Chairman's Press
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today spoke on the Senate floor about the Environment Protection Agency’s lack of understanding of Alaska with their new Emission Control Area…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today joined Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., and other Senate Republicans, in unveiling comprehensive legislation to expand domestic energy production and provide a…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today introduced bipartisan legislation to expand American offshore energy production with a revised five-year leasing plan and provide revenue sharing to all…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – What do 450,000 scientists plus thousands of miners and manufacturers have in common? They all want the “Critical Minerals Policy Act” (S.1113) enacted. Today, U.S. Sen. Lisa…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today spoke about the potential benefits of increasing the use of natural gas in the transportation sector, as well as the danger…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today reiterated her support for the Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information, and Technology Act (SECURE IT), S. 3342,…
For Immediate Release CONTACT: Robert Dillon (202) 224-6977 (Murkowski) July 13, 2012 Spencer Pederson (202) 226-9019 (Hastings) Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska and Rep. Doc Hastings, R-Washington,…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today questioned Bureau of Land Management (BLM) officials about the agency’s 40-year failure to clean up federally drilled oil and natural gas…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today criticized the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for refusing to give Alaskans more time to comment on the agency’s controversial watershed assessment…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today released the following statement about the tragic crash of a C-130 Hercules tanker from the 145th Air Wing, North Carolina Air…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today applauded the Senate’s confirmation of Kristine Svinicki and Allison Macfarlane to serve on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). “I am pleased…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today commented on the inclusion of a Senate-passed amendment in the final version of the transportation bill, which would extend the Secure…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today made the following comment on Interior’s five-year offshore oil and natural gas leasing program for 2012-2017: “The leasing plan released today…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today commented on the Inspector General’s investigation of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The report follows a letter and congressional testimony from the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today released the following response to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar’s comments from Norway about Arctic exploration: “Secretary Salazar’s participation in the Norway…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today spoke on the floor about her opposition to the Environmental Protection Agency’s new rule governing power plant emissions – the Mercury…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today welcomed President Obama’s signing of the Salmon Lake Land Selection Resolution Act into law. “The President’s signature was the final step…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today announced that the Department of the Interior is distributing nearly $27 million to Alaskan communities in compensation for taxes that could not…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today highlighted the fundamental differences between the United States and China in measuring which country is leading the race to develop alternative…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today congratulated the Bering Straits Native Corp. on its purchase of the Rock Creek Mine, outside of Nome, from NovaGold Resources. “The…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today delivered the following speech at a policy forum on the recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future hosted…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, yesterday introduced legislation to prohibit the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) from charging land-use fees for hydropower projects no longer located on…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today outlined her principles for advancing commonsense energy policies for the nation during a speech at George Washington University in Washington, D.C….
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today toured the Kulluk drilling vessel in Seattle. Shell plans to use the Kulluk this summer to explore for oil and natural…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, yesterday pitched the U.S. ambassadors of Japan and South Korea on the benefits of importing natural gas from Alaska’s North Slope during…