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Alaskans Provide Testimony During Senate Subsistence Hearing

By Karina Petersen | Office of Senator Murkowski on Jun 23, 2018   Featured, State  

Alaskans Provide Testimony During Senate Subsistence Hearing

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs this week held an oversight hearing to focus on promoting traditional subsistence in Native communities through testimonies from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Indian tribes regarding tribal subsistence activities and federal regulatory structures or circumstances which impede these activities. During the hearing U.S. Senator Lisa […]

Murkowski on Senate Floor: “For Whom is the Affordable Care Act Affordable?”

By Karina Peterson | Office of Senator Murkowski on Dec 4, 2015   Featured, State  

Murkowski on Senate Floor: “For Whom is the Affordable Care Act Affordable?”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the Senate begins to take a series of votes to repeal key provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski spoke on the Senate floor to lay out how the ACA is drastically harming the people of Alaska. Senator Murkowski referred to specific examples from Alaskans, including families, […]

Murkowski Bill Fixes Definition of “Indian” in Affordable Care Act

By Katrina Petersen | Office of Senator Murkowski on Oct 6, 2015   State  

Murkowski Bill Fixes Definition of “Indian” in Affordable Care Act

Senator Murkowski recently introduced legislation to clarify the meaning of “Indian” within the Affordable Care Act—ensuring that Alaska Natives aren’t denied Indian-specific exemptions and protections under the law. The current definition of “Indian” within the ACA applies to only “members of federally-recognized tribes” or shareholders of an Alaska Native corporation—potentially excluding up to 20,000 Alaska […]

Senate Passes VAWA Amendment Repeal

By Office of Senator Murkowski on Dec 9, 2014   Featured, National, Politics  

Senate Passes VAWA Amendment Repeal

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Lisa Murkowski today responded to the United States Senate unanimously passing the repeal of Section 910 of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).  The repeal was originally a component of the larger Safe Families, Safe Villages Act of 2013, but today’s vote simply strikes that provision from the bipartisan VAWA bill […]

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