Murkowski Morning Meeting For Tuesday, July 28, 2015

What DC is Reading

• The Hill: New Energy Policies Needed to Respond to Changing Landscape
• Roll Call: Despite White House’s Iran Blitz, Democrats Can’t Sell Iran Deal
• Wall Street Journal: The Syria Sham and the Iran Deal

U.S. Senate Events

New Energy Policies for New Opportunities

Alaskan Impact: There’s many Alaska-related provisions in the bipartisan Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 like protecting grid reliability, streamlining the approval process for projects like the Alaska LNG pipeline, and clarifying state eligibility for the federal energy loan guarantee program. Senator Murkowski has also ensured that it will promote the development of hydropower, biomass, methane hydrates, geothermal, marine hydrokinetic, and other resources in Alaska. Today the Senate Energy Committee began its consideration of the first comprehensive energy bill in almost a decade.

6:00a.m. AKDT

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Hearing

Topic: Full Committee Markup of the “Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015.”

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Senator Murkowski speaks to the need for new, updated energy policies.

Watch the entire hearing by clicking here.

U.S. House Events

America’s Arctic Future

Alaskan Impact: Senator Murkowski is the leading advocate on Capitol Hill for investment in Arctic infrastructure—including filling the critical need for Arctic-capable icebreakers. Today the House Transportation Committee reviewed the National Icebreaker Fund Act of 2015, to explore new and creative ways to fund the construction of much-needed icebreakers.

6:00a.m. AKDT

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Hearing

Topic: Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Hearing on H.R.1684, the “Foreign Spill Protection Act”; and the “National Icebreaker Fund Act of 2015.”

Witnesses:

• Gary Rasicot, Director of Marine Transportation Systems, U.S. Coast Guard
• Mary Landry, Director of Incident Management and Preparedness, U.S. Coast Guard
• Karen Van Dyke, Director of Positioning, Navigation and Timing and Spectrum Management, Transportation Department’s Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
• Martin Faga, Former CEO of the MITRE Corporation and Former Assistant Secretary of the Air Force
• Charles Schue, President and CEO of UrsaNav

Watch the entire hearing by clicking here.