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Sen. Murkowski Statement on President Obama’s Veto of the Keystone XL Pipeline

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today criticized President Obama’s veto of the Keystone XL Pipeline Act (S.1), legislation that would approve the cross-border permit allowing for the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. “Today, President Obama said no to job creation, no to new energy infrastructure, […]

Sen. Murkowski: Interior Budget Request is Inappropriate for Alaska and the West

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee, today issued the following opening statement at the hearing on the Interior Department’s $13.2 billion budget proposal. “We are here to review the President’s budget request for the Department of the Interior for fiscal year 2016. “I’m going to spend a […]

Sen. Murkowski Comments on Interior’s Draft Arctic Regulations

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today issued the following statement on the Department of the Interior’s new draft regulations for oil and natural gas activities in Alaska’s Chukchi and Beaufort seas: “We’re still reviewing the draft regulations released today to see what impact they could have on the economic development of our vast Arctic resources. […]

Sens. Murkowski, Heitkamp Lead Coalition Urging Oil Exports to Mexico

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee, and Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., today joined with 19 of their Senate colleagues on a bipartisan letter to U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker encouraging the administration to authorize oil exports to Mexico under the same conditions established for exports to Canada. […]

Sen. Murkowski Introduces Bill to Allow Energy Production on ANWR Coastal Plain

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, this week introduced legislation that would allow limited oil and natural gas activity within the non-wilderness coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). “For more than 30 years, Alaskans have shown that we can responsibly develop our natural resources without harming the environment,” Murkowski said. “Alaskans overwhelmingly support […]

Sen Murkowski: Dept. of Energy Budget Falls Short on Fossil Energy Investment

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee, today told Department of Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz that DOE’s $29.9 billion fiscal year 2016 budget proposal falls short on fossil energy investment and ignores a true “all of the above” energy policy. “My criticism of DOE’s budget proposal is that […]

Chairman Murkowski Announces Subcommittee Members for the 114th Congress

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today announced members to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee’s four subcommittees. ENERGY James E. Risch, Chairman Jeff FlakeSteve DainesBill CassidyCory GardnerJohn HoevenLamar AlexanderRob PortmanShelley Capito Joe Manchin III, RankingBernard SandersDebbie StabenowAl FrankenMartin HeinrichMazie HironoAngus KingElizabeth Warren   PUBLIC LANDS, […]

Sen. Murkowski Applauds House Passage of Keystone XL Bill

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today applauded passage by the House of legislation approving construction of the Keystone XL pipeline across the U.S.-Canada border. The House approved S.1 by a vote of 270 to 152. “Now that Congress has spoken overwhelmingly in favor of closer energy […]

ICYMI: NEW Poll: Majority of Americans Support Crude Oil Exports

ICYMI: According to a new poll, conducted by FTI Consulting for Producers for American Crude Oil Exports (PACE), showing that a majority of Americans (69% to 25%) support “Allowing American oil producers to sell crude oil to customers in countries who are trading partners.” This poll also shows that 76% Americans believe that “Allowing American […]