Bipartisan, Bicameral Group Introduces Bill to Protect Communities from Landslides
Washington, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Representative Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.-01), Chairman Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Sens. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) introduced bipartisan legislation to help local communities prepare for and respond to landslides and other natural hazards. The legislation, titled the National […]
Murkowski Highlights Need for Lands and Resources Infrastructure
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today held a hearing to continue the Energy and Natural Resources Committee’s discussion of opportunities to improve and expand American infrastructure. Tuesday’s hearing focused on infrastructure beneficial to federal lands and waters, as well as the people and communities who live near and rely on them. Murkowski opened the hearing […]
Cantwell: Investing In Infrastructure Is Key To Maintaining And Growing Our Economy
Download broadcast-quality video of Sen. Cantwell’s statement.Watch her statement on YouTube. Download a PDF of Sen. Cantwell’s letter to Trump. Washington, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) blasted President Trump’s budget proposal during a committee hearing on public lands infrastructure. “Investing in infrastructure is key […]
Cantwell, Colleagues Slam Trump’s Department of the Interior Budget
Download the full text of the letter here. Washington, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) led a letter to President Trump calling on him to work with Democrats to reverse the indiscriminate cuts in his DOI budget and make important infrastructure investments of the sort […]
Cantwell, Murray Urge Perry To Protect Hanford Nuclear Reservation Workers
Download the full text of the letter here. Washington, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.) wrote Energy Secretary Rick Perry demanding improved conditions and enhanced safety measures for workers at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington state, specifically to improve […]
Murkowski Commends Alyeska on Leadership Award
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today congratulated Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, which operates the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS), after the Ethisphere Institute chose it as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies for the sixth straight year. The award honors companies around the world for their leadership in establishing high standards of ethical behavior and […]
Murkowski: Energy Infrastructure Is Central to Our Way of Life
Highlights Critical Role in Making Energy Cleaner, More Affordable U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today chaired a hearing to receive testimony on opportunities to improve American energy infrastructure. The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources received testimony from seven witnesses who highlighted the importance of U.S. energy systems, including the electrical grid and pipelines, […]
Cantwell, Wyden Ask Trump To Defend U.S. Energy Infrastructure Against Foreign Cyberattacks
Download the full text of the letter here. Washington, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) wrote President Trump demanding urgent action to defend American energy infrastructure against potential attacks from Russia or other foreign actors. “It is imperative that we […]
Cantwell Calls for Action to Defend Our Critical Energy Infrastructure Against Cyberattacks
Download broadcast-quality video of Sen. Cantwell’s statement.Watch her statement on YouTube. Washington, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) called for action to defend our critical infrastructure against cyberattacks during a committee hearing. Modernization of the electric grid brings tremendous benefits, but it also makes the […]
Cantwell, House and Senate Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Timber Innovation Act
Download the bill text here. Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, ranking member of the Senator Energy and Natural Resources Committee, along with Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry and several of her Senate and House colleagues, reintroduced the Timber Innovation Act – bipartisan, bicameral […]