WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Mary Sattler Peltola, D-Alaska, issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Representative Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) and U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) today announced that they have passed along their recommendation for Julie Kitka to serve as the Denali Commission Federal Co-Chair. If approved, Kitka would replace Jocelyn Fenton who started serving in the role of Interim Federal Co-Chair on March 6, 2024. "Julie Kitka is a fo  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- 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 announced that they have passed along their recommendation for Julie Kitka to serve as the Denali Commission Federal Co-Chair. If approved, Kitka would replace Jocelyn Fenton who started serving in the role of Interim Federal Co-Chair on March 6, 2024. "Alaskans know what Julie Kitka can deliver   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) and Representative Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) today announced that they have passed along their recommendation for Julie Kitka to serve as the Denali Commission Federal Co-Chair. If approved, Kitka would replace Jocelyn Fenton who started serving in the role of Interim Federal Co-Chair on March 6, 2024. "Alaskans know what Julie Kitka can deliver when sh  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) welcomed the United States Department of Transportation's announcement of over $50 million in grants for the state of Alaska through the Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-saving Transportation (PROJECT) program. These grants are part of the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act, and aim to bolster community resi  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Montana, issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: Today, Congressman Ryan Zinke announced the passage of H.R. 6493, the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act, a comprehensive, bicameral legislation package that includes Zinke's bipartisan Gateway Communities and Recreation Enhancement Act introduced with Alaska Congresswoman Mary Peltola in May 2023. The Gateway Communities and Recreation Enhancement Act increa  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a total award of $6,015,160 in discretionary funding to the following programs and initiatives in North Dakota: $3,000,000 to the University of North Dakota, provided through the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy to fund a cooperative agreement supporting the Rural Health Information Hub (RHIhub). $1,564,410 to the Standing Rock Siou  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) welcomed the United States Department of Transportation's announcement of over $50 million in grants for the state of Alaska through the Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-saving Transportation (PROJECT) program. These grants are part of the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act, and aim to bolster community resili  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), this morning pressed Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General C.Q. Brown on the implications of President Joe Biden's proposal to cut military spending in an increasingly dangerous world. Senator Sullivan noted that the Biden administration's proposed defense spending cuts would   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC),emphasized the urgent need to re-establish deterrence with regard to Iran and their terrorist proxies in an interview onThe Hugh Hewitt Radio Show this morning. Sen. Sullivan has repeatedly called for a stronger response to Iranian aggression in the Middle East, urging the Biden administration to take action against Irani  more