Murkowski legislation would expedite payments to victims of Gulf oil spill

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                 CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 JUNE   10, 2009                                         Sen. Murkowski’s Legislation Would Improve Offshore Spill Response and Streamline Compensation Process   WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today urged the Senate to take up legislation she introduced in May that would speed up payments to […]

Murkowski comment on disapproval resolution vote

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                 CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 JUNE 10, 2010                                                                                   Sen. Murkowski: Public Deserved Vote on EPA Climate Regulations   WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate today voted down Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s bipartisan resolution of disapproval to stop the Environmental Protection Agency from imposing backdoor climate legislation on the […]

Safety of Offshore Oil Operations

Opening Statement – June 9, 2010   Administration Actions Regarding Safety of Offshore Oil Operations   “Today we are holding our fourth Committee hearing on the devastating oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.  As large volumes of oil continue to wreak havoc in the Gulf, our thoughts are first with the people on the […]

Murkowski opening statement at DOI OCS hearing

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                 CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 JUNE 9, 2010                                                             Sen. Murkowski’s Opening Statement at DOI OCS Hearing   WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, gave the following opening statement today at a hearing on oil and […]

Murkowski and Alexander to hold pen and pad session with reporters on June 9

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                 CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 JUNE 8, 2010                                                                                                             Senators, Murkowski, Alexander to Hold Media Availability TOMORROW   WASHINGTON – Senate Republican Conference Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member List Murkowski (R-Alaska) will hold a pen and pad TOMORROW […]

Murkowski responds to administration’s attempts to link disapproval resolution to Gulf tragedy

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                 CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 JUNE 9, 2010                                                                                                            Sen. Murkowski’s Responds to Administration Attempts to Tie Disapproval Resolution to Gulf Tragedy   WASHINGTON, D.C. —   U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today released the following statement in response to numerous attempts by the Obama administration to link […]

Media Advisory: Murkowski to lead press conference Tuesday on upcoming disapproval resolution vote

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                 CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 JUNE 7, 2010                                                                                                             Sen. Murkowski to Hold Press Conference on EPA Disapproval Resolution   WASHINGTON, D.C. —   U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, will be joined by a number of her Republican colleagues at a press conference on Tuesday, June 8, […]

The Week Ahead (June 7-11)

Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources Week of June 7-11     On Wednesday, June 9, the full committee will hold the fourth in its series of hearings regarding the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.  In this hearing, the Committee will examine issues related to the Department of the Interior’s May 27 […]

Home Star 2.0

Home Star   Generating Home-Grown Jobs for American Workers While Lowering Energy Costs for Cash-Strapped Homeowners   Sen. Jeff Bingaman, working with a bipartisan coalition of colleagues including Senators Olympia Snowe, Mark Warner and Lindsey Graham, today introduced revised legislation which will create an estimated 168,000 direct new jobs while promoting home energy efficiency.  The […]

Murkowski testifies on her bill to improve compensation process for Gulf of Mexico spill victims

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                 CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 MAY 27, 2010                                               or ANNE JOHNSON (202) 224-7875                                    Sen. Murkowski Testifies on Her Bill to Improve Compensation Process for Gulf Victims   WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, testified today at the request of Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., before the […]