WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on June 16, 2023: In an interview yesterday on Fox News Channel, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), said the United States should not be "begging for some kind of communication" with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and should instead "push back" when China berates the American government, as a senior Chinese Communist Party official did yesterday.   more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, June 13 -- Rep. Mary Sattler Peltola, D-Alaska, posted the following joint statement from June 6, 2023: * * * U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) and U.S. Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (D-Alaska), today released the following joint statement after the Department of the Interior (DOI) announced an up to six-month delay for the finalization of the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) and Record of Decision (ROD) for the proposed Am  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on June 16, 2023: U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski (both R-Alaska) this week introduced the U.S-Russian Federation Seafood Reciprocity Act of 2023, legislation that would impose a comprehensive ban on the import of all Russian-origin seafood products into the United States. Companion legislation was introduced in the House by Representatives Garret Graves (R-La.) and Mary Sattler Peltola (D-Alaska  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 14, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined seven U.S. Senate colleagues to introduce legislation to prohibit the Biden administration from banning gas stoves. The Save Our Gas Stoves Act - led by U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) - explicitly prohibits the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) from implementing a proposed rule that would impose intrusive and costly   more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 15, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined U.S. Senators Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) to introduce bipartisan legislation to support the development of innovative technologies that ensure cleaner, healthier, and safer air and environ  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on June 15, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), co-chair of the Senate Diabetes Caucus, announced that the Special Diabetes Program Reauthorization Act of 2023 passed the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) committee by a 20-1 vote. This bipartisan legislation would reauthorize and strengthen vital Type 1 diabetes research happening at the National Institutes of Health and rene  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on June 14, 2023: U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today applauded the Department of Defense (DoD) implementing the free flight home provision she spearheaded in her Don Young Arctic Warrior Act, which was included in last year's National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The provision reimburses servicemembers for the cost of one flight to their home of record during a three-year tour to alleviate har  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on June 15, 2023: U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (SCIA), issued a statement following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to uphold the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). "In a victory for Native people, the Supreme Court has fully upheld the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act. I applaud the decision and am proud to have co-led the Cong  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following statement on June 12, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) issued the following statement on the 37-count federal indictment unsealed today against former President Donald Trump: "As I've stated before, no one is above the law but every American is innocent until proven guilty. Still, the charges in this case are quite serious and cannot be casually dismissed. "Mishandling classified documents is a feder  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on June 15, 2023: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) announced today that the Department of the Interior is distributing $35.4 million to eligible local governments across Alaska through the Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program. To help offset the cost of maintaining a variety of community services, the PILT program provides annual payments to local governments in the state that contain federal lands that a  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on June 13, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) joined 22 of her colleagues to reintroduce the Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Protection Act of 2023 to address the unacceptably high number of "smash-and-grab" thefts targeted at federally licensed gun dealers by enhancing penalties for criminals who steal firearms from federally licensed firearms and ammunition dealers. The Bureau of Alcohol  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on June 16, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) applauded the National Telecommunications and Information Administration announcement of a $88.896 million infrastructure grant for Quintillion to build a multi-year subsea broadband project from Nome to Homer, Alaska. Once constructed and online, the Nome to Homer project will provide redundant middle mile backhaul capabi  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on June 13, 2023: U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is awarding $100.5 million to facilitate and improve access to high-speed internet for Alaskans in rural communities. These awards are possible thanks to the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)--and specifically through USDA's ReConnect Program, which ai  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on June 13, 2023: U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is awarding $100.5 million to facilitate and improve access to high-speed internet for Alaskans in rural communities. These awards are possible thanks to the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)--and specifically through USDA's ReConnect Program, which   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Peter Welch (D-VT) introduced legislation to reauthorize the Rural Energy Savings Program (RESP), a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) initiative providing no-interest loans to rural utilities to help communities access cost-effective energy upgrades for homes and businesses. With support from RESP, rural utilities can finance projects to electrify household he  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on June 16, 2023: Yesterday, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) introduced the bipartisan Jax Act to amend military records of women veterans who deployed alongside Special Forces in Afghanistan and Iraq to ensure they accurately reflect their service as members of Cultural Support Teams (CST). Before female servicemembers were able to formal  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on June 13, 2023: U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today reintroduced legislation to expand health care to veterans living in the freely associated states (FAS), three sovereign nations that have a special and unique relationship with the United States, and whose citizens serve in the U.S. military at some of the highest volunteer rates per capita. The bill is cosponsored by  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined U.S. Senators Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) to introduce bipartisan legislation to support the development of innovative technologies that ensure   more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, vice chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on June 15, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (SCIA), issued a statement following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to uphold the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). "In a victory for Native people, the Supreme Court has fully upheld the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act. I ap  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and seven colleagues have introduced legislation to prohibit the Biden administration from banning gas stoves. The "Save Our Gas Stoves Act" explicitly prohibits the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) from implementing a proposed rule that would impose intrusive and costly standards on the kitchen stovetops of millions of Americans. The Biden Administration is currently defe  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and chairman of the International Republican Institute (IRI), recently returned from a visit to South Korea and Japan, where he met with senior government and private sector officials about deepening the nations' trilateral cooperation on military matters, countering the aggressive dictatorships in Moscow and Beijing,  more