Department of the Interior has taken the first step toward a new Five-Year Program for Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) energy development. “I’m pleased the administration has wasted no time in starting the process for a new and better […]
Sen. Murkowski: Alaska Will Greatly Benefit from Bipartisan Energy and Natural Resources Bill
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, this week introduced S. 1460, the Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017 (ENRA), as the successor to her broad, bipartisan bill from the last Congress. This new measure will help Alaskans produce more energy, pay less for energy, facilitate needed infrastructure, boost the innovation of new technologies, and protect […]
Senators Cantwell and Murkowski Introduce Broad, Bipartisan Energy and Natural Resources Bill
Washington, D.C. – Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Chairman of the committee Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), this week introduced S. 1460, the Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017 (ENRA). The bill is the successor to their broad, bipartisan legislation from the previous Congress and was placed […]
Cantwell Statement On Rich Glick’s Nomination For FERC Commissioner
Washington, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) made the following statement regarding President Trump’s nomination of Rich Glick to serve as commissioner at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC): “Rich Glick has had an accomplished career working on many of the cutting-edge issues associated with […]
Senators Murkowski and Cantwell Introduce Broad, Bipartisan Energy and Natural Resources Bill
U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., the committee’s ranking member, this week introduced S. 1460, the Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017 (ENRA). The bill is the successor to their broad, bipartisan legislation from the previous Congress and was placed directly on the […]
Cantwell to Trump: Recent Cyber Attacks Show We Need A Strategy To Protect Our Energy Infrastructure Now
Washington, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) released the following statement after yesterday’s major ransomware attack in at least 65 countries. “These recent attacks are another sign that we must improve the cyber security of our energy networks. The Trump Administration has been dragging their feet […]
Murkowski Statement on Commissioner Honorable’s Upcoming Departure from FERC
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today issued the following statement after Commissioner Colette Honorable announced that her final day at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) will be June 30, 2017. “Commissioner Honorable has served with distinction. While I did not agree with her on every issue, she has been an outstanding regulator, and I […]
Cantwell Statement On PILT Funding For Washington State
Washington, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) made the following statement on Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke’s announcement that 37 local governments in Washington will receive $21.3 million in Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) funding for 2017: “This is an encouraging step forward […]
Hirono, Cantwell Lead Call to Fire “Bigoted, Misogynistic” Department of Energy Appointee
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) called on Secretary of Energy Rick Perry to fire William Bradford, who was recently appointed to lead the Department of Energy’s Office of Indian Energy. After his appointment, the Washington Post exposed his record […]
Cantwell Statement On New Report From The Natural Resources Defense Council
Washington, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) responded to a report, Advancing Part “Baseload” to a Flexible Grid: How Grid Planners and Power Markets Are Better Defining System Needs to Achieve a Cost-Effective and Reliable Supply Mix. “This report makes it clear that President Trump […]