WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Del. Amata Radewagen, R-American Samoa, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Aumua Amata joined Rep. TJ Cox (D-California), who led the effort, and Dean of the House Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) in a letter to Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Jovita Carranza urging the SBA to continue making improvements to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) that fully include small businesses, remote communities and their lenders. Congresswoman Amata is also we  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by ProSecure LLC of Fairfax, Virginia. According to the GAO, ProSecure LLC, a small business, "protests the award of a contract to CDA, Inc., doing business as MaxSent (MaxSent), a small business of Annapolis, Maryland, under request for proposals (RFP) No. 70RFPW19RWA000003, issued by the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Protective Service (FPS), for armed protective security off  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) joined Congressman Bill Keating (D-Massachusetts), Congressman Don Young (R-Alaska), and 16 other members of Congress in asking for $20 billion for the seafood industry in Congress' next coronavirus response legislation. "The COVID-19 virus has resulted in the near total closure of the hospitality and tourism industry both domestically and overseas," the lawmakers wrot  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Alan Lowenthal, D-California, issued the following news release: Congressman Alan Lowenthal (CA-47), chair of the House Natural Resource Committee's (HNRC) Energy and Mineral Resource subcommittee, joined with leaders of the HNRC to demand the administration suspend any further action on a massive Alaska oil development that could see the Department of the Interior expand to cover three-quarters of the nation's largest piece of unprotected wilderness. Cosigned by HNRC  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Alaska Congressman Don Young expressed optimism following New York Times reports that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plans to announce emergency use authorization for Gilead Science's Remdesivir for use in COVID-19 patients. This week, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Anthony Fauci announced that patients who received Remdesivir had a 31 percent faster recovery compa  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: The Alaska Congressional Delegation welcomed a $20 million purchase of Alaska Pollock by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the Section 32 program. "The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted supply chains and severely impacted industries throughout our economy, including Alaska's vibrant seafood sector," said the Alaska Congressional Delegation. "Food security across our country is essential in  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), and Congressmen Don Young (R-Alaska) and Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) led a letter to President Donald J. Trump urging the administration to take action against large American financial institutions that discriminate against American energy companies and their workers--who are being hit very hard during the coronavirus pandemic. For decades, such financial in  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Representatives Don Young (R-AK) and Collin Peterson (D-MN), with the bipartisan support of T.J. Cox (D-CA), Hal Rogers (R-KY), Angie Craig (D-MN), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Luis Correa (D-CA), Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ), Ed Case (D-HI), and Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX) have introduced The Universal Broadband Act to ensure rural Americans have the opportunity to access reliable broadband services. The Universal Broadband Act will   more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) spoke with Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross this past week about their position that we need to apply tariffs, including 232 national security tariffs, to oil imports from Saudi Arabia and Russia as a result of their anticompetitive behavior. This is Sen. Inhofe's second call with Secretary Ross since his March 18 letter. "Saud  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) introduced legislation to extend the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program for an additional five years, ensuring these essential hospitals do not face further budget instability during such challenging times. The Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program began in 2004 as a five-ye  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Angus King (I-Maine), and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) yesterday introduced the Coronavirus Relief Fund Flexibility Act, legislation that would allow the federal relief funds provided to state and local governments in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Ac  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), led a letter urging the Trump Administration to fund behavioral health centers that provide treatment to Americans with mental health and substance use disorders. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, behavioral health services are needed now more than ever while funding is being reduced  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement on President Trump proclaiming May 5 as Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives Awareness Day: "As President Trump states, the violence our tribal communities have endured - especially women and young girls - is egregious and unconscionable. "On Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives Awareness Day, I join the President in reaffirming our efforts to stand against injustice,  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), and Angus King (I-Maine) have introduced the Coronavirus Relief Fund Flexibility Act, legislation that would allow the federal relief funds provided to local governments in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to be used to replace   more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Congressmen Don Young (R-Alaska) and Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) led a letter to President Donald J. Trump urging the administration to take action against large American financial institutions that discriminate against American energy companies and their workers--who are being hit very hard during the coronavirus pandemic. "As every sector of o  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee issued the following statement on May 7 after the Senate passed a resolution he is cosponsoring to recognize the contributions of American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian women to the country: "This bipartisan resolution approved by the Senate today recognizes and celebrates the many contributions made by Native American women to the United States. "Today and throughout history, Native women have had tremendous influence in al  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) took part in a Senate HELP Committee hearing entitled "Shark Tank: New Tests for COVID-19." The hearing focused on the current status of testing for the COVID-19 virus and how the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) are working to support the rapid development of new tests for COVID-19, through the NIH Ra  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Building on her years-long effort to shine a light on the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIW), U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) joined U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) in introducing a resolution to designate May 5 as the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. The resolution acknowledges the lack of data on the number of missing American Indian and   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and Congressman Don Young (all R-Alaska) released the following statements after the U.S. Department of Treasury announced it will disburse 60 percent of the $8 billion set-aside for tribal assistance appropriated through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. According to the formula released by Treasury, $4.8 billion will be distributed  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Rep. Don Young, all R-Alaska, this week wrote a letter urging the Department of the Interior to finalize the supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for ConocoPhillips' Willow Master Development Plan in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A). "There is no doubt the COVID-19 crisis has introduced challenges to business operations, but we understand BLM h  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news: U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Rep. Don Young, all R-Alaska, this week wrote a letter urging the Department of the Interior to finalize the supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for ConocoPhillips' Willow Master Development Plan in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A). Below are excerpts from the delegation's letter: "There   more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: The Alaska Congressional Delegation welcomed a $20 million purchase of Alaska Pollock by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the Section 32 program. "The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted supply chains and severely impacted industries throughout our economy, including Alaska's vibrant seafood sector," said the Alaska Congressional Delegation. "Food security across our country is essential   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: The Alaska Congressional Delegation announced $50 million in fishery assistance will be heading to Alaska. The funds are part of a $300 million fishery assistance fund that was included in the CARES Act, as a result of the efforts of Alaska's delegation, to make direct assistance available to subsistence, commercial, and charter fishery participants, processors, fishery-related businesses and fishery-dependen  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Angus King (I-Maine), and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) yesterday introduced the Coronavirus Relief Fund Flexibility Act, legislation that would allow the federal relief funds provided to local governments in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to be used to replace  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Michael Bennet (D-CO), and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) today introduced legislation to extend the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program for an additional 5 years, ensuring these essential hospitals do not face further budget instability during such challenging times. Companion legislation to the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2020 was introduced t  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $50 million dollars in fisheries assistance funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act for Washington state fisheries, Tribes, and fishery-related businesses. The funding is a significant part of the $300 million in total fishery relief funding that Senator Murray successfully  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) spoke with Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross this past week about their position that we need to apply tariffs, including 232 national security tariffs, to oil imports from Saudi Arabia and Russia as a result of their anticompetitive behavior. This is Sen. Inhofe's second call with Secretary Ross since his March 18 letter.   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Environment & Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined his colleagues in unanimously advancing two major bipartisan pieces of legislation--S.3591, the America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (AWIA) andS.3590, the Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (DWIA)--out of the committee, which include a new $250 million water infrastructure grant program a  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: The Alaska Congressional Delegation welcomed a $20 million purchase of Alaska Pollock by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the Section 32 program. "The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted supply chains and severely impacted industries throughout our economy, including Alaska's vibrant seafood sector," said the Alaska Congressional Delegation. "Food security across our country is essential in  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), and Congressmen Don Young (R-Alaska) and Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) led a letter to President Donald J. Trump urging the administration to take action against large American financial institutions that discriminate against American energy companies and their workers--who are being hit very hard during the coronavirus pandemic. For decades, such financial  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Angus King (I-Maine), and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.)have introduced the Coronavirus Relief Fund Flexibility Act, legislation that would allow the federal relief funds provided to local governments in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to be used to replace revenue  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Tom Udall, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release on May 5: U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.), vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, joined 11 senators to introduce a bipartisan resolution designating May 5th as a National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls. Available data from the U.S. Department of Justice indicates that Native women face murder rates that are more than 10 times the national average murder rate  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, joined Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.), along with a bipartisan group of lawmakers, in pushing to make sure urgently needed federal assistance is delivered to America's fishermen and seafood processors, who have been hit hard   more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on May 5: United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.), along with Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Tom Udall (D-N.M.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Martha McSally (R-Ariz.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and James Risch (R-Idaho), in reintroducing a Senate resolution marking May 5,  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Last week, the IRS issued guidance (Notice 2020-32) that any expenses covered by forgivable portions of a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan will not be considered a business deduction, effectively levying an unforeseen tax on small businesses, completely contrary to the original intent of the CARES Act. On Monday, U.S. Senator Braun along with Senator John Hoeven, Senator Kelly Loeffler, and Senator Lis  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) spoke with Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross this past week about their position that we need to apply tariffs, including 232 national security tariffs, to oil imports from Saudi Arabia and Russia as a result of their anticompetitive behavior. This is Sen. Inhofe's second call with Secretary Ross since his March 18 letter.   more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), along with colleagues in the House and Senate, this week penned a letter to President Trump urging him to prevent Wall Street banks, that have already benefitted immensely through government-backed loan programs, from discriminating against America's energy producers. As the Senators and Representatives wrote: "We write with critica  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, issued the following news release: Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) joined Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), and a bipartisan group of their colleagues to push to make sure urgently needed federal assistance is delivered to America's fishermen and seafood processors, who have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. In their letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Mi  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) yesterday passed a resolution designating March as "National Women's History Month." Consideration of the resolution was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic. "Women have made extraordinary contributions to our country and I'm proud to pass a resolution that celebrates them," Senator Feinstein said. "As we celebrate 100 years of women's su  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, issued the following news release on May 7: Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) yesterday passed a resolution designating March as "National Women's History Month." Consideration of the resolution was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic. "Women have made extraordinary contributions to our country and I'm proud to pass a resolution that celebrates them," Senator Feinstein said. "As we celebrate 100 year  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) joined U.S. Senators Mike Braun (R-Ind.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) in introducing the Safeguarding Small Business Act to remove all tax liability associated with loan forgiveness under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Last week, the IRS issued guidance (Notice 2020-32) that any expenses covered by forgivable portions of a PPP loan will not   more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate passed a resolution led by U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Tom Udall (D-NM), celebrating the successes of Indigenous women across the nation. Their resolution recognizes contributions of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women in the United States, highlighting their service in the military, efforts to break down gender barriers, and work to advance civil rights. The   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.), who led a bipartisan group of 25 lawmakers in pushing to make sure urgently needed federal assistance is delivered to America's fishermen and seafood processors, who have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. In their lett  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Tom Udall, D-New Mexico, vice chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.), vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, announced the Senate passed the resolution he led with Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) to celebrate and honor the successes of Indigenous women across the country. The resolution recognizes the heritage, culture, and contributions of American Indian, Alaska Native, a  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Tom Udall, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.), vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, announced the Senate passed the resolution he led with Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) to celebrate and honor the successes of Indigenous women across the country. The resolution recognizes the heritage, culture, and contributions of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women in the United States, highlig  more