WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Alaska's Congressional Delegation today sent a letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) requesting an 80-day extension to the current comment deadline for the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) proposed rule to impose sweeping restrictions across 13.1 million acres of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A). U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) and U.S. Representativ  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. -- Alaska's congressional delegation today sent a letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) requesting an 80-day extension to the current comment deadline for the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) proposed rule to impose sweeping restrictions across 13.1 million acres of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A). U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) and   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-- U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), co-chairs of the Congressional Arctic Caucus, released the following statements after the Biden Administration released its detailed Implementation Plan for the U.S. National Strategy for the Arctic Region (NSAR). The NSAR Implementation Plan builds upon past efforts to increase security, environmental protection, sustain  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Angus King (I-Maine), co-chairs of the Congressional Arctic Caucus, released the following statements after the Biden Administration released its detailed Implementation Plan for the U.S. National Strategy for the Arctic Region (NSAR). The NSAR Implementation Plan builds upon past efforts to increase security, environmental protection, sustainable economic develop  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today led a press conference with a bipartisan Senate delegation in Tel Aviv, Israel. Members of the bipartisan delegation include U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut), Cory Booker (D-New Jersey), Katie Britt (R-Alabama), Ben Cardin (D-Maryland), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Chris Coons (D-Delaware), Jack Reed (D-Rhode Island), Dan Sullivan (R-  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management issued the following testimony by Garrett Boyle, federal co-chair of the Denali Commission, involving a hearing on Oct. 19, 2023, entitled "Regional Commissions: A Review of Federal Economic Development Program Effectiveness": * * * Chairman Perry, Ranking Member Titus, and Honorable Members of the Subcommittee, Thank you for inviting me to testif  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C.--Today, U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) introduced legislation to promote healthy childhoods for children across the United States. The Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences (PACE) Act would authorize grants to public health entities for the prevention of negative events during childhood like violence, abuse or neglect. The public health entities, like   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded Alaska $11.2 million in Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding to help low-income households lower their energy bills this winter, and $7.9 million in LIHEAP funds to help Tribes in Alaska. LIHEAP is a congressionally funded program that provides financial assistance for h  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) introduced S. 3124, the Ensuring Representation for Survivors Act, legislation that works to ensure that all survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault have access to free legal representation, if they need it. Studies have shown that when survivors are represented by an attorney, their ability to break out of the  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Mary Sattler Peltola, D-Alaska, issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2023: Today, U.S. Representative Mary Peltola shared a letter to NOAA Administrator Janet Coit expressing deep concern over the recent NOAA Fisheries report revealing that nine killer whales were incidentally caught in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Island (BSAI) groundfish trawl fisheries this year, with just one released alive. As the issue of marine mammal interactions in commercial fishing  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, 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 roundtable discussion, titled "Implementing the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act in Native Communities," to hear directly from Tribal and Native organization leaders on Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Infla  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- 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 a roundtable discussion, titled "Implementing the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act in Native Communities," to hear directly from Tribal and Native organization  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: ANCHORAGE, ALASKA - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), in a virtual address to the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) annual convention on Friday, spoke to the strength and connection of family and cultural ties within Alaska Native communities and the value of using this unity to address vital topics and celebrate successes. Senator Sullivan is currently traveling to the Middle East with a bipartisan grou  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) joined a bipartisan group of colleagues, led by Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Ben Cardin (D-Md.), for a press conference Sunday in Tel Aviv, Israel. The senators discussed their thoughts after visiting Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. Senator Sullivan warned Iran not to widen the ongoing war between Israe  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), just hours after returning to the United States from a bipartisan congressional delegation trip to Israel, told Harris Faulkner on Fox News Channel today that he is calling on Israel to release the horrific videos filmed by Hamas terrorists. Sullivan added it is important to show the world there is no moral equivalence between the terrorist group's barbaric a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and a bipartisan group of United States Senators arrived in Saudi Arabia today as part of a larger trip to the Middle East to show solidarity and support for Israel and speak with officials regarding current political affairs and ensure stability and security in the region. The United States and Saudi Arabia have a common interest in preserving the stability, security, an  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: The Friends of Australia Caucus, led by U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and Representatives Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) and Mike Gallagher (R-Wisc.), hosted Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for a breakfast meeting with Senate and House Armed Services and Foreign Affairs Committee leaders. This was an opportunity for top congressional leaders with jurisdiction over the alli  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) have introduced S. 3124, the Ensuring Representation for Survivors Act, legislation that works to ensure that all survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault have access to free legal representation, if they need it. Studies have shown that when survivors are represented by an attorney, their ability to break out of the cycle of violence   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON--U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) have introduced the True Reciprocity Act of 2023, legislation to address the substantial imbalance in the relationship between the United States and China across a number of sectors, including diplomacy, trade, media, and non-governmental organization (NGO) activity. Specifically, the legislation directs the Biden administration to  more