WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) expressed concerns to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) about the Albertsons-Kroger merger. The FTC is overseeing the potential deal. In a letter addressed to FTC Chair Lina Khan, the Senators identified their concerns with the possible compact, including how it would affect consumer prices, the state's food security, and Alaskan employees and   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) expressed concerns to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) about the Albertsons-Kroger merger. The FTC is overseeing the potential deal. In a letter addressed to FTC Chair Lina Khan, the Senators identified their concerns with the possible compact, including how it would affect consumer prices, the state's food security, and Alaskan employees and th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- 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 an oversight hearing titled, "Water as a Trust Resource: Examining Access in Native Communities." The hearing follows historic investments made by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflat  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, vice chair 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 an oversight hearing titled, "Water as a Trust Resource: Examining Access in Native Communities." The hearing follows historic investments made by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and In  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) cosponsored legislation today that would guarantee all branches of America's Armed Forces continue to be paid in case of a government shutdown. With Fiscal Year 2023 ending this Saturday at midnight, and no agreement between the House and Senate to fund government operations before the start of the new fiscal year, S. 2835, the Pay our Military Act of 2023, would appr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) released the following statement regarding the record-breaking number of illegal border crossings on the southern border this August. "There are no excuses for the Biden administration's disastrous handling of our southern border. The numbers released by Customs and Border Protection reveal more than 200,000 illegal encounters last month ALONE. It is a humanitarian crisi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON--U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), and Ted Cruz (R-Texas), along with 11 of their Senate colleagues, have introduced S. 2835, the Pay Our Military Act of 2023, legislation to ensure America's military service members--Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, Coast Guard and Space Force--are paid in the event of a government shutdown in Fiscal Year 2024. Wicker serves as ra  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger F. Wicker, R-Miss., ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined his colleagues Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, and Ted Cruz, R-Texas, along with 11 of their Senate colleagues, in introducing legislation to ensure America's military service members--Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, Coast Guard, and Space Force--are paid in the event of a government shutdown in Fiscal Year  more