From Senator Maria Cantwell:

Experts Tell Senate Committee How to Burst Energy Price Bubble

Last Tuesday, I chaired a Senate Commerce Committee hearing investigating whether market manipulation or excessive speculation is behind today’s skyrocketing oil and gas prices.

U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash), a vocal critic of the Air Force decision to give a $35 billion contract for the next generation of aerial refueling tankers to the heavily subsidized European company, Airbus, today reacted to the reported resignations of Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne and Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley.

From Senator Maria Cantwell: 

Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell chaired a Senate Commerce Committee hearing investigating whether market manipulation is behind today’s skyrocketing oil and gas prices.

Senator Maria Cantwell says climate change could have a devastating impact on the oceans and on Puget Sound. Warming water temperatures and ocean acidification could disrupt the ocean food chain and displace populations due to rising sea levels.

U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) released the following statement: