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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Alaska Newsletter for Sunday April 28, 2024 ( 8 items )  

Foreign Aid Measures Pass With Peltola Support
WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Mary Sattler Peltola, D-Alaska, issued the following news release on April 20, 2024: Today, Representative Mary Peltola (AK-AL) voted to pass the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, the Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, the Indo-Pacific Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, and the 21st Century Peace through Strength Act - legislative vehicles to shore up military and humanitarian assistance to Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan, and replen  more

Murkowski Supports National Security Supplemental
WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: This evening, the Senate overwhelmingly passed H.R.815, the vehicle for a package of supplemental national security measures, through a bipartisan vote of 79-18. U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) voted for the package, which provides long-awaited support for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, and Indo-Pacific allies while simultaneously rebuilding domestic defense capacities. "Despite my frustration and the re  more

Peltola Announces $125M for AK Solar Projects
WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Mary Sattler Peltola, D-Alaska, issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: Today, Representative Mary Peltola (AK-AL) announced a total of $124.9 million in Inflation Reduction Act funding for the Alaska Energy Authority and the Tanana Chiefs Conference to fund and operationalize new solar energy projects in the state. "Investing in energy projects across the board-solar, wind, hydro and more-lowers utility bills for Alaska families and creates new jobs!"  more

Peltola Intros Bipartisan Bill to Speed Veteran Court Appeals
WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Mary Sattler Peltola, D-Alaska, issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: Today, during a Pro Forma session in the U.S. House of Representatives, Representative Mary Peltola (D-AK-AL), Representative James Moylan (R-GU-AL), and Representative Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-05) introduced the bipartisan VA Appeals Reform Act of 2024, new legislation to reform the Department of Veteran Affairs' appellate backlog. Currently, an average of 200,000 VA appeals are backl  more

Peltola Votes in Favor of Border Legislation
WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Mary Sattler Peltola, D-Alaska, issued the following statement on April 20, 2024: * * * Today, Representative Mary Peltola (AK-AL) voted in favor of H.R. 3602, the End the Border Catastrophe Act. The bill would shore up security and operations at the U.S.-Mexico border and take important steps to halt the deadly flow of fentanyl into Alaska. Following the vote, Rep. Peltola released the following statement: "No one can deny we face an ongoing crisis at our Souther  more

Sullivan, Cotton, Colleagues Demand Biden Administration Protect Jewish Students from Pro-Hamas, Antisemitic Mobs
WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), along with 25 of their Senate Republican colleagues, sent a letter today to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, urging them to restore order to campuses that have been effectively shut down by antisemitic mobs that are targeting Jewish students. The senators requested Attorney General Garland and Secretary Cardo  more

Sullivan, Padilla Lead Senate Resolution Recognizing "National Water Week"
WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) today thanked their colleagues for unanimously passing their bipartisan Senate resolution recognizing the week of April 7, 2024 through April 13, 2024 as "National Water Week." The resolution recognizes that every community in the United States deserves to have access to affordable, safe, and clean drinking water, sanitation, and other critical wa  more

Sullivan: Biden Cancelled Indigenous Alaskans Supporting Resource Development in NPR-A
WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) said President Joe Biden effectively "cancelled" the voices of the Alaska Native North Slope leaders who were unanimously opposed to the President's decision to restrict more than 13 million acres in the National Petroleum Reserve of Alaska (NPR-A) from resource development in an interview on CBS News' "Face the Nation" and in an opinion published in the Wall Street Journal ov  more