Sen. Murkowski's Opening Statement during Oversight Hearing on DOI
Opening Statement of Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) during a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee oversight hearing on the Department of Interior.
Begich Discusses Flooding in Galena and Yukon River Communities on Senate Floor
June 3, 2013 – U.S. Sen. Mark Begich today spoke on the Senate floor on the unique challenges facing Alaskans in the wake of the tragic flooding in Galena and other Yukon River communities. Begich took the opportunity to highlight the need to strengthen communication efforts and infrastructure in rural areas to improve disaster mitigation […]
Begich Minute: Bank on Student Loan Fairness Act
With student loan rates scheduled to double on July 1 of this year, U.S. Sen. Mark Begich used this week's Begich Minute to highlight the need for fairness in student loan borrowing practices.
Two Months of Breaking Ice (in under five minutes)
This video is a time-lapse sequence, compressing about 60 days into less than five minutes, taken from the bridge of the nathaniel B. Palmer as the ship "carves" forward through the Antarctic ice. Cassandra Brooks is studying international ocean policy and is focusing particularly on Antarctic marine ecosystem protection.