Friday, after weeks of wrangling over budget details and failing to reach a compromise, the Alaska House Majority Coalition passed an amendment to the operating budget that reduces the deficit by roughly $1.6 billion and creates an affordable and sustainable PFD of approximately $1,400. The intention was to wait until Monday to begin the amendment […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – – Congressman Nick Begich (AK-AL) and Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04) introduced the Youth Suicide Prevention Research Act, bipartisan legislation to enhance federal research into the underlying causes of youth suicide. The legislation amends the Advancing Research to Prevent Suicide Act to expand the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) focus areas, adding critical research into the […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski, and Congressman Nick Begich (all R-Alaska) Wenesday welcomed a $25 million investment in Alaska aviation safety by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as part of the FAA’s Don Young Alaska Aviation Safety Initiative (DYAASI). This investment is a result of a Sullivan provision in the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 authorizing […]
Washington, DC – In a speech on the Senate floor today, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) made her case that Congress needs to reassert its authority – starting with oversight of levying tariffs. In light of the recent trade policies enacted by the executive branch, Senator Murkowski spoke about the role that belongs to Congress, but […]