Murkowski, Coons introduce legislation to protect Americans from credit repair scams

Murkowski, Coons introduce legislation to protect Americans from credit repair scams

  Washington, DC—U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Chris Coons (D-DE) introduced the Ending Scam Credit Repair Act (ESCRA) today to crack down on fraudulent credit repair organizations that exploit consumers with high fees, false promises, and deceptive practices. Credit repair organizations (CROs) often claim they can improve a consumer’s credit score by disputing negative […]

Senate Unanimously Passes Sullivan-Whitehouse Bill to Combat Illegal Foreign Seafood Harvest

Senate Unanimously Passes Sullivan-Whitehouse Bill to Combat Illegal Foreign Seafood Harvest

  WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) celebrated the Senate’s recent unanimous passage of their Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvest (FISH) Act. The FISH Act would combat foreign illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing by blacklisting offending vessels from U.S. ports and waters, bolstering the U.S. Coast Guard’s enforcement capabilities and partnerships, […]

Murkowski Espouses Nuclear Energy’s Potential Benefits for Alaska

Murkowski Espouses Nuclear Energy’s Potential Benefits for Alaska

  Washington, DC—Thursday, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) discussed the potential of nuclear energy to provide low-cost, reliable power to communities across Alaska with subject-matter experts before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (ENR). During the hearing, the senator spoke on the record with Theodore Garrish, Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy at the U.S. […]

Murkowski Speaks Out Against SAVE America Act on Senate Floor

Murkowski Speaks Out Against SAVE America Act on Senate Floor

  Washington, DC—Thursday, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) delivered a speech on the Senate floor highlighting the challenges the SAVE America Act would pose for Alaskans and the state’s election processes if enacted.    The speech as prepared below: Madam President, I’ve come to the floor to speak about the SAVE America Act. Unfortunately, I […]