WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news: U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Cory Booker, D-N.J., recently led a bipartisan group of 20 Senators in sending a letter to urge the inclusion of S. 903, the Nuclear Energy Leadership Act (NELA), within S. 4049, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021. The members' letter highlights nuclear energy's contribution to na  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news: U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Rep. Don Young, all R-Alaska, welcomed the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) announcement of proposed rules that will allow more than 1,000 Alaska Native Vietnam War-era veterans to apply for land allotments of up to 160 acres of land. This is a key step to fulfilling an important provision of the Dingell Act  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following cost estimate for the America's Shoreline Terrain and Aquatic Life Act (S. 2418): Bill Summary S. 2418 would change the disposition of the proceeds from certain federal leases in three geographic areas: the Gulf of Mexico outer continental shelf (OCS), the Alaska OCS, and most onareas. Existing laws governing leases in the Gulf of Mexico would be amended in four ways: - The statutory caps on the amounts that may b  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Raul M. Grijalva, D-Arizona, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement in response to the Bureau of Land Management's release of a final environmental impact statement for the Trump administration's management plan for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, which would open up roughly 6.8 million additional acres of public lands for oil and gas leasing: "Whatever else is happening in our country, the Trump administration makes   more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and chairman of the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, secured key missile defense provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021. These provisions mandate a new program of record for a new interim ground-based interceptor (GBI), and include funding for the Missile Defense Age  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following statement: Chair Raul M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) released the following statement in response to the Bureau of Land Management's release of a Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Trump administration's new management plan for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, which would open up roughly 6.8 million additional acres of public lands for oil and gas leasing. * * * "Whatever else is happening in our country,   more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Alan Lowenthal, D-California, issued the following statement regarding the Final Environmental Impact Statement by the Bureau of Land Management for the Integrated Activity Plan, for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska: "This final EIS from the Department of Interior (DOI) for the NPR-A, is yet another giveaway to the oil and gas industry to the expense of the environment, public heath, indigenous populations, and our climate. This management plan is not the result  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Alaska Congressman Don Young was named a winner of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's "Spirit of Enterprise" award for his support for pro-business policies in the 116th Congress. 2020's bipartisan group of awardees have met the award criteria by casting pro-growth votes and showing a commitment to bipartisan leadership and effective governance. A full list of winners can be found here, and the complete scoring crit  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, issued the following statement on his "no" vote on the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act (H.R. 7120): "Citizens in every community should feel safe and have confidence in their law enforcement officers. I have always supported our police, and the vast majority of them are good people who care deeply about the citizens they serve. However, the killing of George Floyd was a wake-up call for our nation. The relationship between police and the peo  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, issued the following statement regarding "no" vote on the Washington, D.C. Admission Act (H.R. 51): "Our founders never intended for Washington, D.C. to become a state. Our Nation's Capital was meant to be an independent federal district, and for that reason, our Capital was moved from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C. in the eighteenth century. The bill passed out of the House today is very flawed. First and foremost, the bill violates the Consti  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young (all R-Alaska) applauded a rule released by the Department of Treasury and Small Business Administration that will allow commercial fishing businesses to account for crew member payroll when applying for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. Over the past several weeks, the Alaska Congressional Delegation has pressed the Trump administra  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: During National Ocean Month, Representatives Don Young (R-AK) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) led 64 of their colleagues in calling on House Leadership to invest in coastal communities by including funding in any future economic recovery package for coastal restoration and resilience projects, ocean data and monitoring, and research and extension efforts. Ocean and coastal investments support economic recovery and   more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: On Wednesday, June 24, at 2:30 p.m. ET/ 12:30 p.m. MT, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich's (D-N.M.) legislation to prohibit the exporting of sacred Native American items and increase penalties for stealing and illegally trafficking tribal cultural patrimony will be included in a key hearing on pending legislation for the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. The bicameral, bipartisan Safeguard Tribal Objects  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) took part in a Senate Committee on Indian Affairs legislative hearing which included two Alaska specific bills of which Senator Murkowski is the sponsor: S. 3099, the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium Land Transfer Act of 2019 and S. 3100, the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Land Transfer Act of 2019. The hearing also addressed a bill of which Senator Murk  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following statement: U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) issued the following statement after the Senate procedural vote to take up the Just and Unifying Solutions to Invigorate Communities Everywhere (JUSTICE) Act, the only police reform bill that's recently been introduced in the Senate, failed to advance to debate by four votes. * * * "Right now we have a sense of urgency across the country--to address the justifiable anger, a  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following statement: U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) made the following statement after President Trump issued a "Proclamation Suspending Entry of Aliens Who Present a Risk to the U.S. Labor Market Following the Coronavirus Outbreak," which includes an exemption for workers seeking to enter the U.S. to provide temporary labor or services essential to the nation's food supply chain, such as the seafood industry: * * * "The COV  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Cory Booker, D-N.J., recently led a bipartisan group of 20 Senators in sending a letter to urge the inclusion of S. 903, the Nuclear Energy Leadership Act (NELA), within S. 4049, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021. The members' letter highlights nuclear energy's contribution to national security. The advanced reactors supported by NEL  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and Congressman Don Young (all R-Alaska) welcomed the court decision deeming Alaska Native Corporations (ANCs) eligible for tribal assistance appropriated through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta ruled that Alaska Native Corporations can receive a share of the $8 billion in funding set aside for Triba  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Rep. Don Young, all R-Alaska, welcomed the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) announcement of proposed rules that will allow more than 1,000 Alaska Native Vietnam War-era veterans to apply for land allotments of up to 160 acres of land. This is a key step to fulfilling an important provision of the Dingell Act, landmark public lands legislation that Congress passe  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young (all R-Alaska) applauded a rule released by the Department of Treasury and Small Business Administration that will allow commercial fishing businesses to account for crew member payroll when applying for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. Over the past several weeks, the Alaska Congressional Delegation has pressed the Trump admin  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Rep. Don Young, all R-Alaska, issued the following statements after the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) published the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for an updated Integrated Activity Plan (IAP) for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A). The final EIS will be followed by a record of decision that will guide management of the NPR-A. "As Alaska  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news: U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Rep. Don Young, all R-Alaska, issued the following statements after the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) published the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for an updated Integrated Activity Plan (IAP) for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A). The final EIS will be followed by a record of decisi  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news on June 23: The International Energy Agency's (IEA) Global Commission for Urgent Action on Energy Efficiency today discussed its new report featuring recommendations for governments around the world to help increase energy efficiency. U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska and an honorary member of the Commission, spoke about the report today during IEA's  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news on June 24: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today chaired a hearing to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mineral supply chains, the role of those supply chains in economic and national security, and the challenges America faces in rebuilding them. This is the committee's ninth hearing on the importance of minerals to supply chains during  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and Congressman Don Young (all R-Alaska) welcomed the court decision deeming Alaska Native Corporations (ANCs) eligible for tribal assistance appropriated through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta ruled that Alaska Native Corporations can receive a share of the $8 billion in funding set aside for Tribal   more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Rep. Don Young, all R-Alaska, welcomed the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) announcement of proposed rules that will allow more than 1,000 Alaska Native Vietnam War-era veterans to apply for land allotments of up to 160 acres of land. This is a key step to fulfilling an important provision of the Dingell Act, landmark public lands legislation that Congress passed   more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young (all R-Alaska) applauded a rule released by the Department of Treasury and Small Business Administration that will allow commercial fishing businesses to account for crew member payroll when applying for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. Over the past several weeks, the Alaska Congressional Delegation has pressed the Trump adminis  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following transcript: U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) voted with 54 of his colleagues to begin debate on the Just and Unifying Solutions to Invigorate Communities Everywhere (JUSTICE) Act, a major law enforcement reform bill introduced by Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), which came up short of the 60 votes necessary to begin consideration on the Senate floor. Following the vote, Senator Sullivan released a video message to Alaskans   more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) introduced two bipartisan bills to address behavioral health needs and substance use disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 Behavioral Health Support Act would authorize $150 million in grants to States, Tribes, Tribal organizations and community-based organizations for training, technology upgrades, surge capacity needs, emerge  more