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Ranking Member Cantwell Statement On Trump Administration DOE Budget Proposal

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) released the following statement regarding the Trump Administration’s 2018 Budget proposal: “Numbers in a budget are not just numbers. They represent the values that we hold as a country. The Trump budget proposal for the Energy Department falls woefully short […]

Cantwell, Shaheen to Energy Dept., SBA: End Delay of Innovation R&D to Small Businesses

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the lead Democrat on the Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship are asking the leaders of the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Small Business Administration (SBA) to explain the delay in […]

Murkowski: Bernhardt is Well-Qualified, Deserves Swift Confirmation

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today chaired the nomination hearing for President Trump’s choice for Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Interior (DOI), David Bernhardt. In her opening statement, Murkowski expressed her support of Mr. Bernhardt’s nomination to be Deputy Secretary and recognized his substantive knowledge of the challenges Alaska and western states face […]

Chairman Murkowski and Ranking Member Cantwell Announce Upcoming Nomination Hearing

**PLEASE NOTE THE TIME CHANGE** The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources will hold a nomination hearing on Thursday, May 25, 2017 at 9:45 a.m. EDT in Room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC. The purpose of this hearing is to consider the nominations of: Mr. Dan Brouillette to be the Deputy Secretary of […]

Cantwell Calls On David Bernhardt To Permanently Recuse Himself From His Corporate Clients

Watch video of Sen. Cantwell’s opening statement and questions to David Bernhardt here.   Washington, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) questioned the Trump Administration’s nominee for the Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Interior, David Bernhardt.  The Interior Deputy Secretary is responsible for […]

Cantwell, Colleagues To Perry: We Expect No Less Than Full Compliance With The Law

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and 27 senators in a letter to Energy Secretary Rick Perry communicated their view that the Secretary must comply with the law by awarding and releasing research and development funds according to Congress’s direction. In the letter the […]

Murkowski Announces Promotions and Additions to Energy Committee Staff

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today announced several recent promotions and additions to her Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee staff. The promotions are Severin Wiggenhorn to Senior Counsel, Brianne Miller to Senior Professional Staff and Energy Policy Advisor, Annie Hoefler to Professional Staff Member, Melissa Enriquez to Executive Assistant, and Jason Huffnagle to Digital […]

TODAY: Cantwell Visits Hanford

RICHLAND, WA – Today, Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) visited the Hanford Site to receive a briefing on the recent tunnel collapse. ““This tunnel collapse has everyone working together. DOE, the state and the Hanford workforce are monitoring the site and taking an aggressive plan of action,” said […]