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10.17.11

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today released the following comment regarding a federal judge’s ruling on the listing of the polar bear under the Endangered Species Act…

10.05.11

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…

10.04.11

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…

10.04.11

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…

09.23.11

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…

09.21.11

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…

09.21.11

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…

09.20.11

“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…

09.19.11

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…

09.15.11

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 SEPTEMBER 15, 2011                                            MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875                                    Murkowski Welcomes New Report on Domestic Oil and Gas Resources…

09.15.11

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 SEPTEMBER 15, 2011                                            MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875                                    Sen. Murkowski: Energy Technologies Need to be Cost Competitive “Our economy…

09.12.11

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                 CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 SEPTEMBER 12, 2011                                        or MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875                               Murkowski: Preemptive Veto Would Trample Scientific Process    WASHINGTON, D.C. –…

09.08.11

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                 CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 SEPTEMBER 8, 2011                                               MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875                                    Murkowski Welcomes Report on Spurring Energy and Job Creation  …

09.08.11

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 SEPTEMBER 8, 2011                                              MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875                                                Sen. Murkowski Calls on EPA to Address Electricity Reliability Concerns…

08.23.11

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                     CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 AUGUST 23, 2011                                                                                                                   or MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875 Murkowski Comments On Federal – Industry Agreement   WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa…

08.15.11

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 AUGUST 15, 2011                                                   MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875                                                Sen. Murkowski: Federal Jurisdiction Limited on State Waters Conflicts with…

08.12.11

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 AUGUST 12, 2011                                              or MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875        Murkowski: Law Clear on No More Wilderness in Alaska USFWS Conservation…

08.04.11

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 AUGUST 4, 2011                                                     MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875                                                Sen. Murkowski Welcomes Conditional Approval of Beaufort Sea Plan  …

08.03.11

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                 CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 AUGUST 3, 2011                                                      MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875                                                Murkowski: FERC Responses Raise New Concerns About Reliability…

08.03.11

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 AUGUST 3, 2011                                                     MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875                                                Murkowski Applauds SAFE Report on Directional Drilling in ANWR Report…

08.02.11

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                 CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 AUGUST 2, 2011                                                      MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875                                                Sen. Murkowski Comments on Approval of Southeast Mining…

07.28.11

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 JULY 28, 2011                                                         MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875                                                Sen. Murkowski: Bill Allows Natives to Continue Traditional Harvest  …

07.25.11

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                 CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 JULY 22, 2011                                                          MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875                                                Sen. Murkowski Expects Shell, ConocoPhillips Plans to Move Forward EPA…

07.21.11

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                     CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 JULY 21, 2011                                                             MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875                                                Sen. Murkowski: Safety, Production, Revenue Sharing must be Addressed…

07.19.11

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                 CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977 JULY 19, 2011                                                          MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875                                                Sen. Murkowski: Did Administration Violate Iran Sanctions   WASHINGTON, D.C….