WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) announced that she sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to prioritize federal funding to assist Tribes and organizations that work with Native American and Alaska Natives in the State of Washington in combatting the growing crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people. Sen. Cantwell's announcement came during a press conference held on the Natio  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), along with U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), reintroduced bipartisan legislation to increase support for children who have been exposed to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and trauma, including witnessing community violence, parental addiction, or abuse. The Resilience Investment, Suppo  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Co-Chair of the Senate ALS Caucus, and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate ALS Caucus, reintroduced the Justice for ALS Veterans Act alongside Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.). This bipartisan measure would guarantee that surviving spouses of veterans receive all benefits due to them. This bill was previously introduced in Ja  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Mary Sattler Peltola, D-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, both R-Alaska, and U.S. Representative Mary Peltola, D-Alaska, today applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) announcement that it has approved the purchase of up to $119.5 million worth of Alaskan Sockeye and Pacific Groundfish, which will be distributed across the country through federal food assistance programs. "USDA's purchase of Alaska s  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) reintroduced legislation that would provide for fair Medicare payments for nursing facilities in Hawaii and Alaska. The bipartisan Equitable Payments for Nursing Facilities Act, also led by Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Dan Sullivan (R-AK), will authorize a cost-of-living adjustment at skilled nursing facilities in those states to take into acco  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, chairman of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs, issued the following statement on May 11, 2023: * * * The Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs held a hearing to examine the fiscal year 2024 budget request for the Indian Health Service (IHS). Subcommittee Chair Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.) issued the following statement in response: "The IHS stated mission is 'to raise the physical, mental, social, and  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minnesota, chairman of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, issued the following statement on May 11, 2023: * * * The Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held a hearing on two bills focused on unleashing Minnesota's untapped mineral potential. Subcommittee Chairman Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) released the following statement in response: "It's unacceptable that the Biden Administration continues to look abroad  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on May 12, 2023: At a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol today, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) joined his colleagues in calling out President Biden for creating a border crisis that is rapidly escalating into a catastrophe. The conference occurred hours before the impending expiration of Title 42, an existing authority that allows the President to quickly expel individuals illegally crossing Americ  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today released the following statement as the Chairship of the Arctic Council, the world's leading forum for intergovernmental cooperation and collaboration among the nations of the Far North, passed from Russia to Norway. "I congratulate Norway on the start of its Chairship, which arrives not a moment too soon, and look forward to a productive two-year  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on May 10, 2023: U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) recently hosted leaders from five Arctic nations in Washington, DC, as part of a conference of the Standing Committee of Arctic Parliamentarians (SCPAR). Murkowski, who serves as Vice Chair of SCPAR, helped lead discussions on Arctic policy and the future of the Arctic Council--whose Chairship will transition from Russia to Norway this week. Senator Mur  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on May 12, 2023: U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), former chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), joined Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), Ranking Member of the ENR Committee in introducing legislation to substantively reform the nation's broken permitting and environmental review processes, which are currently delaying key energy, infrastructure, and transportation projects across America.   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Representative Jill Tokuda (HI-02) led Reps. Mary Sattler Peltola (AK-At Large) and Ed Case (HI-02) in announcing the introduction of legislation to ensure skilled nursing facilities in Hawai'i and Alaska receive fair reimbursements for the services they provide. The Equitable Payments for Nursing Facilities Act of 2023 would authorize a cost-of-living adjustment to the Medicare payment formula for skilled nurs  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) along with Senators Mike Lee (R-Utah), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Mitt Romney (R-Utah), and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), introduced legislation to protect multiple use policy on federal lands. The legislation blocks the Bureau of Land Management's proposed Public Lands Ru  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on May 10, 2023: U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai'i), and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today reintroduced legislation that would provide for fair Medicare payments for nursing facilities in Hawai'i and Alaska. The bipartisan Equitable Payments for Nursing Facilities Act will authorize a cost-of-living adjustment at skilled nursing facilities in those states   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on May 10, 2023: U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today reintroduced legislation that would provide for fair Medicare payments for nursing facilities in Hawaii and Alaska. The bipartisan Equitable Payments for Nursing Facilities Act will authorize a cost-of-living adjustment at skilled nursing facilities in those states to   more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: To ensure continuous support for the nation's veterans, caregivers, and their families, Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) are introducing bipartisan legislation to extend essential Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) programs and authorities currently set to expire May 11th. The Senators' Critic  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and 42 other Republican Senators sent the letter below to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). The letter expresses a collective commitment to oppose raising the debt ceiling without substantive spending and budget reforms. * * * Dear Leader Schumer, The Senate Republican conference is united behind the House Republican conferenc  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following statement on May 11, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) released the following statement ahead of the impending expiration of Title 42, an existing authority that allows the President to quickly expel individuals illegally crossing America's borders. "With the expiration of Title 42 authority today, our nation's southern border crisis is escalating into an unprecedented catastrophe. There have been more than  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: To ensure continuous support for the nation's veterans, caregivers, and their families, Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) are introducing bipartisan legislation to extend essential Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) programs and authorities currently set to expire May 11th. The Senators' Critical Health Access Resource and Grant Extensions (CHARGE) Act of 2023 would protect measure  more