WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) awarded $500,000 to the Turtle Mountain Community College. In collaboration with the Sandia National Laboratories, this grant will enhance education curriculum for building construction and electrical trades to recruit and train a skilled workforce of American Indian and Alask  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement condemning the widespread assault launched by Hamas against Israel: * * * "America stands with the people of Israel, our greatest ally in the Middle East, as they repel a widespread assault launched by Hamas terrorists today at the conclusion of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. "This disgraceful attack involved the indiscriminate barrage of thousands of rockets agai  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan today invited interested Alaskans to apply to the Alaska Federal Judiciary Council (AFJC) for Alaska's vacant federal district court judgeship. Applicants must fill out the questionnaire on Sen. Sullivan's website that will be reviewed by the AFJC. The council, representing a broad, diverse cross-section of Alaskan professionals, was convened by Sen. Sullivan in September to make reco  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Valerie Nurr'araluk Davidson, president and CEO of the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, involving a hearing on Sept. 27, 2023, entitled "Water as a Trust Resource: Examining Access in Native Communities": * * * My name is Valerie Nurr'araluk Davidson. I serve as the President/CEO of the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC), a statewide Tribal health organization serving all 229 Tribes   more