{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.murkowski.senate.gov/press/release/committee-reviews-key-interior-and-doe-nominees", "Committee Reviews Key Interior and DOE Nominees", "2017-12-05", "2017", "2017-12", "Republican", "House", "AK", "Lisa Murkowski", "M001153", "www.murkowski.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "12.05.17\n\t\t\t Committee Reviews Key Interior and DOE Nominees \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tU.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today chaired a hearing of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee to consider two of President Trump\u2019s nominees for the Department of the Interior (DOI) and the Department of Energy (DOE). The nominees were Dr. Tim Petty to be Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Water and Science and Dr. Linda Capuano to be Administrator of the Energy Information Administration (EIA).\r\n\u201cHaving these nominees before our panel brings us another step closer to getting full teams in place for Secretary Zinke and Secretary Perry, which will allow their agencies to effectively fulfill the important roles they play for our country,\u201d Murkowski said.\r\nDuring her opening statement, Murkowski emphasized the nominees\u2019 qualifications and her intention to move them quickly through committee.\r\n\u201cDr. Petty has a wealth of knowledge and expertise on both water and science issues. Once confirmed, it will mark his return to the \u2018Water and Science Hallway\u2019 at Interior, having served at DOI under President Bush. He is also supported by faculty at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, where he earned his Ph.D.,\u201d Murkowski said. \u201cDr. Capuano\u2019s broad experience in the energy and technology industries and robust work history makes her well qualified to be at the helm of the Energy Information Administration. I am confident that both of our nominees are well positioned for these roles, and it is certainly my hope to move their nominations quickly through committee to full Senate confirmation.\u201d\r\nThe Energy and Natural Resources Committee has favorably reported a total of 18 nominees, four of whom continue to await confirmation by the full Senate.\r\nMurkowski is chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. An archived video and witness testimony from today\u2019s hearing are available on the committee\u2019s website. Click\u00a0here\u00a0and\u00a0here\u00a0to view both rounds of her questions for the nominees.\u00a0\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n    \n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n     \n\t\n \n\t\n    \n    \n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t  \n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.murkowski.senate.gov/press/release/committee-reviews-key-interior-and-doe-nominees"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7501421496272087, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}