Murkowski, Gates Highlight Importance of Energy Innovation
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today convened a meeting with Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, philanthropist, and investor, to discuss the importance of energy innovation. The two were joined by Sens. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., Susan Collins, R-Maine, Mark Kirk, R-Ill., and Rob Portman, R-Ohio. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee ChairmanLisa Murkowski meets with Mr. […]
Sen. Murkowski Questions Administration on Mexico Oil Swaps
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today sent a letter to Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker asking whether any oil exchanges with Mexico have actually been approved, months after the Administration announced in August it would allow such transactions. Murkowski, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, proposed “swaps” or exchanges of American light […]
Murkowski: Action Needed to Fix Puerto Rico’s Financial Crisis
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today convened the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee to examine Puerto Rico’s financial crisis. The committee received testimony on actions that could be taken and structural reforms that could be implemented – at the local and federal levels – to resolve the crisis in Puerto Rico. Click here to […]
Cantwell: Congress and the Administration Must Work Quickly to Coordinate a Federal Response to Puerto Rico’s Debt Crisis
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, called for a coordinated federal response to developing a plan to stabilize Puerto Rico’s finances and restore economic growth. During a committee hearing, Sen. Cantwell called for a recovery plan that both balances changes in federal […]
Cantwell Garners Commitments on Nuclear Waste, Advanced Materials Manufacturing from the Department of Energy Nominees
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, questioned nominees to the Department of Energy (DOE) on nuclear waste issues and advanced materials manufacturing at a hearing on their nominations. In total, there are six nominees, including Dr. Cherry Ann Murray, to be Director […]
Sen. Murkowski Presses Interior Nominee on Department’s Rejection of Arctic Leasing
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today convened an Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to consider six nominees for the Department of Energy and Department of the Interior. Murkowski used her opening statement to lay out a litany of anti-Alaska actions by Interior, expressing frustration with those decisions and observing that the department is “destroying […]
Cantwell: These Six Nominees Are Well-Qualified and Should Be Confirmed
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, urged confirmation of six nominees to offices within various agencies. The nominees include Cherry Ann Murray, to be Director of the Office of Science at the Department of Energy; Victoria Marie Baecher Wassmer, to be Under […]
Murkowski: Interior Attempting to Shut Down Arctic Development for Decades
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today issued the following statement after the Department of the Interior announced its rejection of Shell Alaska’s request to extend its leases off of Alaska’s northern coast and the cancellation of future leases sales in the region. “This is a stunning, short-sighted move that betrays the Interior Department’s commitments to […]
Cantwell, McMorris Rodgers Hold Fire Roundtable to Identify Solutions for Rural Communities
Washington, D.C. –– Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.-05) convened a roundtable of local stakeholders in Spokane to discuss lessons learned from this summer’s wildland fires in the Washington state. Across the state, communities were hit by one […]
TODAY: Cantwell, McMorris Rodgers Hold Fire Roundtable
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.-05) will host a joint roundtable discussion with a wide range of experts who were on the ground during recent wildland fires. Across Eastern Washington, communities were hit by the […]