Sen. Murkowski Highlights Need, Opportunity to Boost American Oil and Gas Development in Low Price Environment
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today called the current low price environment surrounding oil and gas development an opportunity to pursue federal reforms that will boost energy production and provide economic benefits across the nation. Murkowski pointed to state-level efforts in Alaska as an example of how timely policies can encourage investment and noted a […]
Sen. Murkowski Unveils Alaska: First in Energy White Paper Series
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today released a new report, The Alaska Exception: Energy and the Frontier. It is the first in a series of forthcoming staff reports entitled Alaska: First in Energy. “On the heels of passing our broad, bipartisan energy bill in the Senate last week, this is a good moment to remember […]
Stakeholder Support of S. 2012
“The Auto Alliance commends Senate passage of S.2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016. We applaud the leadership of Chairman Murkowski and Ranking Member Cantwell in crafting a comprehensive, bipartisan energy bill that contains many important provisions, including the Vehicle Innovation Act, championed by Sens. Peters (D-Mich.), Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Alexander (R-Tenn.). This provision […]
Sens. Murkowski, Cantwell Lead Senate Approval of Broad, Bipartisan Energy Bill
U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., the committee’s ranking member, today led the Senate’s approval of their broad, bipartisan energy legislation by a vote of 85 to 12. The passage of S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016, marks the first […]
Cantwell Leads Passage of the First Comprehensive, Bipartisan Energy Bill Since 2007
Washington, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) led the Senate’s passage of the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016 (S. 2012) by a vote of 85-12. More than a year in the making, the bipartisan energy bill will modernize the electric […]
Sen. Murkowski Stands Up for Alaska’s Sportsmen and Women
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today highlighted her efforts to expand and enhance sportsmen’s access by making public lands throughout Alaska and the nation “open unless closed” for fishing, hunting, recreational shooting, and other outdoor activities. Murkowski successfully included her Sportsmen’s Act and several other sportsmen’s provisions in the broad, bipartisan energy bill that passed […]
Sen. Murkowski: Alaska Will Greatly Benefit from Passage of Bipartisan Energy Bill
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today led the Senate’s approval of broad, bipartisan energy legislation that contains a wide range of provisions vital to Alaska’s future. The bill, the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016, was authored by Murkowski and passed the Senate by a bipartisan vote of 85-12. It is the first major energy […]
Sens. Murkowski, Cantwell Lead Senate Approval of Broad, Bipartisan Energy Bill
U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., the committee’s ranking member, today led the Senate’s approval of their broad, bipartisan energy legislation by a vote of 85 to 12. The passage of S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016, marks the first […]
Senate Passes Cantwell’s Yakima Water Bill, a National Model for Addressing Water Challenges through Collaboration
Watch Sen. Cantwell’s floor statement here. Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, secured passage of S. 1694, the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project Phase III Act, as part of the bipartisan energy bill that passed the Senate with a vote of […]
Senate Unanimously Approves Murkowski’s Major Lands and Water Package for Energy Bill
On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate unanimously approved two amendments offered by Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) to her broad, bipartisan energy bill. The first, to provide needed flexibility to the Alaska gasline project, passed the Senate by voice vote. The second, to add a resources title composed of 30 lands and water bills to the underlying […]