FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977
MAY 12, 2011 MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875
Sen. Murkowski: Increasing Access, Not Taxes, will Result in More Jobs and Lower Prices at the Pump
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today released the following comment on the Senate Finance Committee hearing on national tax policy and the oil industry:
“Today’s Finance Committee hearing illustrates the stark choice we face. We can increase taxes on the oil and gas industry and drive jobs, revenues and more of our energy supply overseas or we can provide access to America’s tremendous oil and gas resources - thereby creating jobs, generating more federal revenue to pay down the national debt and make energy more affordable for American consumers. There’s no doubt in my mind as to which is the best path forward."
Murkowski is the top Republican on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. For further information, please contact Robert Dillon at 202.224.6977 or Robert_dillon@energy.senate.gov or Megan Hermann at 202.224.7875 or Megan_Hermann@energy.senate.gov.
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