Lisa Murkowski for Us Senate
Recent News About Lisa Murkowski for Us Senate
Air Force Selects Eielson Air Force Base as Preferred Location for DoD Nuclear Micro-Reactor
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Announcement Follows Murkowski’s Staunch Support for Advanced Nuclear
Murkowski, Sullivan Thank Judge Burgess For Service to Alaska
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Alaska has been fortunate to have Judge Timothy Burgess sitting on the bench for the last fifteen years.
Murkowski, Sullivan Secure Extension on COVID Relief Dollars for Alaska Natives
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This bill allows more flexibility to state and local governments to determine how to best utilize COVID relief federal funding
Senate Passes Resolution Designating October as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
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Domestic violence continues to be deeply pervasive across America—particularly in Alaska.
Lisa Murkowski for Senate: Secures Alaska Funding Priorities in Appropriations Bills
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The Appropriations bills posted earlier this week are a mixture of the good, the bad, and the ugly.
Lisa Murkowski for Senate: On Voting Rights Reform
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Americans need confidence in the integrity of our elections, and we can’t instill that trust with a wholly partisan effort.
Senate Passes One Year Extension for Tribal Governments to Utilize COVID Relief
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The United States Senate passed the State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure, and Disaster Relief Flexibility Act
Murkowski, Reed, Braun Introduce Bills to Address Student Loans
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U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Jack Reed (D-RI), and Mike Braun (R-IN) have introduced two bills to address the rising cost of post-secondary education: the State-Based Education Loan Awareness Act and the Student Loan Repayment Freedom Act.
Senators Introduce Bill to Improve Access to Justice in the West, Create New Twelfth Circuit
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Legislation Implements Judicial Conference Recommendations, Splits the Ninth Circuit
Senators Markey, Murkowski and Representative Kuster Reintroduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Expand Access to Opioid Treatment in Correctional Facilities
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The CREATE Opportunities Act establishes the Medication-Assisted Treatment Corrections and Community Reentry Program at the Department of Justice.
Lisa Murkowski for Senate: Responds to Reports Suggesting Crude Oil Ban
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U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) today responded to reports that the U.S. Department of Energy is considering a ban on U.S. crude exports.
Lisa Murkowski for Senate: Supports Taiwan Amid China’s Unprecedented Incursion
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U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) issued the following statement after Taiwan was threatened by China during the largest ever incursion by China’s air force into Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) with 56 aircraft
Murkowski, King Introduce Bill to Strengthen Diplomacy in the Arctic
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Legislation Establishes Assistant Secretary of State for Arctic Affairs
Rosen, Murkowski Introduce Bipartisan Bill Expanding Palliative Care Training for National Health Service Corps Providers
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This bipartisan legislation would allow members of the National Health Service Corps to defer their service for up to a year to do additional training in palliative care.
Murkowski’s Plea for Americans to Show Kindness and Appreciation to Healthcare Workers
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Alaska Leading Nation in COVID Rates, Hospital Systems Overwhelmed
Cortez Masto, Murkowski Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Address Shortage of Health Care Providers in Native American Communities
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IHS has a 25 percent vacancy rate for health care providers and currently needs more than 1,300 positions filled, which this legislation could help address.
Murkowski’s Legislation Extending Native Children’s Commission Signed Into Law
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Senator Murkowski introduced the bill in February 2021 with Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI), Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Jon Tester (D-MT) as co-sponsors to the bill.
White House Announces Appointment of New U.S. Arctic Research Commissioners
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U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) made the following statement after the Biden Administration appointed new U.S. Arctic Research Commission (USARC) Commissioners and a new chair.
Senators’ Statement Urging House of Representatives to Pass Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
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U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Mitt Romney (R-UT) issued the following statement, urging the House of Representatives to pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill
Lisa Murkowski for Senate: Introduces Legislation to Permanently Exempt Alaska-Bound Cruises from the PVSA, Boosting Economies and Jobs
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In an effort to support U.S. shipbuilders and Alaska’s tourism industry, this waiver will end once there is a U.S.-built ship that carries more than 1,000 passengers.
