WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, both R-Alaska, today announced the Federal Transit Administration is awarding $131 million more in bipartisan infrastructure investments to support the Alaska Marine Highway System's operations and recapitalize portions of the fleet. In January, Senator Murkowski announced $285 million in infrastructure funding to improve the reliability and s  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, both R-Alaska, today announced the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is awarding $131 million more in bipartisan infrastructure investments to support the Alaska Marine Highway System's operations and recapitalize portions of the fleet. In January, Senator Murkowski announced $285 million in infrastructure funding to improve the reliability and service Alaska  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Representatives Dina Titus (D-Nev.) and Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.), introduced legislation today to increase direct trade between the United States and Mongolia by providing Mongolian cashmere products with duty-free access to the American market. The Mongolia Third Neighbor Trade Act would grant Mongolia this preferential trading relationship  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minnesota, chairman of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, issued the following statement on Nov. 29, 2023: * * * The Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held a legislative hearing on a bill that would reverse the Biden administration's harmful policies related to Alaskan energy production. Subcommittee Chairman Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) issued the following statement in response: "Alaska has been blessed   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Indigenous elected leaders of Alaska's North Slope criticized Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Deb Haaland and the Biden administration for failing to consult with their communities in recent decisions to lock up millions of acres of land from economic development. In a story published this morning on FoxNews.com, Thomas Catenacci reported on how Alaska Native leaders traveled to Washington, D.C. in   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- Rep. Mary Sattler Peltola, D-Alaska, issued the following news release: Last week, Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), alongside Reps. Mary Sattler Peltola (D-AK), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Tom Cole (R-OK), and Jay Obernolte (R-CA) introduced H.R.6368, a bill to assist Tribal governments in the management of buffalo and buffalo habitat and the re-establishment of buffalo on Indian land. A similar version of the bill, sponsored by the late U.S. Representative Don Young (R-AK),   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- 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 passage of a Senate resolution recognizing November 2023 as National Native American Heritage Month. "In November we celebrate Native American Heritage Month to recognize American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian peoples and the  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Eric Gettis, senior vice president for behavioral health at Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium, at an oversight hearing on Nov. 8, 2023, entitled "Fentanyl in Native Communities: Native Perspectives on Addressing the Growing Crisis": * * * Chairman Schatz, Vice Chair Murkowski, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on the issues of Fentanyl, the opioid cr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Claradina Soto, associate professor at the University of Southern California, at an oversight hearing on Nov. 8, 2023, entitled "Fentanyl in Native Communities: Native Perspectives on Addressing the Growing Crisis": * * * Chairman Brian Schatz, Vice Chairman Lisa Murkowski, and all members of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, thank you for the opportunity to address you today about the fentanyl c  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Legislation would expand life-saving safety training and research grant opportunities for the commercial fishing industry Bill Text (PDF) Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) introduced the Fishing Industry Safety, Health, and Wellness Improvement (FISH Wellness) Act, bipartisan legislation that would build upon the success of the Commercial Fishing Occupational Safety R  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON--U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.), and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.) and Dave Joyce (R-Ohio), have introduced the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act (HABHRCA) of 2023, legislation to reauthorize the HABHRCA of 1998 and to improve monitoring, forecasting, prevention, and mitigation of harmful algal blooms (HABs) and hy  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.), and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.) and Dave Joyce (R-Ohio), have introduced the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act (HABHRCA) of 2023, legislation to reauthorize the HABHRCA of 1998 and to improve monitoring, forecasting, prevention, and mitigation of harmful algal blooms (HABs) and hypoxia by requiri  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), and Representatives Dina Titus (D-Nev.) and Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.), introduced legislation today to increase direct trade between the United States and Mongolia by providing Mongolian cashmere products with duty-free access to the American market. The Mongolia Third Neighbor Trade Act would grant Mongolia this preferential trading relationship in   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and a group of senators and representatives recently sent a letter requesting the immediate repeal of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) May 5, 2023 proposed rule, which sets stringent emission standards for criteria pollutants and greenhouse gasses, a de facto mandate for electric vehicles (EVs). This rule requires that over two-thirds of all vehicles sold in the  more