Things are getting interesting in the land of half term governors: Republican leaders are angry with Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) for jeopardizing their chances of winning the Senate. Murkowski’s decision to mount a write-in campaign risks splitting the Republican vote between two candidates and could cost her party a safe GOP seat. “I am bothered […]
Yesterday another attempt to raise the liability limit on big oil for spills was blocked by the GOP. Now the GOP is trying their own bill: After a third Republican block of a Democratic bill to raise the liability on oil spills, the GOP put forward its own bill on Tuesday afternoon. This one would […]
From Politico: Alaska’s senior senator blocked legislation Thursday that would have dramatically increased liability caps on oil companies, in the wake of one of the industry’s biggest disasters. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) objected to a voice vote request by Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) on the bill, which would have spiked the maximum liability for oil […]
Per her tweet, Sen. Lisa Murkowski has issued a statement. Let’s have a look – shall we? WASHINGTON, D.C. – In observance of the Veterans Day holiday, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following statement: “In Alaska we have the distinct pleasure and honor of having the largest per capita percentage of veterans of […]
The Senate Appropriations Committee has removed the earmark for the two “bridges to nowhere” in Alaska. This of course still keeps the money available to Alaska, where their Governor is now to decide how it is best spent. The following is from aSierra Club press release: The Senate Appropriations Committee removed earmarks for two controversial […]