| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Alaska Newsletter for Sunday November 03, 2024 ( 3 items ) |
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Blackburn, Whitehouse, Colleagues Urge DEA to Extend Telehealth Flexibilities for Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health Treatment
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release:
NASHVILLE, Tenn. U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and Mark Warner (D-Va.) led a group of 11 Senators in sending a bipartisan letter calling on the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to extend COVID-era regulatory flexibilities that increase access to telehealth services.
These rules have been a lifeline for many patients, particularl
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Rep. Peltola Announces Bridge Improvement Grants for Denali Natl Park
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Rep. Mary Sattler Peltola, D-Alaska, issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2024:
This week, Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (AK-AL) announced $13 million in bridge support funding from the Department of Transportations' Bridge Investment Program (BIP). The funding will provide resources for the replacement of Ghiglione Bridge in Denali National Park and Preserve.
"This funding is crucial towards creating safer and more accessible transportation in the Ghiglio
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Senate Indian Affairs Committee Leaders Schatz, Murkowski Issue Statements On President Biden Formal Apology For Indian Boarding Schools
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- 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, released the following statements on President Joe Biden's formal apology for the federal government's former Indian Boarding School policies.
"For more than a century, the federal government's In
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