Senator Mark Begich is pushing back against U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) actions that have curtailed business opportunities for Alaska Native Corporations through the Small Business Administration’s 8(a) program.
U.S. Senator Mark Begich today expressed confidence in a funding agreement that passed the House of Representatives tonight which would prohibit transfer of the F16s from Eielson Air Force Base in Fiscal Year 2013.
U.S. Senators Mark Begich, Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) today introduced an amendment to employ veterans as coordinators of community clean ups of marine debris from the Japanese tsunami of last year.
U.S. Sen. Mark Begich announced today the hiring of life-long Alaskan Amy Miller as his new press secretary. Miller will replace Julie Hasquet, who is leaving Begich’s office to work for BP-Alaska.