WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) praised the Senate’s action to approve the Point Spencer Land Conveyance Act. Murkowski introduced the bicameral legislation with Congressman Don Young (R-AK) in May, to streamline future infrastructure development and potential uses of Point Spencer, Alaska by calling for the conveyance of approximately 2,500 acres of […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski voted on the final version of the transportation funding agreement, the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, which passed by a vote of 83-16. The legislation provides funding for our nation’s surface transportation needs over the next five years, from highways to ferries and railroads. Senator Murkowski […]
WASHINGTON, DC – The three members of Alaska’s congressional delegation Monday filed an amicus curiae brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of Alaskan John Sturgeon, who is suing the National Park Service over being forced off the Nation River for using a hovercraft to hunt moose, something that he had been doing for decades. […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski announced the next steps she is taking to fight back against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recent approval of genetically engineered (GE) fish for human consumption. Senator Murkowski has long been adamantly opposed to the approval of GE salmon, introducing legislation and inserting a provision […]