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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Alaska Newsletter for Sunday February 25, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Bipartisan CODEL McCain Delegation Returns from Munich Security Conference After Meeting with American Allies
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), co-leads of a bipartisan Senate delegation to the Munich Security Conference, have returned to the United States after two days of meetings with America's transatlantic allies. The Whitehouse-Sullivan delegation is called "CODEL McCain" in honor of the late Republican Senator John McCain, who led the American congressio  more

Murkowski, Sullivan Applaud $45 Million Investment in Alaska's Water and Wastewater Infrastructure
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Anchorage, AK - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) today applauded the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) announcement of $45,509,000 for drinking water, clean water, and wastewater infrastructure upgrades in Alaska. EPA received the funding to make these awards, which go to state-run programs, from 2021's bipartisan infrastructure law. "Thanks to this award, more Alaskans w  more

Sullivan Shares Optimistic Vision for Alaska's Future in Annual Address to Legislature
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: JUNEAU, ALASKA--U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), in his annual address to a joint session of the Alaska Legislature today in Juneau, called Alaska "the big state that can" in recognition of Alaskans' consistent track record of overcoming challenges and naysayers, pointing to the Willow project--the latest example of Alaskans uniting on an issue critical to the state's future. Sen. Sullivan also outlined   more

Sullivan, Whitehouse Celebrate Establishment of Marine Debris Foundation Headquarters in Juneau, Alaska
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: JUNEAU, ALASKA--U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) celebrated an announcement from the Marine Debris Foundation today that it will establish a headquarters in Juneau. The charitable and nonprofit foundation was established by Sullivan and Whitehouse's 2020 Save Our Seas 2.0 Act, the most comprehensive legislation ever passed by Congress to address the plastic debris crisis.   more