WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Senate today unanimously passed the Pilot’s Bill of Rights, legislation important to Alaska’s aviation community. The Pilots Bill of Rights was championed by Sen. Mark Begich and Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK), and was cosponsored by Sen. Lisa Murkowski.
Itinerary includes Bethel, Quinhagak, Seward, Fairbanks, Anchorage
Allowing more flexible hiring rules to fill vacant positions at the Skagway Post Office was the subject of testimony yesterday at the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee. U.S. Sen. Mark Begich, a member of the committee, questioned two nominees to the Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) about the need to […]
This week U.S. Sen. Mark Begich's "Begich Minute" features the Alaska Bering Sea Crabbers who visited Washington, DC to take part in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA)'s 37th Annual Fish Fry. Sen. Begich joined the Bering Sea Crabbers at the event to help serve crab sliders and bisque, showing off Alaska's prized crab […]