Sen. Murkowski: ‘All of the Above’ Missing from DOE Budget
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today said the Department of Energy’s $28.4 billion budget proposal fails to support the kind of comprehensive policies needed to improve the nation’s security and return its economic vitality. “While the administration has repeatedly pledged to support an ‘all of the above’ energy policy, I still do […]
Energy Committee Favorably Reports Energy Secretary Nominee Dr. Ernest Moniz
Washington, D.C. – Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today announced that the committee voted to favorably report the nomination of Dr. Ernest Moniz to serve as Secretary of Energy. “Dr. Moniz could become the first Secretary of Energy who, instead of having to confront energy shortages and scarcity, instead would oversee […]
Sen. Murkowski Introduces Bill to Assist Tongass Subsistence Users
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, yesterday introduced the Alaska Subsistence Structure Protection Act of 2013. The legislation (S. 736) would limit the fees the National Forest Service (USFS) could charge owners of private cabins on National Forest land that are used primarily for subsistence purposes. “It’s wrong for the Forest Service to […]
Murkowski: Forest Service’s Attempt to Take Back Secure Rural School Payments ‘Adding Insult to Injury’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today blasted the U.S. Forest Service for trying to retroactively “claw back” payments made to Southeast Alaska timber communities under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act. At a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing Tuesday on the Forest Service’s 2014 budget request, Forest Service […]
Sen. Murkowski: Forest Service Budget Ignores Multiple Use Mission
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today said the U.S. Forest Service budget proposal was more suitable for the National Park Service than an agency responsible for managing the nation’s 193 million acres of forests and grasslands. “Management under this proposed budget is focused on tourism and recreation and ecosystem values such as […]
Wyden Grills Forest Service Chief on Timber Harvests, Secure Rural Schools
Washington, D.C. – Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., pressed the U.S. Forest Service to speed up timber harvests and blasted the agency’s baffling decision to require states to return Secure Rural Schools payments, in a hearing today. In the administration’s budget for the 2014 fiscal year, the Forest Service proposed […]
Murkowski: Suggesting Alaska Should Pay for Overdue Federal Obligations is Outrageous
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today criticized the Department of the Interior (DOI) for attempting to stick Alaska with the bill for federal responsibilities that have been neglected for decades. Under the president’s 2014 budget proposal for DOI, Alaska’s 50-percent share of revenue from oil and natural gas activity in the National […]
Wyden Statement on Interior Secretary Confirmation
Washington, D.C. – Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement following the Senate’s bipartisan vote to confirm Sally Jewell to be the Secretary of the Interior: “Sally Jewell has the brains, the experience and the drive to lead the Interior Department, and I’m glad my colleagues voted overwhelmingly […]
Murkowski Comments on ConocoPhillips’ Decision to Cancel 2014 Chukchi Exploration Because of Regulatory Uncertainty
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today said ConocoPhillips’ decision to postpone exploration in the Chukchi Sea because of federal regulatory uncertainty was disappointing but not unexpected. “I’m disappointed that ConocoPhillips won’t be moving forward with its Arctic program next year – Alaska and the nation need the energy and the jobs that […]
Murkowski Questions DOE Nominee Moniz on Support for LNG Exports
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today challenged Ernest Moniz, President Obama’s nominee to lead the Department of Energy, to be, if confirmed, a strong voice within the administration for policies that are clearly and unambiguously working to keep energy abundant, affordable, clean, diverse and secure. (Click for video of Murkowski’s opening statement) […]