Anchorage, Alaska — U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and Representative Nick Begich (all R-Alaska) Tuesday welcomed an announcement from the Department of the Interior (DOI) that it will initiate a public process to rescind an unlawful 2024 rule that restricts responsible oil and gas development in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A). DOI made the […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Nick Begich (R-AK), a member of the House Committee on Natural Resources, returned this week from a high-level bipartisan congressional delegation visit to Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea, where he advocated for Alaska’s role in securing America’s energy future through long-term, strategic partnerships with key allies. The delegation, led by Committee Chairman Bruce […]
Washington, DC— U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and U.S. Representative Nick Begich (all R-Alaska) today issued the following statements after the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska ruled that the Biden administration illegally canceled seven leases in the non-wilderness Coastal Plain of ANWR in 2023. The leases were bid on, won, […]
Anchorage, AK—U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and U.S. Representative Nick Begich (all R-Alaska) Thursday commended Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum for announcing three initial decisions that will restore access to federal lands, facilitate long-overdue land conveyances, and boost responsible resource production in Alaska. The decisions further President Trump’s recent Executive Order on Unleashing […]