WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Army Secretary Nominee Commits to Defending Active Duty Force, Advancing "Iron Dome" Missile Defense Initiative WASHINGTON --U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), yesterday received commitments from Daniel Driscoll, President Trump's nominee to serve as Secretary of the Army, to support President Trump's "Peace Through Strength" policies and kill  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12881) on Jan. 27, 2025, by natural resources policy specialists Mark K. DeSantis and Anna E. Normand. Here are excerpts: * * * Trump Administration Actions: Geographic Naming In President Trump's second inaugural speech, he stated that his Administration would change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and return the name of Denali in Alaska to Mount McKinley  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (Rep.) -- Del. Stacey Plaskett, D-Virgin Islands, issued the following news release: This week, Congresswoman Plaskett joined her colleagues to reintroduce the Affordable Shipping for All Act in the U.S. House to end the discriminatory and exclusionary shipping practices faced by residents and businesses in the Virgin Islands, Hawai'i, Alaska, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands and other U.S. territories. "The Virgin Islands, other U.S. territor  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs issued the following information for a legislative hearing at 10:15 a.m. on Feb. 5, 2025, at 1324 Longworth House Office Building: Agenda: * H.R. 410 (Rep. Begich), "Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment Extension Act of 2025"; * H.R. 412 (Rep. Bergman), To authorize the Bay Mills Indian Community of the State of Michigan to convey land and interests in land owned by the Tribe; * H.R. 50  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: WSJ Editorial Highlights Trump's 'Unleashing Alaska' Executive Order 'Mr. Biden treated America's largest state worse than he did Iran' WASHINGTON --The Wall Street Journal published an editorial recently highlighting President Trump's Alaska-specific executive order (EO) rescinding a number of the Biden administration's 70 executive orders and actions targeting Alaska, which amounted to an "  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Lutnick Commits to Championing Alaska Fishermen & "Freedom Fish" as Commerce Secretary WASHINGTON --U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, today received commitments from Howard Lutnick, President Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Commerce, to visit Alaska, champion the interests of Alaska's fishermen and seafood industry, help imp  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Sullivan Team up on Bipartisan Bill Calling Out China's Human Rights Violations Against Southern Mongolians Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Alaska's U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan today led bipartisan legislation that elevates and affirms the human rights of Southern Mongolians in the People's Republic of China (PRC). The Southern Mongolian Human Rights Policy Act would m  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Murkowski and Chemnitz: Greenland "Ally, not an Asset" Washington, DC - Today, United States Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska and Co-Chair of the Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region) and Aaja Chemnitz (Member of Danish Parliament representing Greenland for Inuit Ataqatigiit and Chair of the Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region), released the following j  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Murkowski Announces U.S. Military Service Academy Nominees Washington, DC - Today U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) announced the names of the young Alaskans she is nominating to the U.S. Military Service Academies for the class of 2029. "These young Alaskans have shown exemplary leadership and dedication to their communities, and it is an honor to nominate them to our nation's military service a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Murkowski Releases Statement on Suspension of Federal Funding Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) released the following statement on federal funding: "Alaskans have understandably been reaching out to my office all day, asking for clarity about what OMB's memo ordering a pause in grants, loans, and other federal financial assistance means for them. At this point, we don't have any  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Murkowski, Klobuchar Reintroduce Bill to Support Individuals Living with FASD Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) reintroduced the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Respect Act of 2025, legislation which reauthorizes programs and funding to aid individuals and families impacted by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. "We made significant prog  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * One Month Away: Submission Deadline Approaches for Senator Sullivan's Student Fentanyl Awareness Competition WASHINGTON --U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) reminded Alaskans today of the approaching February 28 th deadline for high school students across Alaska to participate in a public awareness campaign about the dangers of fentanyl in their community. The competition is part of the statewide "O  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Nicholas J. Begich III, R-Alaska, issued the following statement on Jan. 29, 2025: * * * Today, Congressman Nick Begich (R-AK) released the following statement in response to the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) memo that temporarily pauses federal funding: "We are currently reviewing the recent OMB memo to ascertain its impacts on Alaskan projects / programs. We understand individual assistance and retirement programs such as Medicare and Medicaid, SNAP, a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) reintroduced their bipartisan legislation to lower child care costs and address the nationwide shortage of affordable child care. The Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act would provide competitive grants for states to train child care workers and build or renovate child care facilities. Families across the country are struggling to acces  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Sullivan Statement on Federal Funding Pause and Review WASHINGTON --U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) released the following statement regarding the temporary pause on the distribution of some federal funds, pending a review by the Trump administration: "My office has heard from many Alaskans concerned about the Trump administration's pause on the distribution of federal funds. My team and I are   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Sullivan, Joyce, & Bonamici Lead Bicameral Legislation to Improve Harmful Algal Bloom Response WASHINGTON --U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Representatives Dave Joyce (R-Ohio) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.) reintroduced the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act (HABHRCA) of 2025, legislation to reauthorize the original HABHRCA of 1998 for coordinated, effective f  more