WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, led a bipartisan delegation this weekend to Dubai for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, also known as COP28. In addition to Cardin, the delegation included Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Ed   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, led a bipartisan delegation this weekend to Dubai for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, also known as COP28. In addition to Cardin, the delegation included Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Chris Coons  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), wrote a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan outlining major concerns with the agency's proposed 'subpart W' rule   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) spoke on the Senate floor yesterday about the housing crisis in Alaska and across the country, emphasizing the importance of expanding low- and middle-income housing in rural and urban communities. Sen. Sullivan last week introduced the Workforce Housing Tax Credit (WHTC) Act with Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) to increase the supply of affordable housin  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Brian Mast (FL-21) offered a resolution to honor his colleague, friend, and long-serving Dean of the U.S. House of Representatives, the late Representative Don Young (AK-AL). His bipartisan bill would formally rename the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure's main hearing room the "Chairman Don Young Hearing Room." "I sat next to Don Young almost every day for nearly six year  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Senators Call For An Independent International Investigation Into Hamas's Use Of Rape And Sexual Assault As "Weapons Of War" U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) joined 30 of Senate colleagues in a letter condemning the inaction of the United Nations (UN) regarding Hamas's widespread sexual violence, including mass rape and mutilation, against women in Israel on October 7, 2023. The Senators urged UN Sec  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Rep. Mary Sattler Peltola, D-Alaska, issued the following news release on Dec. 14, 2023: Today, Representative Peltola applauded the passage of H.R. 2670, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024. The NDAA is considered one of the most important, "must-pass" bills in each Congress, providing funding and direction for national defense priorities. It typically passes with a wide bipartisan majority, as it did this year with 310 votes in favor. Th  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Second Hearing In Series On Fentanyl Impacts In Native Communities 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, "Fentanyl in Native Communities: Federal Perspectives on Addressing the Growing Crisis," a continuation of the Committee's oversight work on f  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- 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, "Fentanyl in Native Communities: Federal Perspectives on Addressing the Growing Crisis," a continuation of the Committee's oversight work on fentanyl. "Our hea  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), wrote a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan outlining major concerns w  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) secured several key provisions in legislation crafted to combat the opioid crisis in America. During yesterday's Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing, Senator Murkowski supported the inclusion of several critical pieces of legislation in the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communitie  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON--U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), chairman of the International Republican Institute (IRI), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) expressed concern to Secretary of State Antony Blinken about the safety of Iranian-American human rights activist Masih Alinejad in a letter sent on Tuesday. In response to the Biden administration's suggestion that Alinejad enter witness protection, the senators called  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON--U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), and 30 of his Senate colleagues this week sent a bipartisan letter to United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemning the inaction of the UN regarding Hamas's widespread sexual violence, including mass rape and mutilation, against women in Israel on October 7, 2023. The senators urged Gu  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON--U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), in remarks on the Senate floor Thursday, asked House Speaker Mike Johnson to ensure legislation is brought up for a vote before the end of January that, at a minimum, would require U.S. firms to report foreign investments that could pose a threat to American national security. The request comes after Hous  more