Projects Will Support Arrival of New Icebreakers, Offshore Patrol Cutters WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski and Congressman Nick Begich (all R-Alaska) today welcomed news that the Coast Guard has awarded a $315 million contract for the design and construction of a cutter mooring and new fuel pier at Coast Guard Base Kodiak. The […]
Washington, D.C. – Tuesday, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Tim Kaine (D-VA), members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, introduced the Mothers and Newborns Success Act, bipartisan legislation to address the United States’ disturbingly high maternal and infant mortality rates and reduce the well-documented racial and ethnic disparities in maternal […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today attempted to pass the Bycatch Reduction Act on the Senate floor, but the legislation was blocked by Senate Democrats. Authored by Sen. Sullivan, the comprehensive legislation would reduce bycatch, protect seafloor habitat, and strengthen transparency and accountability in federal fisheries management. […]
“Our new report exposes this old-fashioned corruption, by a thuggish government and a desperate industry, that is squeezing every last dollar out of Americans’ pocketbooks while they still can.” While running for president in 2024, Donald Trump told oil and gas executives that he would pursue their policy priorities if the industry raised $1 billion […]