| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Alaska Newsletter for Sunday September 17, 2023 ( 9 items ) |
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'The Border is Open': Border Patrol Wife, Child Trafficking Expert, Fentanyl Mom Testify on Human Cost of Border Crisis
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release:
The House Committee on Homeland Security, led by Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN), held a full committee hearing to examine the human cost of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and President Biden's historic crisis at the Southwest border. Tim Ballard, a former special agent for the Department of Homeland Securityin the Internet Crimes Against
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Babin Weighs In on Biden's New Energy Regulations
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas, issued the following statement on Sept. 12, 2023:
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U.S. Congressman Brian Babin (TX-36) issued the following statement regarding the Biden administration's new regulations to prohibit oil and gas production in Alaska.
"Joe Biden's war on domestic energy is absurd," said Babin. "He has prohibited oil production and drilling on millions of acres of oil-rich U.S. land while countries like Russia and Saudi Arabia - who seek to disrupt our ec
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Commerce Committee Leadership Introduce Bill to Ensure Coast Guard Personnel Paid In Event of Gov't Shutdown
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2023:
U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chair Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Subcommittee Ranking Member Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), and Subcommittee Chair Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) today introduced the Pay Our Coast Guard Act, bicameral, bipartisan legislation that would ensure Coast Guard personnel rece
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Commerce Committee Leadership Introduce Bill to Ensure Coast Guard Personnel Paid In Event of Gov't Shutdown
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chair Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Subcommittee Ranking Member Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), and Subcommittee Chair Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) today introduced the Pay Our Coast Guard Act, bicameral, bipartisan legislation that would ensure Coast Guard personnel receive pay and allowances in the event of a government shutdown if the members
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Gaining Momentum, Tester Bill to Protect School Hunting and Archery Programs Gets Bipartisan Support
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2023:
U.S. Senator Jon Tester's Defending Hunters Education Act, legislation that would force the Biden Administration to reverse course on their decision to prohibit the use of federal funds for school archery and hunting education classes, is gaining significant bipartisan momentum with Republican and Democratic Senators signing on as bipartisan co-sponsors of the bill.
U.S. Senators Susan Coll
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Sen. Murkowski: Bipartisan, Bicameral Coalition of Lawmakers Calls for Reducing Exposure to Burn Pits Act to Be Included in NDAA
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2023:
Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) today joined a bipartisan, bicameral coalition of colleagues in calling for inclusion of the Reducing Exposure to Burn Pits Act in the final version of this year's National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (NDAA). The bipartisan provision, which was included in the Senate-passed NDAA, builds upon the Honoring our PACT Act and would help protect
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Sullivan To Attend First Hearing as Member of the Congressional Executive Commission on China
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- 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) will attend his first hearing on the Congressional Executive Commission on China (CECC)today at 10 am Eastern Time. Senator Sullivan was appointed to the commission by Republican Leader Mitch McConnell on July 24. Established in 2000, when the United States
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Sullivan, Hageman Introduce Bill to Hold Administration Accountable for Regressive Energy Policies Targeting Rural and Low-Income Americans
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Representative Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.) introduced legislation this week that would curtail inflationary pressures caused by higher energy costs and defend communities most at risk of energy poverty, particularly rural, elderly, minority, and low-income Americans. The Energy Poverty Prevention and Accountability Act, featured in Fox News Digital this morning, requires
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Sullivan: Biden's War on American Energy is a Gift to Our Adversaries
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) warned in a speech on the Senate floor Wednesday that the Biden administration's war on American energy "is a gift to [America's] adversaries" and weakens one of America's greatest comparative advantages - energy security.
Senator Sullivan delivered his remarks one week after the Biden administration shut down millions of acres in the National Petroleum Reserve of Alas
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