Cantwell, Western Democratic Senators Urge Feds to Lift Sudden Suspension of Public Land Advisory Groups
WASHINGTON, D.C — Today, Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and a coalition of western Democratic senators today urged the Interior Department to lift its sudden suspension of long-standing local committees and advisory boards that provide essential community input on public land management. Their letter to Interior Secretary Ryan […]
Murkowski Welcomes Announcement of Two FERC Nominations
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today issued the following statement after President Trump sent two nominations for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to the Senate: Neil Chatterjee, a senior energy advisor to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Robert Powelson, a member of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission and president of the National […]
Cantwell Statement On Trump Administration’s Intent To Ignore Senate Vote Saving Methane Waste Prevention Rule
Washington, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) made the following statement on the Department of the Interior’s response to the Senate vote upholding the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Methane and Waste Prevention Rule: “What is now clear is that the BLM Methane Rule has […]
Murkowski Expresses Disappointment After Methane Resolution Fails to Advance
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today issued the following statement after H.J. Res 36, the Congressional Review Act (CRA) disapproval resolution to overturn the Obama administration’s “Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation” methane regulation narrowly failed to advance to full debate in the Senate. “I am disappointed that we were unable to […]
Cantwell Praises Senate For Saving The BLM Methane Waste Prevention Rule
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) released the following statement after the Senate voted to prevent the use of a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution on the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Methane and Waste Prevention Rule. “We’ve had an explosion of natural gas and […]
Murkowski: Threat Posed By EMP Attack a Matter of National Defense
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today convened a hearing of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources to examine the threat posed by electromagnetic pulse (EMP) and policy options to protect energy infrastructure. During her opening statement, Murkowski spoke to the importance of the issue, indicating it to be even more salient today for several […]
Murkowski Convenes SRS/PILT Hearing, Cosponsors SRS Bill
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, yesterday held an oversight hearing to examine federal payments to local governments provided through the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) and Community Self-Determination Act and the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program. She also cosponsored bipartisan legislation introduced today by Sens. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., to reauthorize […]
Cantwell: We Must Support Our Rural Communities
An archived video of the hearing can be found here. Watch Senator Cantwell’s opening statement on YouTube. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) announced they will introduce tomorrow a bill to reauthorize […]
Cantwell Statement On David Bernhardt Nomination
Washington, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) made the following statement on the Trump Administration’s nomination of former Solicitor of the Department of the Interior and current lobbyist David Bernhardt for Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Interior: “I am gravely concerned about Mr. […]
Cantwell, Colleagues To Perry: Renewable Energy Strengthens Grid Reliability, Improves Resiliency
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Committee Democrats Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Al Franken (D-Minn.), Martin Heinrich (D.-N.M.), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) wrote to Energy Secretary, Rick Perry expressed concern about a Department of Energy study examining […]