WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski issued the following newsletter:
Earlier today, the U.S. Senate voted to overturn an unlawful and restrictive Record of Decision (ROD) for the Coastal Plain oil and gas program that the Biden administration imposed in December 2024. The Senate moved yesterday to begin debate on S.J. Res. 91, sponsored by Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska), before voting to pass H.J. Res. 131, from Congressman Nick Begich (also R-Alaska). The Senate moved the House resolution because it can go directly to the President's desk for signature.
These disapproval resolutions overturn the Biden administration's unilateral rewrite of the Coastal Plain program. Through its ROD, the Biden administratio...