WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Nicholas J. Begich III, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Begich Applauds Advancement of House Natural Resources Committee Budget Reconciliation Proposal WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 7, 2025 - Congressman Nick Begich (R-AK) applauded the passage of the House Committee on Natural Resources' budget reconciliation proposal, which will generate significant revenue by unlocking Alaska's extraordinary energy and resource potential. On day one, Cong  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Nicholas J. Begich III, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Begich Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen Air Safety WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 8, 2025 - Today, Congressman Nick Begich (R-AK), alongside Representatives Greg Stanton (D-AZ), Tracey Mann (R-KS), and Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), introduced the Air Traffic Control Workforce Development Act of 2025, bipartisan legislation to tackle the nation's air traffic controller staffing s  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Nicholas J. Begich III, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Nick Begich Introduces Bill to Reauthorize National Volcano Monitoring System WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 6, 2025 - This week, Congressman Nick Begich (AK-R) introduced legislation (link is external) to reauthorize the National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System (NVEWS) through 2030, ensuring continued investment in public safety and scientific monitoring of volcanic threats ac  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Murkowski Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Maternal and Infant Mortality Crisis Bipartisan Senators Lead Effort to Combat Infant and Maternal Mortality Across the United States Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) reintroduced the Midwives for Maximizing Optimal Maternity Services (MOMS) Act, bipartisan legislation that ad  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Murkowski Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Maternal and Infant Mortality Crisis Bipartisan Senators Lead Effort to Combat Infant and Maternal Mortality Across the United States Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) reintroduced the Midwives for Maximizing Optimal Maternity Services (MOMS) Act, bipartisan legislation that ad  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Murkowski Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Maternal and Infant Mortality Crisis Bipartisan Senators Lead Effort to Combat Infant and Maternal Mortality Across the United States Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) reintroduced the Midwives for Maximizing Optimal Maternity Services (MOMS) Act, bipartisan legislation that ad  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, vice chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 6, 2025: * * * Merkley, Schatz, Murkowski Sound the Alarm Over Staffing Shortages at the Indian Health Service Washington, D.C. - Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Senate Indian Affairs Vice Chairman Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), and Senate Indian Affairs Chairman and Senate Interior-Environment Ap  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairwoman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Schatz, Murkowski Sound the Alarm Over Staffing Shortages at the Indian Health Service Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Senate Indian Affairs Vice Chairman Brian Schatz (D-HI), and Senate Indian Affairs Chairman and Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Lisa  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Murkowski Engages with DHS Secretary Noem on Temporary Protected Status Washington, DC - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) engaged with the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security on a number of important issues to Alaska during a Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee hearing. The Senator spoke up for those in Alaska under temporary protected status and humanitarian parole  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Murkowski Presses DOE, DOI Nominees on Alaska Priorities Washington, DC - This week, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee held a hearing to consider the nominations of William Doffermyre to be Solicitor at the Department of the Interior, Kyle Haustveit to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Fossil Energy), and Catherine Jereza to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Electricity). U  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Murkowski Working with FBI Director to Address MMIWG and Fentanyl in Alaska Washington, DC - During a U.S. Senate Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee hearing this week, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) secured commitments from the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) to work with her on critical public safety issues for Alaska. As Alaska str  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Murkowski, Cantwell Reintroduce Legislation to Reauthorize the National Landslide Preparedness Act Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) today introduced a bill to reauthorize the National Landslide Preparedness Act, to help communities prepare for, and respond to, landslides. The bill passed the Senate late last year, but failed to pass the House of Representa  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairwoman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Murkowski, Schatz Honor National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (SCIA), and Brian Schatz (D-HI), Vice Chairman of the SCIA, released the following statement recognizing National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Ind  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murkowski Reiterates Her Support for Public Broadcasting Washington, DC - In an opinion piece published in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner this morning, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) reiterated her support for public broadcasting as the administration proposes to cut funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). The senator outlined the unique value that public broadcasting of  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Sullivan Applauds DOT Air Traffic Safety Overhaul with Critical Upgrades & 174 New Weather Stations for Alaska ANCHORAGE, ALASKA --U.S. Senator Sullivan (R-Alaska) today celebrated the announcement from the Department of Transportation (DOT) of a new effort to build a state-of-the-art air traffic control system to enhance safety in the sky, reduce delays, and provide air traffic controllers with modern,  more