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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Alaska Newsletter for Sunday April 26, 2020 ( 13 items )  

Sen. Cramer Notice: Over $3.1 Million in Head Start Funding Awarded to Turtle Mountain
WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families Office of Head Start awarded a $3,107,060Head Start Indian grant to the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians in Belcourt. American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) Head Start and Early Head Start programs promote school readiness for children of AIAN heritage b  more

Sen. Hoeven Announces Funds for Economic Development Planning in North Dakota
WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 22: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded funding to four North Dakota groups. Today's funds will be used to establish a comprehensive economic development strategy (CEDS) to support private capital investment and job creation in the respective regions. Details are as follows: Economic Deve  more

Sen. Hoeven Announces Head Start Funding for Turtle Mountain
WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded $3,107,060 to the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians. Today's funding, from the Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) Office of Head Start, supports Head Start services through the American Indian and Alaska Native Program. "This funding wi  more

Sen. Murkowski Issues Statement on Energy Department Commitment to Advancing Nuclear Energy
WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement after the Energy Department released its report outlining a number of activities to renew nuclear energy capabilities: "I welcome this report, which outlines key steps to move forward on nuclear energy. In order for the United States to have a viable nuclear energy industry and actually compete with countries like China and Russia, who are charging  more

Sen. Murkowski Joins Colleagues in Urging Loans to Protect American Energy Jobs
WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, joined several of her Senate colleagues on a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell urging swift action to make loans accessible to domestic energy producers. Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D. led the effort. Below are excerpts from the letter: "We face a real and present dan  more

Sen. Murkowski Joins Colleagues in Urging Loans to Protect American Energy Jobs
WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, joined several of her Senate colleagues on a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell urging swift action to make loans accessible to domestic energy producers. Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D. led the effort. Below are excerpts from the letter: "We face a real and present danger of seeing hundreds, if not thousands of oil produce  more

Sen. Murkowski Passes Additional Coronavirus Relief Legislation
WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on April 21: U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, (both R-AK), applauded unanimous Senate passage of a coronavirus relief package totaling $484 billion, which provides additional funding for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), COVID-19 testing, and added support for hospitals. The purpose of the majority of this funding is to provide a boost to programs that were previously authorized and funde  more

Sen. Murkowski Submits Op-Ed on Coronavirus Relief
WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following op-ed published in the Anchorage Daily News: U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young (all R-Alaska) this week penned an opinion editorial (Op-Ed) in the Anchorage Daily News to speak to the recent mischaracterizations of Alaska Native Corporations (ANCs) and explain why ANCs are eligible for funding made available to tribes within the CARES Act. During the last global pandemic, the 1918  more

Sen. Murkowski: Alaska Delegation Urges Fast-Tracked Approval for Virtual SRS RAC Meetings
WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news: U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, Senator Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Young, all R-Alaska, sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue requesting that he allow Resource Advisory Committees (RACs) to meet virtually on an expedited timeline during the COVID-19 pandemic. Below is an excerpt from their letter: "Most RAC funding is used to improve  more

Sen. Murkowski: Alaska Delegation Urges Fast-Tracked Approval for Virtual SRS RAC Meetings
WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, Senator Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Young, all R-Alaska, sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue requesting that he allow Resource Advisory Committees (RACs) to meet virtually on an expedited timeline during the COVID-19 pandemic. "Most RAC funding is used to improve natural resource and recreation infrastructure, which will be extremely important as Alaskans   more

Sen. Sullivan Secures Coast Guard's Priority Access to DOD Child Care
WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Security, thanked the Department of Defense (DOD) for amending a policy that hindered U.S. Coast Guard members' access to DOD child care programs. On February 21, Defense Secretary Mark Esper issued a memorandum establishing a tiered priority system for military members' access to DOD child care services, with active duty C  more

Sen. Sullivan: Alaska Delegation Celebrates Arrival of F-35s at Eielson AFB
WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on April 21: U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young (all R-Alaska) welcomed the arrival of the first two F-35A Joint Strike Fighter aircraft to Eielson Air Force Base in Interior, Alaska. Fifty-four F-35As and roughly 1,300 personnel will be based at Eielson by the end of 2021. "The arrival of the first F-35s is truly an exciting day for our military, Interior Alaska, and fo  more

Sen. Sullivan: Senate Passes Additional Coronavirus Relief Legislation
WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on April 21: U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, (both R-AK), applauded unanimous Senate passage of a coronavirus relief package totaling $484 billion, which provides additional funding for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), COVID-19 testing, and added support for hospitals. The purpose of the majority of this funding is to provide a boost to programs that were previously authorized and funded   more