WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, today pressed the nominee to serve as deputy secretary of the Department of Commerce, Mr. Paul Dabbar, on concerns about the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) ability to complete fisheries stock surveys in Alaska if staffing and approved funding […]
Sen. Sullivan Highlights Escalating Incursions by Adversaries Near Alaska WASHINGTON—Several Arctic policy experts at a hearing of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (CST) testified strongly last week in support of increasing infrastructure investments in Alaska, which constitutes the entirety of America’s Arctic. While the hearing was focused on Greenland’s geostrategic importance […]
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (ENR), was encouraged by Chris Wright’s testimony Wednesday during an ENR hearing. President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Energy (DOE) appeared before the committee, and Senator Murkowski engaged with Mr. Wright about his strong […]
“It was telling that Kennedy along with his Republican colleagues could not avoid actively engaging in anti-Muslim hate speech during a hearing about the rise in hate crimes,” said the congresswoman. The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing earlier this week on the rise in hate crimes since last October was historic for its inclusion of testimony on […]