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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Alaska Newsletter for Sunday February 18, 2024 ( 14 items )  

Delegation Applauds USDA Purchase of Alaska Seafood Products
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) and Representative Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) applauded the USDA announcing its plans to purchase about $100 million of Alaska pink and sockeye salmon through Section 32 and the Commodity Credit Corporation. "USDA's Section 32 purchase announcement is great news for Alaska--almost $100 million of Alaskan seafood for people experiencing food   more

Delegation Applauds USDA Purchase of Alaska Seafood Products
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Anchorage, AK - Today, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) and Representative Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) applauded the USDA announcing its plans to purchase about $100 million of Alaska pink and sockeye salmon through Section 32 and the Commodity Credit Corporation. "USDA's Section 32 purchase announcement is great news for Alaska--almost $100 million of Alaskan seafood for people expe  more

Gluesenkamp Perez, Golden, Peltola Introduce Resolution to Allow for Remote Committee Witnesses
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Mary Sattler Peltola, D-Alaska, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03), Rep. Jared Golden (ME-02), and Rep. Mary Peltola (AK-AL) - Co-Chairs of the Blue Dog Coalition - introduced the Bringing Real Ideas, Data, and Genuine Experience (BRIDGE) to Congress Resolution. The resolution would amend House rules to allow for remote appearances of committee witnesses without approval of the chair of a committee. This would help increas  more

ICYMI: Murkowski Addresses the Alaska State Legislature
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today delivered her annual address to the Alaska State Legislature during a joint legislative session at the Capitol Building in Juneau. Murkowski highlighted recent accomplishments that are helping to create jobs, boost the economy, and strengthen infrastructure in Alaska. While celebrating those wins, she also underscored significant challenges--lik  more

Murkowski Introduces Working Waterfronts Bill to Boost Coastal Workforce, Fisheries, and Infrastructure
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Bill will support the economies, climate resiliency, and energy capabilities of coastal communities Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), introduced the Working Waterfronts Act, legislation which includes more than a dozen provisions aimed at boosting the workforce, energy and shoreside infrastructure, food security, and economies of coastal communities in Alaska and across the country. The bill will   more

Murkowski Statement on Passage of National Security Supplemental
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) issued the following statement on the Senate voting 70-29 to pass the national security supplemental package: "Today the Senate delivered an important message to our allies around the world - you can count on the United States. With the Senate's support of this comprehensive national security bill crafted through months of bipartisan negotiation, our allies in Ukraine  more

Rep. Peltola: Delegation Applauds USDA Purchase of Alaska Seafood Products
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Mary Sattler Peltola, D-Alaska, issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) and Representative Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) applauded the USDA announcing its plans to purchase about $100 million of Alaska pink and sockeye salmon through Section 32 and the Commodity Credit Corporation. "USDA's Section 32 purchase announcement is great news for Alaska--almost $100 million of Alaskan seafood  more

Sen. Murkowski: 2024 Address to the Alaska State Legislature
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following remarks on Feb. 15, 2024: * * * President Stevens, Speaker Tilton, Members of the Legislature: Thank you for this hour and the privilege to be with you, though a day later than intended. It seems like nothing goes as planned in DC nowadays. Yesterday was Valentine's Day, so I'll begin with an update on my valentines--my family. That starts with Matt, our youngest son, who was born on Valentine's. He's growing the fam  more

Sens. Schatz, Murkowski Lead Legislative Hearing
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), vice chairman of the Committee, led a legislative hearing on - * S. 2385, Tribal Access to Clean Water Act of 2023; * S. 2796, A bill to provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Ill  more

Sullivan & 69 U.S. Senators Advance National Security Legislation
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- 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 (SASC), today released the following statement after voting with 69 of his fellow senators to pass legislation to strengthen America's defense industrial base and provide weapons to America's allies facing threats abroad. "The United States is in one of the most dangerous periods since World War II. Authoritarian dictators-  more

Sullivan & Whitehouse Lead Bipartisan Senate Delegation to Munich Security Conference
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: Days after the passage of a bipartisan $95 billion national security supplemental package by the U.S. Senate, Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) are leading a bipartisan delegation to this weekend's Munich Security Conference. "One of our greatest strengths relative to our adversaries--China, Russia, Iran, North Korea--is our vast network of allies, whic  more

Sullivan Statement on Reported Death of Alexei Navalny
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2024: MUNICH--U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and chairman of the International Republican Institute (IRI), released the following statement in response to the reported death of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. "Alexei Navalny was a very courageous Russian leader, respected by millions of Russians. His murder--and, le  more

Sullivan, Murkowski Renew Effort to Deliver Alaska Native Vietnam-Era Veterans Their Rightful Land Allotments
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski (both R-Alaska) have introduced legislation to extend the Alaska Native Vietnam Veteran Land Allotment Program for another five years before its expiration in December 2025. The program was established by a Sullivan-authored provision that became law in 2019, which enabled several thousand Alaska Native veterans to apply for their congressionally-promised Native l  more

Whitehouse and Sullivan Lead Bipartisan Senate Delegation to Munich Security Conference
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: Days after helping shepherd a bipartisan $95 billion national security supplemental package through the U.S. Senate, Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) are leading a bipartisan delegation to this weekend's Munich Security Conference. "It's an honor to once again co-lead CODEL McCain to Munich to send the message that the United States Senate   more