Sen. Murkowski Introduces Reauthorization of Secure Rural Schools
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today announced she will co-sponsor a bipartisan effort to re-authorize the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act. The bill, to be introduced within the next week, will extend payments to boroughs and unorganized communities and schools in southeast and southcentral Alaska for five years, beginning […]
Sen. Murkowski Files Critical Minerals Amendment to Currency Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Dean Heller, R-Nevada, today filed an amendment promoting the domestic production of critical minerals to the Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform bill currently being debated on the Senate floor. The amendment (S. Amdt. 673) would help create jobs by addressing the domestic critical minerals supply chain in […]
Sen. Murkowski: Natural Gas is One of Our Most Promising Resources
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today spoke about the importance of exploring the full potential of America’s unconventional natural gas resources at today’s Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing. “We’ve witnessed game-changing technological innovations that have unlocked tremendous volumes of previously inaccessible natural gas,” Murkowski said. “These resources are already benefitting […]
Chairman Bingaman on Shale Gas
“Thank you for coming. The purpose of today’s hearing is to receive testimony on the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board’s Shale Gas Production Subcommittee’s 90 day report. “In recent years, a number of factors have raised the prominence of natural gas as a resource. New applications of technologies such as horizontal drilling and […]
Week Ahead: October 3-7
On Tuesday, Oct. 4, the full committee will receive testimony on the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board’s Shale Gas Production Subcommittee 90-Day Report. Witnesses include Dr. Daniel Yergin, chairman, IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates, Washington; Dr. Stephen Holditch, P.E., department head and professor of petroleum engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; Dr. Mark Zoback, […]
Murkowski: Solyndra Bankruptcy Casts Shadow on Pending Loan Guarantees
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, yesterday sent a letter to Energy Secretary Steven Chu urging him to correct any shortcomings in the Department of Energy’s loan guarantee program under the 2009 stimulus bill before taxpayers are asked to shoulder additional risk. The Department of Energy (DOE) may issue up to $9.2 billion in […]
Murkowski Touts Jobs, Debt Reduction during House ANWR Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today expressed her frustration over the Obama administration’s repeated attempts to lock up lands in Alaska by designating them as wilderness to prevent resource development. Murkowski made her comments Wednesday in testimony before the House Committee on Natural Resources during an oversight hearing on the Arctic National […]
Sen. Murkowski: Delay of NPR-A Permitting Decision Unacceptable
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, yesterday sent a letter to Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Jo-Ellen Darcy requesting a timely resolution of permitting roadblocks that threaten to derail the first oil and gas production in the National Petroleum Preserve Alaska (NPR-A). In her letter to Assistant Secretary Darcy, […]
Sen. Murkowski Emphasizes an All of the Above Energy Policy at RETECH Conference
“With the federal budget in generally terrible condition, we don’t have the luxury of simply diverting that money without finding some way to replace it. So when I consider the best ways to keep energy prices low, to create jobs, and to bolster our national security, one approach stands out. Our best path forward is […]
Murkowski: FERC Responsible for Protecting Power Grid Reliability
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 SEPTEMBER 19, 2011 or MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875 Murkowski: FERC Responsible for Protecting Power Grid Reliability FERC’s Unwillingness to Fully Analyze Possible Impact on Reliability Is Unacceptable WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today called on the Federal Energy Regulatory […]