Story Created:
Nov 10, 2011 at 4:14 PM AKDT
Story Updated:
Nov 10, 2011 at 4:22 PM AKDT
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Environmental Protection Agency / Regulatory Overreach -Sen. Lisa Murkowski supportive of bill introduced by Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul
-Bill expresses disapproval of amount of regulation
-Says EPA is example of an agency that is overreaching into areas that government doesn’t have the authority to be in; also cites FCC
-Must balance administrative rule and law
-In recent years, rise in regulatory overreach
-“Limited tools in legislative tool box” to combat such overreach
-Agencies no longer being “judicious”
-Reducing the budget of regulatory agencies as punishment not the answer; addresses importance of regulatory agencies
-President Obama called for regulatory review, a pull-back on duplicative and unnecessary regulations
-Murkowski says Obama’s words don’t match actions of administration
-Seems only jobs being created are those in compliance/regulatory area
-Reaction from constituents: Get regulation off our backs
LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) -Anticipated regulatory roadblocks to get LNG to new Asian markets
-Alaska has been exporting Cook Inlet natural gas to Japan for 40 years
-Alaska’s geography, resources places state in unique position that doesn’t compare to other exporting states
Frankenfish -Food and Drug Administration doesn’t want to distinguish genetically-modified fish from wild fish
-Murkowski says FDA wants to “piggyback” on increased fish consumption
-Frankenfish is “messing with nature”
