WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska), and Representative Mary Peltola (D-Alaska), today applauded the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' announcement of a Project Partnership Announcement (PPA) for the Port of Nome expansion project, which includes the construction of a new deep-water basin. The PPA, which legally binds the Government and the State of Alaska to execute the project, was m  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Rep. Mary Sattler Peltola, D-Alaska, issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2024: U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska), and Representative Mary Peltola (D-Alaska), applauded the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' announcement today of a Project Partnership Announcement (PPA) for the Port of Nome expansion project, which includes the construction of a new deep-water basin. The PPA, which legally binds the Government and the State of Alaska to exe  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska), and Representative Mary Peltola (D-Alaska), applauded the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' announcement yesterday of a Project Partnership Announcement (PPA) for the Port of Nome expansion project, which includes the construction of a new deep-water basin. The PPA, which legally binds the government and the State of Alaska to execute the project, was  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (Rep.) -- The Congressional Western Caucus issued the following news release: The Western Caucus Foundation recently debuted episode 4 of "Champions of Rural America" on RFD-TV. In this episode, Western Caucus Members discuss efforts in Congress to preserve the western way of life and fight back against infringements on rural America's lifestyle such as rodeo bans. The episode highlights the great economic and social impact that rodeo brings to rural communities across the U  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator and pilot Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)--a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (CST) and Chair of the CST Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations and Innovation--met with Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun to discuss this month's horrific Alaska Airlines incident that resulted in a door plug flying off one of their 737 MAX 9 aircraft midflight. The meeting comes aft  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) welcomed the announcement this week of a new task force by the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD), in partnership with the Association of Alaska Housing Authorities (AAHA), focused on addressing obstacles to affordable housing, especially in rural Alaska. The task force is a result of a roundtable meeting Sen. Sullivan convened in Anchorage last August wi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Durbin led effort to Award Yunus the Congressional Gold Medal for His Efforts to Alleviate Global Poverty Washington (January 23, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) along with Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Peter Welc  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowskj (R-Alaska) released the following statement in response to the Biden administration's move to freeze export permits for liquified natural gas. "President Biden's 'pause' on new LNG export approvals sends the worst possible message to our allies and the world at the worst possible time. American LNG creates jobs and revenues at home, reduces emissions and increases security in co  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on reporting by The Seattle Times that Boeing improperly installed the fuselage panel that blew off the Alaska Airlines Boeing MAX 9 jet earlier this month. "Reporting by the Seattle Times that seems to show serious safety lapses and failures in the quality control proc  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) released the following statement after the Biden administration announced a pause on all pending non-Free-Trade Agreement (FTA) export permit applications, effectively banning new export permits for liquefied natural gas (LNG). "Once again, President Biden has caved to far-left extremists, choosing politics over the actual climate science, gutting the American workforce,   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON--Today, U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Ted Budd (R-N.C.) introduced the Strategically Lowering Gas Prices Act. They were joined by Senators Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), and Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.). The bill would prohibit the Biden administration from releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) until any executive orders blocking energy development on federal la  more