The Senate Energy Committee held its first meeting of the new Congress. It wasted no time in discussing one of the most controversial issues the committee will tackle this session – exporting liquefied natural gas.
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President Obama proposes options to delay sequester
The across the board government spending cuts go into effect two weeks from Friday. This week President Barack Obama proposed a short term mix of spending cuts and tax increases to delay the sequester, but Republicans on Capitol Hill called it dead on arrival.
Alaska’s Congressional delegation reacts to Jewell’s nomination as Interior Secretary
President Barack Obama nominated REI chief executive Sally Jewell to lead the Department of the Interior Wednesday. It’s a Cabinet position with incredible influence over Alaska.
Murkowski introduces bill to run pipeline in Denali Park
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski is trying to make a natural gas pipeline from the North Slope more feasible.
Congress returns to debt limit battle
Just one day after President Obama’s inauguration, Congress returned to the fight over whether to raise the nation’s borrowing limit.
Congress passes superstorm Sandy relief bill
On Friday, Congress passed the first of two relief bills for Superstorm Sandy. Money for Alaska was not in it.
Senate passes disaster relief bill
The Senate passed a disaster relief bill on Friday. Included is money for fishery disasters across the country.
No deal in sight to avert federal spending cuts
There is no deal in sight, though leaders may try and push a pared back plan to avert the fiscal cliff.
Alaska provisions in a relief bill for states affected by Sandy under scrutiny
Some senior Republican senators want to strip aid for the fishery disaster.
Key provisions for Alaska at stake in Violence Against Women Act
Both Senators Murkowski and Mark Begich voted for VAWA – as it’s known in D.C. And Congressman Don Young voted for the House version, too.