WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2023: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Wednesday is leading a bipartisan, bicameral congressional delegation to Ireland and the United Kingdom. The lawmakers will meet with officials in London and Dublin to discuss securing peace in Northern Ireland, the war in Ukraine, strategic implications of AUKUS, and transatlantic coor  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) recently welcomed U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to Galena and Anchorage on a rural and public safety tour of Alaska, highlighting the need for the Department of Justice to continue its commitment to supporting public safety and justice solutions. Senator Murkowski, who played a leading role in the 2022 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, highlig  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2023: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Wednesday is leading a bipartisan, bicameral congressional delegation to Ireland and the United Kingdom. The lawmakers will meet with officials in London and Dublin to discuss securing peace in Northern Ireland, the war in Ukraine, strategic implications of AUKUS, and transatlantic coor  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2023: U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski(R-Alaska) today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is awarding $100 million to improve high-speed internet access in communities across Alaska. These awards are possible thanks to the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)--and specifically through the latest round of the USDA's ReConnect Program, which aims to ensure high-speed  more

KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Aug. 22 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2023: U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today participated in the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) port facility in Ketchikan to host the return of the NOAA ship Fairweather--an effort Sen. Sullivan has championed since coming to the Senate. A 2002 law authored by the late Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) mandated the Fairweather be hom  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug. 23 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today celebrated a decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to not list the Alexander Archipelago wolf under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The potential listing was strongly opposed by community leaders and experts from the Alaska Department of Fish & Game, and could've had a detrimental impact on the local economy. Sullivan wrote a letter on March  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following weekly report on Aug. 21, 2023: This month, eleven Chinese and Russian ships paraded closer than ever to the edge of U.S. waters. When our two foremost foes conjured this show of force near the coast of Alaska, they sent a clear signal. They mean to strengthen their power in the Pacific and Arctic oceans. In response, four U.S. destroyers and a P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft converged on the scene and followed  more