DOE’s Implementation of Recovery Act
DOE’s Implementation of Recovery Act HEARING STATEMENT OF CHAIRMAN BINGAMAN March 4, 2010 “Thank you all for coming here today to give us your thoughts on the progress the Department has made in implementing the Recovery Act, in the year since it was passed. This is an important effort — both to create high quality […]
Murkowski Votes to Advance Persily as Gasline Coordinator
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 MARCH 3, 2010 or ANNE JOHNSON (202) 224-7875 Murkowski Votes to Advance Persily as Gasline Coordinator WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today applauded the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee vote to advance Larry Persily’s nomination to be […]
Bipartisan Bill Boosts Energy Efficiency
Bipartisan Bill Boosts Energy Efficiency March 3, 2010 Today, Chairman Bingaman, Ranking Republican Murkowski and Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) introduced a bipartisan bill (S. 3059) to boost the national energy efficiency standards for a host of energy-intensive consumer products, including air conditioners, furnaces, street lights and heat pumps. This legislation – the National […]
Creating Jobs, Improving Homes, Saving Money
Home Star Creating Jobs While Making Our Homes More Energy Efficient President Obama today promoted a new program to combine home energy efficiency and job growth, called Home Star. Chairman Bingaman, working with colleagues including Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), today released the draft text of […]
Murkowski Announces Sealaska Lands Bill Meetings
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 FEBRUARY 26, 2010 or ANNE JOHNSON (202) 224-7875 Sen. Murkowski Announces Sealaska Lands Bill Meetings WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today announced a series of town meetings on the Sealaska lands bill to be held on […]
The Week Ahead (March 1-5)
The Week Ahead on Senate Energy & Natural Resources Week of March 1-5 On Wednesday, March 3, the full committee will consider the President’s proposed budget for FY 2011 for the Department of the Interior and will welcome Secretary K en Salazar as its witness. For Chairman Bingaman’s views on this budget request, click […]
Sen. Murkowski Applauds House Disapproval Resolution
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 FEBRUARY 26, 2009 or ANNE JOHNSON (202) 224-7875 Sen. Murkowski Applauds House Disapproval Resolution WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, applauds the introduction of a resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives to disapprove the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) […]
Murkowski calls for action to help Tongass timber industry
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 FEBRUARY 24, 2010 or ANNE JOHNSON (202) 224-7875 Sen. Murkowski Calls for Action to Help Tongass Timber Industry WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today called on the U.S. Forest Service to take immediate action to help Southeast Alaska […]
Sen. Murkowski: EPA Delay Still Ignores Economic Consequences
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 FEBRUARY 22, 2010 or ANNE JOHNSON (202) 224-7875 Sen. Murkowski: EPA Delay Still Ignores Economic Consequences WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today released the following statement regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s announcement that it will adopt greenhouse gas […]
Sen. Murkowski: Disapproval Resolution Best Safeguard to Economy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 FEBRUARY 22, 2009 or ANNE JOHNSON (202) 224-7875 Sen. Murkowski: Disapproval Resolution Best Safeguard to Economy WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today released the following statement on Democratic senators’ letter to the Environmental Protection Agency regarding the […]