U.S. Senator Mark Begich today challenged Jeh Johnson, the President’s nominee for Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), on a decision by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to deny flights between Dawson City and Fairbanks next summer. This decision would potentially have significant ramifications for the economy of Fairbanks and Alaska as […]
It is simply unacceptable for Alaskans to bear the brunt of the Administration’s mismanagement of the implementation of the Affordable Care Act and that is the message U.S. Senator Mark Begich delivered to President Obamaon Wednesday.
Wednesday the Senate approved legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Mark Begich and co-sponsored by Senator John Boozman (R-AR) to expand benefits to homeless veterans. The Helping Homeless Veterans Act of 2013 closes a loophole in current law that prevents veterans who are homeless as the result of domestic violence from receiving certain benefits such as […]
U.S Senator Mark Begich today announced over $1 million in federal funding to repair multiple road sites in Alakanuk caused by severe flooding from last spring. Sen. Begich chairs the Senate Subcommittee on Emergency Management, Intergovernmental Relations, and the District of Columbia. The funding is being provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).