Senator Mark Begich today spoke on the floor of the United States Senate urging his colleagues to pass the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization (VAWA), which is scheduled to come up for a vote later this week. The bill has not been reauthorized since 2006 and would reauthorize existing VAWA grant programs to prevent and […]
March 20, 2012 – U.S. Sen. Mark Begich questioned leaders of the U.S. Air Force about a proposed move of the F-16 Fighter Squadron from Eielson AFB to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. In a hearing at the Senate Armed Services Committee, of which Begich is a member, Begich questioned Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley […]
March 5, 2012 – In his annual address to the Alaska State Legislature, Begich said Alaska is "at the cusp of a new era of Arctic development" and called for a state-federal partnership to ensure that development is done responsibly and that Alaskans are prepared for a new "Arctic jobs pipeline."
March 5, 2012 – Sen. Begich tunes up his violin skills with Erica Degrote's first grade violin class during a visit to Glacier Valley Elementary School in Juneau.