Chair's News

October 2015

Oct 27
Cantwell: ‘You Can’t Just Pollute the Environment and Run’
Oct 22
Cantwell: Congress and the Administration Must Work Quickly to Coordinate a Federal Response to Puerto Rico’s Debt Crisis
Oct 20
Cantwell: These Six Nominees Are Well-Qualified and Should Be Confirmed
Oct 20
Cantwell Garners Commitments on Nuclear Waste, Advanced Materials Manufacturing from the Department of Energy Nominees
Oct 15
Cantwell, McMorris Rodgers Hold Fire Roundtable to Identify Solutions for Rural Communities
Oct 14
TODAY: Cantwell, McMorris Rodgers Hold Fire Roundtable
Oct 8
Sen. Cantwell Takes Action to Permanently Reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund; Requests Passage but Republicans Object
Oct 8
Cantwell: Smart Drought Policy Required
Oct 7
Senate Democrats Seek Action to Reauthorize, Fully Fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund
Oct 7
Senate Democrats Urge Commitment from Leader McConnell to Bring Permanent Reauthorization that Fully Funds the Land and Water Conservation Fund to the Senate Floor
Today, a group of Senate Democratic leaders including U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, sent a letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell urging him to schedule consideration of a bipartisan bill that would permanently reauthorize and fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF).