delegation to speak with us and that is senator lisa murkowski. she serves as a member of the senate health education, labor and pensions committee as well as the senate indian affairs committee. so, senator murkowski, you could not be better placed to help give us these insights. senator murkowski, i think of one of you as one of the key leaders, people seek you out to hear your thoughts on u.s. policy toward the arctic. you fearlessly hold hear whgz the u.s. government shuts down keeping that focus on the arctic. you are someone who encourages the administration to do more and applause them when they do yet you are very clear in your analysis when you -- and criticism when you think the u.s. administration has not quite made the mark. but clearly you are tirelessly working with your other senate colleagues to tell them why the arctic matters to them. we're so delighted the senate now has an arctic working group with you and senator king from maine providing that leadership. you often talk about the arctic opportunity, economics scientific environ

delegation to speak with us and that is senator lisa murkowski. chairwoman of the senate committee of energy and natural resources. she serves as a member of the senate health education, labor and pensions committee as well as the senate indian affairs committee. so, senator murkowski, you could not be better placed to help give us these insights. senator murkowski, i think of you as one of the key leaders, people seek you out to hear your thoughts on u.s. policy toward the arctic. you fearlessly hold hearings when the u.s. government shuts down, keeping that focus on the arctic. you are someone who encourages the administration to do more and applause them when they do, yet you are very clear in your analysis when you -- and criticism when you think the u.s. administration has not quite made the mark. but clearly you are tirelessly working with your other senate colleagues to tell them why the arctic matters to them. we're so delighted the senate now has an arctic working group with you and senator king from maine providing that leadership. you of

and the group heard earlier today from alaska senator lisa murkowski. you can find that online at c-span.org. >>> it's the center for strategic and international studies. they'll be back shortly with their discussion on the health issues facing people in the arctic region. they open the form with comments from alaska senator lisa murkowski, who chairs the senate committee on energy and natural resources. we'll show you her comments as we wait for the event to resume live here on c-span 3. >> heather, thank you, and good morning to you all. it's always a good morning when we can gather together to talk about places of great opportunity. and i can of no other place on planet earth where we have more opportunity than the the arctic. as was mentioned, and as we all know, those that are focused on the area of opportunity, next week, a week from today, the united states will assume the chair of the arctic council for the next two years no now. this is truly an exciting opportunity for us. for those of us who have been pushing for some time now to really place

alaska senator lisa murkowski hopes so. she tells our own peter barnes. his report is coming after the break. ♪ . gerri: welcome back to the willis report in a moment republican senator we need an oil export ban but it's time to look at other stories in the news. navy ships will now bin accompanying u.s. commercial ships when they travel across the sea officials say the move is in response to prospective behavior in the gulf region. earlier this month there were warning shots fired near a cargo ship and also surrounded the u.s. cargo vessel friday. and finally some good into his coming out of nepal police say woman in her 20s has been rescued. earlier today a 15-year-old boy was pulled from wreckage elsewhere in the city. more than 5,000 people have died since saturday's quake. americans appear to be spending again as consumers say in march, but that news wasn't enough to lift stock after a week of earnings reports and a poor show of income growth in more than a year. and house speaker john boehner is calling on the committee to overhaul or whined down th

. >>> a press release from republican senator lisa murkowski, chair of the energy and natural resourcese quadrennial energy review a review that recommends more than $15 billion in new spending and tax credits to modernize the nation's energy fran structure, which includes millions of miles of pipelines and oil and natural gas and electricity facilities. here's the hearing. it's about two hours. >> good morning. welcome to the committee. the hearing will now come to order. we're here this morning to review the first installment of the quadrennial energy review. we call it the qer around here. we're pleased to have secretary moniz back before the committee. this is your second time so far this year. we appreciate not only the public engagement but the time that i know you give each of us as you come to either discuss issues in our offices or through your frequent phone calls. i appreciate that engagement and that reach-out. i think it's very helpful. secretary moniz oversaw the development of this report at the department of energy and again, i think many of us have had an opportunity to

. >> actually senator lisa murkowski of alaska said just that earlier this week at the conference thatl actually get traction and turn into anything? >> i didn't understand the question, again, becky. >> what you are talking about is actually something that senator lisa murkowski brought up yesterday at the conference you're speaking at today. she plans to introduce legislation later this year dealing with that. do you think that legislation will pass? >> yes. i understand now. no, she did a very good job laying it out. you know she understands the issues. and has held hearings in the senate. you know wonderful testimony was given there. so, i think it will move forward. i think it will move forward quickly. there's a house bill joe barton has introduced. we expect the senate bill out shortly. there's a lot of support for it. there's a bipartisan issue. both democrats and republicans are expected to sign on. you know so, there's a lot of different groups working on this. all the oil gas industry associations are lined up on it. you know the refinery association supports it as well. >>

focusing on climate change, maritime safety and the health of arctic inhabitants did we will join lisa murkowski and others. it is live at 9:00 on c-span3. today, the chinese vice minister of finance speaks. he will address the china economy and economic relations. "washington journal" is next. the new hampshire republican party host a leadership summit with several potential nominees. >> while in her mid-40's, she was considered an enemy by the british and threatened to take her hostage. she would become our first first lady at age 57. she is martha washington. from martha washington to michelle obama, sundays at 8:00. as a compliment, c-span's new book. presidential historians on the lives of 45 iconic american women. it is now available as a hardcover or an e-book from your favorite bookstore. >> chris young and aaron quinn. they will discuss the report on legal loop also love companies to add ingredients to food without safety reviews. later, a discussion on family leave and pregnancy discrimination. we will take your calls and you can join the conversation on face can twitter. ♪ host: congr

rob portman lisa murkowski on the republican side. it will be close and narrow. but the vote is already there for her confirmation but there is a question of, will conservative who is oppose her position on immigration drag this out because there can be a lot of time wasting goes on these votes. it may be hard to get a quick vote on this, but ultimately her confirmation looks pretty smooth at this point. >> following you on twitter. we'll find you at burgess, that is your first name, burgessevs "politico" dot-com. >> thanks for having me. >> we'll take you live back to the floor of the senate, 2:15 p.m. eastern time. we'll look at hearing on management of the state department. this is from earlier today with the inspector general before heading back to the senate, working on human trafficking and also possible this week the loretta lynch nomination. [inaudible conversations]. >> meeting will come to order. both of us are in order so we'll proceed. this hearing of the subcommittee on state department and u.s. aid managements, inusaid is entitled to improving effec

one from lisa murkowski.hether the deal proves to be good or bad it has to be presented to congress. that is what john boehner had to say. we will see if we can pull that out. my immediate concern is the administration signaling it will provide sanctions relief. congress must be allowed to review the details of any agreement before any sanctions are lifted. we will see if we go forward hear how that process pans out in terms of how members of congress expected to work and the president. here is nora in montana and the democrats line. what do you think of the deal? caller: i don't understand it. what i don't understand is on a tweet from the iranian representatives, and the iranian government, within the last two hours, they called obama a liar, and carry a liar. this is on drudge, on multiple on multiple platforms throughout. they said the deal as presented is not true. they are totally convinced obama is lying. host: let's go to the republican line in new jersey. >> thank you for this format. i think this de

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this hearing chaired by alaska senator lisa murkowski is two hours. >>> good morning.ome to the committee. the hearing will now come to order. we're here this morning to review the first installment of the quadrennial energy review. we call it the qer around here. we're pleased to have secretary moniz back before the committee. this is your second time so far this year. we appreciate not only the public engagement but the time that i know you give each of us as you come to either discuss issues in our offices or through your frequent phone calls. i appreciate that engagement and that reach-out. i think it's very helpful. secretary moniz oversaw the development of this report at the department of energy and, again, i think many of us have had an opportunity to have a little bit of discussion on this report but this morning is our opportunity as a committee to review it. in the united states, we take it for granted that when we flip a switch, the lights turn on, that our devices charge up when we plug them into the wall, that when we pull off the side of the road to fill

rob portman, lisa murkowski on the republican side. so it is going to be close. it is going to be narrow but the votes are already there for her confirmation but there is a question of will conservatives who oppose her position on immigration drag this out because there can be a lot of time wasting that goes on on these votes. maybe harded to get a quick vote on this but ultimately her confirmation looks pretty smooth at this point. >> be following you on twitter. we'll find you at burgessev and also on politico.com. >> thank you so much for having me. >>> she was considered modern for her time. called mrs. president by her detractors. and was outspoken about her views on slavery and women's rights. as one of the most prolific writers of any first lady she provides a unique window into colonial america and her personal life. abigail adams. sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's original series first ladies influence and image. examining the public and private lives of the women who filled the position of first lady an their influence on the presidency. fro