WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Mary Sattler Peltola, D-Alaska, issued the following statement on July 14, 2023: * * * Today, Representative Peltola issued the following statement regarding the FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act, which passed the House 219-210: "Today I took one of the most difficult votes I've ever had to take. The defense bill on the floor today was not the same bipartisan bill that came out of committee. House leadership let the most extreme members of Congress load it   more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on July 14, 2023: U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) landed early this morning in Iceland for a congressional delegation mission. In upcoming meetings with Icelandic policy makers, the delegation plans to emphasize the importance of maintaining and strengthening U.S.-Iceland ties and the NATO Alliance. The delegation will also  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) are leading legislation to modernize, streamline, and expand apprenticeship programs to connect more Americans with good-paying jobs, meet businesses' need for more skilled workers, and grow the economy. The National Apprenticeship Act of 2023 would remove barriers and expand opportunities for employers and apprentices to participate in apprenticeship   more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on July 14, 2023: U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) today announced that an initiative she authored, the Rural Apprenticeship Demonstration Program, was included as a provision within the National Apprenticeship Act, legislation she is co-leading with U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI). The Rural Apprenticeship Demonstration Program would authorize funding to be competitively awarded for direct subsidies to  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on July 10, 2023: Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Co-Chair of the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), concluded his Eight Climate Change Tour of Denali National Park and Preserve by re-introducing his Reducing Waste in National Parks Act. Quigley led four members on a three-day tour of the Park, during which they learned about the significant impacts of climate change on Den  more

REYKJAVIK, Iceland, July 15 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on July 14, 2023: U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) have embarked on a congressional delegation mission to Iceland. The delegation will meet with host nation government officials and U.S. diplomats to discuss the importance of maintaining and strengthening U.S.-Iceland ties and the NATO Alliance. The senators will also   more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska.) and 33 of their Senate colleagues in sending a letter to President Joe Biden expressing the need for NATO allies to honor their commitment to spend at least 2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) on defense. The letter comes ahead of the President's planned trip to the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania next week. "The lack of suff  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, scored wins for Alaska in the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) and Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Bills, which were approved by the committee, and now will advance to the full Senate for consideration. In the CJS  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), vice chairman of the Committee, led a legislative hearing on - * S. 616, Leech Lake Reservation Restoration Technical Corrections Act of 2023; * S. 1898, Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project Amendments Act of 2023; and * S. 198  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) have introduced the Leveraging Integrated Networks in Communities through the VA to Address Social Needs (LINC VA) Act. This legislation enables the coordination of public and private social service resources with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities, prioritizing connections with already existing, community-speci  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 14, 2023: U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) have introduced the Leveraging Integrated Networks in Communities through the VA to Address Social Needs (LINC VA) Act. This legislation enables the coordination of public and private social service resources with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities, prioritizing connections with already existing, communi  more