WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on Jan. 31: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) applauded the passage of the House companion legislation to their bipartisan bill - the Keeping Girls in School Act - which cleared the House of Representatives this afternoon. The bipartisan legislation would help address unique barriers adolescent girls in developing countries face in accessing an education. Representative Lois Franke  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The House Natural Resources subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the U.S. issued the following testimony on Feb. 5 by Melissa Berns, board member at the Old Harbor Native Corp., at a hearing on the Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R. 5153): My name is Melissa Berns and I am of Alutiiq decent from Kodiak Island in the Gulf of Alaska. I am a shareholder of the Old Harbor Native Corporation, established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act for the Natives of Old Ha  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on Feb. 5: Alaska Congressman Don Young helped the House pass H.R. 4305, the Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) for Veterans Therapy Act, legislation he cosponsored, that will create a pilot program within the Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) to give veterans access to treatment through companionship with service dogs. "Too many of our veterans suffer from PTSD, and tragically, an average of 20 v  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, issued the following remarks on Feb. 6: The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit held a hearing on the transportation needs of tribes, federal land management agencies, and U.S. territories. Alaska Congressman Don Young, former Chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued an opening statement advocating for increased infrastructure investment for Alaska Native communities and on federa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on Feb. 3, entitled "Clarification of Co-Sponsorship of the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2019 (H.R. 550)": On January 30, 2020, the House voted on H.R. 550, the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2019. This bill originally provided for a Congressional Gold Medal to be awarded to the U.S. Merchant Mariners of World War II in recognition of their servic  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Martha McSally, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ) became a founding member of the bipartisan Senate ALS Caucus this week. She joined Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), John Kennedy (R-La.), Doug Jones (D-Ala.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- In the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, sent a question to the Chief Justice for review by the Senate: The CHIEF JUSTICE. Thank you. The question directed to counsel for the President and the House managers: The Constitution does not specify the standard of proof to be used in trials of impeachment, and the Senate has not adopted a uniform standard by rule, thus, the standard of proof is arguably a question for each individual S  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- In the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, sent a question to the Chief Justice for review by the Senate: The CHIEF JUSTICE. Thank you. Senator Murkowski's question is for the House managers: In early October, Mr. Cipollone sent the letter saying none of the subpoenas issued by the House were appropriately authorized and thus invalid. When the House passed their resolution authorizing the impeachment inquiry, and granting subpoena p  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- In the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, sent a question to the Chief Justice for review by the Senate: The CHIEF JUSTICE. Thank you. Senator Murkowski asks counsel for the President: You explain that Ambassador Sondland and Senator Johnson both said the President explicitly denied that he was looking for a quid pro quo with Ukraine. The reporting on Ambassador Bolton's book suggests the President told Bolton directly that the aid  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The office of Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the text of the following speech on Feb. 3: I rise to address the trial of Donald John Trump. The founders gave this body the sole power to try all impeachments, and exercising that power is a weighty responsibility. This was only the third time in the history of our country that the Senate convened to handle a presidential impeachment, and only the second in the past 150 years. I was part of a small group that worked to  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * - 16 Senate Democrats Send Letter to Leaders of Nation's 15 Largest Banks * * * U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, rebuked 16 of his Democratic colleagues in a committee hearing yesterday for signing onto a letter to the heads of the nation's 15 largest banks that called on the banks to refrain from investing in Alaska's North Slope, pa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- In the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump, Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, sent a question to the Chief Justice for review by the Senate: The CHIEF JUSTICE. Thank you. The question from Senators Sullivan and Lankford to the counsel for the President: There has been conflicting testimony about how long the Senate might be tied up in obtaining additional evidence. At the beginning of this trial, the minority leader offered 11 amendments to obtain additional evidence   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- In the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump, Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, sent a question to the Chief Justice for review by the Senate: The CHIEF JUSTICE. Thank you. The question from Senator Sullivan and the other Senators for counsel for the President: Given that the Senate is now considering the very evidentiary record assembled and voted on by the House, which Chairman Nadler has repeatedly claimed constitutes overwhelming evidence for impeachment, how can th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following statement after attending President Trump's 3rd State of the Union Address: "Hey, Alaska. Good evening. I just came from the President's State of the Union address here in D.C. I had a special guest with me at the State of the Union. This year, it was Matt Alward--the president of United Fishermen of Alaska. I was honored to take him around, having him meet a bunch of my Senate colleagues and talk about how our state is the  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) announced the founding members of the bipartisan Senate ALS Caucus: U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), John Kennedy (R-La.), Doug Jones (D-Ala.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Sheldon Whitehouse (  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) announced the founding members of the bipartisan Senate ALS Caucus: U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), John Kennedy (R-La.), Doug Jones (D-Ala.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I  more