Delegation Celebrates Series of Interior Announcements for Alaska Day

Delegation Celebrates Series of Interior Announcements for Alaska Day

 Washington, DC— U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, U.S. Congressman Nick Begich, and Governor Mike Dunleavy, all R-Alaska, Thursday participated in an “Alaska Day” ceremony at the U.S. Department of the Interior with Secretary Doug Burgum. Secretary Burgum announced a series of administrative actions, including the signing of three land allotments for Alaska […]

Alaska Delegation Applauds President Trump’s Approval of Federal Disaster Declaration for Western Alaska

Alaska Delegation Applauds President Trump’s Approval of Federal Disaster Declaration for Western Alaska

WASHINGTON— U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Nick Begich (all R-Alaska) Wednesday thanked President Donald Trump for swiftly approving Governor Mike Dunleavy’s (R-Alaska) request for a federal disaster declaration in response to the widespread devastation caused by the remnants of Typhoon Halong across Western Alaska, particularly throughout the Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta region. President […]

Senate Commerce Advances Bill to Reauthorize the Young Fishermen’s Development Program

Senate Commerce Advances Bill to Reauthorize the Young Fishermen’s Development Program

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee yesterday advanced bipartisan legislation—introduced by Senators Dan Sullivan and Lissa Murkowski (both R-Alaska), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) in July—to reauthorize the Young Fishermen’s Development Program. The program, first authorized in law in 2021 for five years, seeks to mitigate the challenges […]