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 […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Within days of Senator Lisa Murkowski urging Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to use existing federal funds to buy surplus Alaska canned sockeye salmon for The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), the cabinet official today agreed, announcing plans to buy up to $30 million worth. “Food banks nationwide are reporting higher numbers […]