Senator Lisa Murkowski issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s signing of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, a measure that she co-sponsored: “The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act is a step in the right direction in terms of getting our economy back on track and improving job prospects for those who have been […]
The Alaska Congressional Delegation today announced the following grants: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services $1,070,273 to Peace Health Ketchikan Medical Center for a plan better health through coordinated care efforts in Southeast Alaska. $153,021 to the Louden Tribal Council (Galena Village) to ensure tribal government operations continue in the face of flood recovery. U.S. […]
Senator Majority Leader Harry Reid filed cloture on Senate Bill 2363, the Bipartisan Sportsman’s Act, without any Republican amendments added to it this morning. This action by Reid will probably cause Republicans, 20 of which have co-sponsored the bill, to pull their backing and filibuster the bill. It was only Monday that the Senate voted […]
Senator Lisa Murkowski today continued to advocate for Arctic investment with her colleagues on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security. While discussing the Fiscal Year 2015 Homeland Security funding bill, Murkowski insisted that the committee focus more on Arctic issues like maritime commerce, natural resource development, Coast Guard search and rescue, and the critical […]