WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and U.S. Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (D-AK) today participated in an event to formally announce a non-binding supply agreement between Graphite One and Lucid Motors, through which Lucid will purchase graphite from Graphite One. The delegation members applauded the companies' efforts to create an all-American supply chain for the natural and synthetic g  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Mary Sattler Peltola, D-Alaska, issued the following news release on July 26, 2024: Today U.S. Representative Mary Sattler Peltola U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan participated in an event to formally announce a non-binding supply agreement between Graphite One and Lucid Motors, through which Lucid will purchase graphite from Graphite One. "I have always said that it is best to develop minerals and resources at home instead of relying on international a  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-AK) and U.S. Representative Mary Peltola (D-AK), sent a letter to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), regarding a delay in the implementation of the agency's new rule on the importation of dogs into the United States. The letter outlines how the rules fail to account for Alaska's unique geography and sled dog culture, and details the negative  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) and U.S. Representative Mary Peltola (D-Alaska), sent a letter to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), regarding a delay in the implementation of the agency's new rule on the importation of dogs into the United States. The letter outlines how the rules fail to account for Alaska's unique geography and sled dog culture, and details the ne  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Mary Sattler Peltola, D-Alaska, issued the following news release on July 25, 2024: Today, U.S. Representative Mary Peltola along with U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, sent a letter to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), regarding a delay in the implementation of the agency's new rule on the importation of dogs into the United States. "Dogs aren't just pets in Alaska - they're working dogs too. And many families with these dogs live on  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, chair of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs, issued the following statement on July 24, 2024: * * * Today, the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs held a hearing on four bills that would improve the Indian Healthcare Service (IHS) and return lands held in trust back to Alaska Native village corporations. Subcommittee Chair Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.) issued the following statement in response: "Imp  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Joe Manchin (D-WV), John Barrasso (R-WY), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), and Jim Risch (R-ID) recently sent a letter to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) expressing their disappointment with the agency's woefully inadequate draft Mining Performance Metrics. The draft metrics, which were delivered a year later than statutorily required, show minimal effort to make any improvement  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Laphonza Butler, D-California, issued the following news release on July 25, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) introduced The Strengthening Supports for Youth Act and The Prevention Services for Youth Act, two mental health bills that will support the expansion of family and peer-focused mental health supports and prevention services for youth. Across the country, experts are raising alarm bells as the United States   more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), both members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), today introduced the Sanctions Targeting Aggressors of Neighboring Democracies (STAND) with Taiwan Act of 2024, which would impose devastating, comprehensive economic, energy, financial, and other sanctions on China in the event that the People's Liberation Army (PLA) initiates military a  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) released the following statement today after the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) detected, tracked, and intercepted two Russian Tu-95 and two People's Republic of China H-6 military aircraft operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ): "Alaska continues to be on the frontlines of the authoritarian aggression by the dictators in Russia and Ch  more