WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: As more Americans tragically lose their fight to the COVID-19 pandemic and the death toll reaches 100,000, U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) renewed their calls to pay tribute to the victims of COVID-19 with a moment of silence at 12 noon on Monday, June 1, 2020. Last week, the senators introduced legislation calling for a mo  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: As the nation mourns the 100,000 Americans who have tragically lost their fight to COVID-19, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) is announcing legislation introduced with U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) that pays tribute to the victims of the pandemic, including more than 600 Rhode Islanders, with a moment   more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Alaska Congressman Don Young cosponsored the Stopping the Mental Health Pandemic Act. This legislation directs the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to award funding to states, municipalities, tribes and tribal organizations, community health centers, and other health care providers to address behavior and mental health needs caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. "COVID-19 has changed all of our lives. Soc  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Congressman Don Young (R-AK-AL) and Congressman Tom O'Halleran (D-AZ-01) introduced H.R. 7056, legislation to allocate funding for the Indian Health Services Sanitation Facilities Construction Program to construct and improve critical sanitation projects throughout Native communities around the country. The bipartisan bill addresses the Indian Health Service's Sanitation Facilities Deficiency List, which was inc  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, May 27 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), and John Kennedy (R-La.) recently sent a letter applauding the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for continuing to process applications to improve America's energy infrastructure - despite partisan requests from House Democrats and De  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, issued the following joint statement with Sens. Mark R. Warner, D-Virginia, Bernie Sanders, D-Vermont, Doug Jones, D-Alaska and Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, to cover the wages and benefits of employees of affected businesses and nonprofits until the economic and public health crisis is resolved: "Each day, more Americans are finding themselves out of work due to the coronavirus pandemic. That is why I'm proud to cosponsor the Payc  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) released the following message in observance of Memorial Day. "For Alaskans, Memorial Day is typically our big kick-off for summer, with sunlight nearly all day and a long weekend to enjoy the great outdoors with our friends and family. It is also a day of tradition and ceremony as we honor the fallen who have served our nation. "This year is different for us as many of o  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, thanked Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin for the Department's swift response to recent requests for regulatory relief for the renewable energy industry. On Wednesday, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released updated regulatory guidance for renewable energy projects taking the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) and Production Tax Credit (PTC). "The COVID-19 pandemic has posed  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, thanked Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin for the Department's swift response to recent requests for regulatory relief for the renewable energy industry. On Wednesday, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released updated regulatory guidance for renewable energy projects taking the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) and Product  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: The Alaska Congressional Delegation (all R-Alaska) applauded the Army Corps of Engineers' completion of the Chief's Report for the Port of Nome Modification Feasibility Study. With the signing of this report, the proposal is eligible for consideration by Congress for authorization and funding. The project is already recognized in the authorizing legislation, S. 3591, the America's Water Infrastructure Act of  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: As more Americans tragically lose their fight to the COVID-19 pandemic and the death toll reaches 100,000, U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) renewed their calls to pay tribute to the victims of COVID-19 with a moment of silence at 12 noon on Monday, June 1, 2020. Last week, the senators introduced legislation calling for a m  more

WILMINGTON, Delaware, May 29 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on May 28: After the U.S. COVID-19 pandemic death toll passed 100,000 yesterday, U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) renewed their calls to pay tribute to the victims of COVID-19 with a moment of silence at 12 noon on Monday, June 1, 2020. Last week, the senators introduced legislation calling for a moment of sil  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) joined Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), and John Kennedy (R-La.) in sending a letter applauding the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for continuing to process applications to improve America's energy infrastructure - despite partisan requests from House Democrats and Democratic Attorneys G  more