Cantwell: We Should Focus on Using Existing Pipelines More Efficiently
Watch Sen. Cantwell’s opening statement. Download a PDF of her opening statement. Washington, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) called for using existing pipelines more efficiently and asked experts about changes in the natural gas market. Sen. Cantwell urged both federal and state […]
Murkowski Presses Admin. on Misguided, Vague Mitigation Policy
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, yesterday sent a letter to Dan Ashe, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), calling on the agency to withdraw its proposed policy on mitigation, which attempts to implement a Presidential Memorandum on mitigation released in November 2015. In her letter, Murkowski echoes concerns she raised during a […]
Sen. Murkowski Releases New CRS Report Putting Obama’s $319 Billion Tax in Perspective
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today released a new report by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) summarizing historical increases in the federal gasoline excise tax rate, currently set at 18.4 cents per gallon. Analysts estimate that the President’s proposed $10.25-per-barrel oil tax or “fee” would raise gasoline prices by between 20 and 25 cents per […]
Chairman Murkowski and Ranking Member Cantwell Announce Upcoming Hearing Schedule
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee today announced three hearings that will be held over the next two weeks. The full committee will examine the economic, safety, environmental, permitting, construction, and maintenance considerations associated with oil and gas pipeline infrastructure. The Public Lands, Forests and Mining Subcommittee will conduct oversight of the Bureau of […]
Sen. Murkowski Introduces Bill to Improve Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, in an effort to ensure that the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act continues to serve Alaska, introduced S. 3004, the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Improvement Act. The bill would settle both new and old issues with implementation of the 45-year-old law and other federal statutes affecting Alaska Native communities. “This […]
Sen. Murkowski Moves to Shore Up Timber Industry Until Transition Is Proven
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, in an effort to help the ailing timber in Southeast, introduced S. 3006, the Alaska Mental Health Trust Land Exchange Act, which would accelerate a long-proposed land exchange with the U.S. Forest Service to expedite timber to Southeast operators, while protecting important conservation areas and local trails. If the legislation […]
Cantwell, Murray Introduce Bill to Name Olympic National Park Wilderness in Honor of Former Washington Governor and Senator Dan Evans
Read the bill text of S. 3028 here. Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) introduced S. 3028, a bill to rename the Olympic Wilderness within Olympic National Park as the “Daniel J. Evans Wilderness,” in honor of former Washington Governor and Senator Dan Evans. Dan Evans served the […]
Murkowski Welcomes New Additions to Energy Committee Staff
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today announced several new and recent additions to her Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee staff. The new hires are Nicole Daigle as Communications Director, Kip Knudson and Michelle Lane as Professional Staff Members, Dr. Ben Reinke as a fellow from the American Nuclear Society, Deanna Mitchell as a Bevinetto […]
Sen. Murkowski: Federal Government’s Failure on Forest Management is Hurting Alaska
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, held a field hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee in Kenai to examine the challenges and impacts of federal regulations and wildfire management on outdoor recreation, hunting and fishing opportunities, and tourism on public lands on the Kenai Peninsula. Tuesday’s hearing follows Murkowski’s release of draft legislation […]
Cantwell Outlines Priorities to Jewell on Reforming the Federal Coal Leasing Program
Download a PDF of the letter here. Washington, D.C. – Today, led by Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), 14 senators outlined three priorities for Interior Secretary Sally Jewell regarding upcoming reforms to the federal coal leasing program. The Interior Department is undertaking a review of […]