Cantwell Applauds U.S. Forest Service for its Efforts to Conserve, Revitalize and Increase Public Access in Budget Hearing
Cantwell: ‘This budget not only improves the health of our land but also demonstrates a strong commitment to the full range of the National Forests’ ecosystem services. I believe the President’s budget is a strong proposal that will enable the Forest Service to fulfill its motto of “caring for the land and serving the people.’ […]
Cantwell Supports DOI Budget Balance Between Energy Production And Environmental Protection
Transcript and Video: Ranking Member Cantwell’s Opening Statement on DOI’s 2016 FY Budget View Sen. Cantwell’s opening statement here Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, (D-Wash.) ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, expressed her support of the president’s proposed FY 2016 budget during a full committee hearing with […]
Cantwell: Keystone Legislation Would Have Been A Rubber Stamp By Congress For A Special Interest
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, (D-Wash.) ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, applauded President Obama’s veto of legislation that would have authorized construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline. “I’m glad the president of the United States has vetoed this legislation that would have been a rubber stamp by […]
Cantwell Votes Against Cloture on Keystone XL Pipeline
Video: Watch Ranking Member Cantwell’s floor speech Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, voted against proceeding to a final vote on approving the Keystone XL pipeline. In a floor speech prior to the vote, Sen. Cantwell urged her colleagues not to short-circuit […]
Cantwell on Keystone XL: Protect public interests, not special interests
Video from Ranking Member Cantwell’s floor speech: TransCanada ‘circumventing the rules on the books’ Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, urged her colleagues not to support a Keystone XL Pipeline bill that would allow the TransCanada Corporation to circumvent a federal review […]
Cantwell Calls for More Resources for Hanford Cleanup, Investment in Critical Research, and Funding for Grid Modernization in Budget Hearing
Transcript and Video: Ranking Member Cantwell’s Opening Statement on DOE’s 2016 FY Budget View Sen. Cantwell’s opening statement here WAshington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, expressed her support of the president’s proposed FY 2016 budget during a full committee hearing with […]
Senator Cantwell Votes Against Bill to Approve the Keystone XL Pipeline
Video from Ranking Member Cantwell’s floor speech Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, voted against legislation that would approve the Keystone XL Pipeline. In a floor speech, Sen. Cantwell said she was concerned about a deal to help a special interest. She also […]
Sens. Murkowski, Heinrich Announce Growing Bipartisan Support for Sportsmen’s Act
U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) today announced 12 new Republican and Democratic cosponsors to the Bipartisan Sportsmen’s Act of 2015. The Bipartisan Sportsmen’s Act, which was introduced last month, includes a broad array of bipartisan measures to enhance opportunities for hunters, anglers, and outdoor recreation enthusiasts, reauthorize key conservation programs, improve […]
Sen. Murkowski Questions Forest Service’s Commitment to Rural Communities
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today criticized U.S. Forest Service Chief Thomas Tidwell’s 2016 budget request for its lack of willingness to actively manage federal forests for the benefit of those communities impacted by forestry lands. Murkowski, the committee’s chairman, pointed to her home state of Alaska, where the actions of the Forest Service have […]
Sen. Murkowski: Interior Secretary Continues to Fail King Cove
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today expressed shock and disbelief at Interior Secretary Sally Jewell’s continued failure to protect the health and safety of the people of King Cove, Alaska. Jewell blocked a land exchange in 2013 that would have provided community residents with reliable access to medical care in emergency situations, and has done […]