ICYMI: Sen. Cantwell Spoke on Wildfire Funding in the Omnibus
Washington, D.C. – Last night, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, went to the Senate Floor to discuss the 50-percent increase in wildfire funding included in the omnibus. She joined her colleague, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), who chairs the committee and thanked the chairman for ensuring […]
Sen. Murkowski Ensures Fully-Funded Wildfire Budget
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today highlighted her efforts to ensure that the omnibus appropriations bill included language to fully fund wildfire suppression efforts for the rest of Fiscal Year 2016. As part of her remarks, delivered this afternoon on the Senate floor, Murkowski reiterated that a long-term wildfire and forestry management bill is one […]
Sen. Murkowski: Oil Export Ban Repeal is Win for Alaska, Nation
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today welcomed inclusion in the year-end spending bill of language she has long championed to repeal the decades-long ban on crude oil exports. “Allowing oil exports is an important step forward in ensuring that our energy policies reflect our nation’s renewed abundance of resources. Not only will oil exports help […]
Murkowski: Federal Regulators Following Double Standard on Well Cleanup
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today accused the Obama administration of having a double standard in its regulation of oil and natural gas activity on federal lands. Murkowski said that even as federal regulators put forward more stringent regulations for well cleanup on National Wildlife Refuge System lands, the federal government continues to long-neglect its obligation […]
Cantwell Floor Statement on Puerto Rico
Watch Sen. Cantwell’s floor speech here. “Mr. President, I thank the senator from Indiana for his great remarks. Thank you for making them today. “I come to the floor tonight to discuss Puerto Rico, a territory of the United States since 1898, millions of residents who have been citizens since 1917, nearly 100 years. This […]
Cantwell: We Need to Act Swiftly and Decisively Against ISIS
Watch Sen. Cantwell’s opening statement on YouTube. Download the video here. Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, urged swift, decisive action to degrade terrorists’ ability to profit from oil. At a committee hearing, Sen. Cantwell heard from experts on how terrorist […]
Murkowski: Terrorism Should Prompt Renewed Focus on Energy Security
Stresses Strong Link Between Domestic Production, National and Global Security U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today highlighted terrorism and instability throughout the Middle East, Africa, and other oil-producing regions as reasons for policymakers to focus on greater domestic energy production and greater energy security. Murkowski, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, […]
Sen. Murkowski: America’s Public Lands Should be Open Unless Closed
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today spoke on the Senate floor to highlight important legislation she has sponsored to provide millions of sportsmen and sportswomen with greater access to opportunities on public lands. Murkowski, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, urged her Senate colleagues to support her Sportsmen’s Act (S. 556), which […]
Sen. Murkowski: Energy Vital to National Security
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today highlighted three reports produced during the past year by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources majority staff on the growing volatility in Iraq, the rise of ISIS and its black market oil sales, and the relationship between global petroleum outages and instability. “Understanding what’s happening when it comes to […]
GAO, Democratic Leaders: National Climate Information System Could Better Help Officials Plan for Extreme Weather Events, Prevent Billions in Damages
Washington, DC – Today, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) confirmed that, in the face of global climate change, more can be done in the United States to share useful climate data so that leaders at the federal, state and local level, as well as those in the private sector, can better prepare for future extreme […]