WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Nicholas J. Begich III, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Nick Begich and Senator Lummis Introduce Landmark BITCOIN Act to Establish a U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 11, 2025 - Congressman Nick Begich (R-AK) and Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) introduced the BITCOIN Act of 2025, a groundbreaking bill that sets forth in law a national cryptocurrency policy that will establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR) to e  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Sullivan Introduce Legislation to Require VA Call Centers in Rural States WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK), both members of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (SVAC), introduced the Representing VA with Accuracy (REP VA) Act to require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide rural states, such as Alaska and Hawaii, with an in-state  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee released the following written testimony by Kerry D. Bird, president of the National Indian Education Association, from a Feb. 12, 2025, oversight hearing to address tribal priorities: * * * On behalf of the National Indian Education Association (NIEA), and the students, educators, and Tribal Nations we serve, thank you for this opportunity to provide testimony regarding the critical issues surrounding Native education and the Federal  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee released the following written testimony by William Smith, Alaska area representative and chairman of the National Indian Health Board, from a Feb. 12, 2025, oversight hearing on tribal health priorities: * * * Chairwoman Murkowski, Ranking Member Schatz, and distinguished members of the Committee, on behalf of the National Indian Health Board (NIHB) and the 574+ sovereign federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall, Chair Cassidy, and Colleagues Launch Senate Republican Working Group to Reform CDC Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) joined Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-Louisiana), along with Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Rand Paul, M.D. (R-K  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Sullivan Introduces Legislation to Overturn Onerous EV Mandates Leftover from Biden Administration WASHINGTON --U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), introduced legislation as part of a comprehensive legislative package to roll back disastrous Biden-era electric vehicle (EV) mandates. The Freedom to Haul Act safeguards the trucking   more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Sullivan, Cornyn & Colleagues Introduce Outbound Investment Legislation to Counter China WASHINGTON --U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) and 11 other senators have introduced the Foreign Investment Guardrails to Help Thwart (FIGHT) China Act, which would safeguard the United States' national security against the grow  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch on Ukraine: "We must reaffirm our continued dedication to the work of those that came before us to build the alliances that have preserved the peace in Europe." WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) took to the Senate floor this week with a bipartisan coalition including Senators Shaheen (D-N.H.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Mitch McCo  more