WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) introduced legislation to improve the federal process associated with delivering fishery disaster relief. Representatives Mary Sattler Peltola (D-Alaska) and Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) introduced the companion legislation in the House of Representatives last year. The Fishery Improvement to Streaml  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) introduced legislation to improve the federal process associated with delivering fishery disaster relief. Representatives Mary Sattler Peltola (D-Alaska) and Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) introduced the companion legislation in the House of Representatives last year. The Fishery Improvement to   more

WASHINGTON, May 2 (Rep.) -- The Congressional Western Caucus issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: Today, Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Western Caucus Vice Chair Pete Stauber (MN-08) released the following statements following passage of H.R. 6285, Alaska's Right to Produce Act. This bill overturns the Biden Administration's anti-energy restrictions in Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A) and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). The legisla  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senators Mike Crapo, Jim Risch (both R-Idaho), Pete Ricketts (R-Nebraska), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and U.S. Representatives Russ Fulcher (R-Idaho) introduced Congressional Review Act legislation in the Senate and House to block the Biden administration's electric vehicle mandates. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently finalized new emissions regulations which would require up to two-thirds of new cars  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, RSC House Energy Action Team (HEAT) Chairman Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX), RSC Chairman Kevin Hern (R-OK), and Rep. Pete Stauber (MN-08) released the following statement after the U.S. House passed H.R. 6285 - Alaska's Right to Produce Act of 2023: "Since day one of his Administration, President Biden has waged a disastrous war on American energy production. Now turning his sights to Alaska, the Presiden  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, chairman of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs, issued the following statement on April 30, 2024: * * * Today, the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs held a legislative hearing on two bills to hold the Indian Health Service accountable for health related services provided to tribal members by private providers and to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act and solve a discrepancy in means-te  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sens. Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and colleagues in introducing two joint resolutions of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act. The resolutions would block the Biden administration's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from enforcing its rules for light and medium and heavy-duty vehicles. "Most Louisianians and Americans can't afford Pres. B  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today slammed the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) - including Secretary Deb Haaland - for repeatedly sanctioning resource development in Alaska regardless of local support, national need, and federal law. Murkowski's comments came during the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee's hearing on DOI's budget request for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25). "Our environmental r  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Mary Sattler Peltola, D-Alaska, issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: Today, Representative Mary Peltola (AK-AL) introduced the Bristol Bay Protection Act, new legislation that would codify a 2023 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decision to veto the Pebble Mine - a proposed copper-gold-molybdenum mining project in the Bristol Bay region of Southwest Alaska - under Clean Water Act section 404(c) ,into federal law. "I came to DC to stand up for fish -   more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Mary Sattler Peltola, D-Alaska, issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Today, Representative Mary Peltola (AK-AL) announced her office had created a new staff position focused specifically on aiding Alaska cities, towns, and localities to better identify and secure federal grant funding. Aurora Taylor, whose previous experience includes grant and project management for Tribal governments and rural Alaska communities, joins Team Mary to help shepherd avail  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: This week, Congressman Pete Stauber's (MN-08) bill to restore energy development on Alaska's North Slope passed the House of Representatives. The Alaska's Right to Produce Act will reverse the Biden Department of the Interior (DOI)'s decision to prohibit oil and gas development on 13 million acres within the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A). It will also reinstate the lawfully awarded  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Rick Scott led Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) in introducing legislation to improve the federal regulatory process associated with the allocation of fishery disaster relief. The Fishery Improvement to Streamline Untimely Regulatory Hurdles post Emergency Situation Act (FISHES Act) seeks to expedite the distribution of federal disaster relief fo  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Patty Murray (D-WA), along with Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Susan Collins (R-ME), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) introduced comprehensive bipartisan legislation that would be the most expansive effort so far to boost federal research on menopause and would--for the first time--coordinate the federal government's existing programs related to menopa  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Rick Scott joined his colleagues in a press conference to condemn the rampant antisemitic and pro-Hamas protests at universities and colleges around the country. Joining Senator Scott were Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), James Lankford (R-Oklahoma), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), John Kennedy (R-Louisiana), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) and Deb Fischer (R-Nebras  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: In a letter sent Thursday, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), demanded Interior Secretary Deb Haaland explain how her department is not violating the law when the Department of the Interior (DOI) cancelled legally obtained oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). The competitive oil and gas leasing program in the non-wilderness Coastal Plain of ANWR was established in the Tax Cuts an  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) and U.S. Representatives John James (R-Mich.-10) and Russ Fulcher (R-Idaho-01) introduced bipartisan Congressional Review Act (CRA) legislation in the Senate and House to block the Biden administration's electric vehicle mandates. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently finalized new emissions regulations which would require up t  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), co-founders of the bipartisan Senate Foreign Service Caucus, have introduced a Senate resolution celebrating May 3, 2024 as "Foreign Service Day." The day recognizes the men and women who have served, or are presently serving, in the Foreign Service of the United States and honors the members of the Foreign Service who have given their lives in the   more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Click here to watch the video. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor about the dangers of the Biden administration's heavy-handed and radical energy policies, including a new ban on energy development in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. Thune also noted that President Biden's attempt to force the widespread adoption of electric vehicles while simultaneously pushing regulations inte  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) revised the guidance for its Title 17 loan guarantee program to provide eligibility for U.S. mines that will produce critical minerals. The change came after Senator Murkowski repeatedly pointed out DOE's misinterpretation of federal law that she wrote to make domestic critical mineral projects e  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), co-founders of the bipartisan Senate Foreign Service Caucus, have introduced a Senate resolution celebrating May 3, 2024 as "Foreign Service Day." The day recognizes the men and women who have served, or are presently serving, in the Foreign Service of the United States and honors the members of the Foreign Service who have given their li  more