Murkowski Looking at Cuts to Interior’s Budget After Repeated, Unlawful Resource Restrictions in Alaska
Washington, DC—U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today suggested she would seek to cut the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) budget, unless and until the Department stops targeting responsible resource development […]
Senate Committee Approves Three More FY24 Appropriations Bills
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, secured investments for Alaska in the Energy and Water; Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD); and State, […]
Fairbanks Daily News Miner: University of Alaska to gain 360K acres under federal spending bill
The University of Alaska will gain a large swath of new land thanks to a provision in the recently-passed $1.7 trillion omnibus bill. The clause, located on page 2,819 of […]
KTOO: Federal spending bill directs $16 million to Juneau projects
The omnibus spending bill passed by Congress late last year provides more than $16 million in funding for Juneau-based projects. The funding items include ongoing analysis of a second bridge […]
Frontiersman: Murkowski brings home the bacon, including for Mat-Su
Mat-Su communities fared well in the end-of-year bag of programs funded by Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s designated projects in the federal omnibus budget bill. In total, Murkowski, a senior member of […]
Murkowski: Year-End Omnibus Packed with Good News for Alaska
The U.S. Senate yesterday passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023, an omnibus package that contains all 12 appropriations bills and funds the federal government through September […]
Anchorage Daily News: Sen. Murkowski pushes for a half-billion dollars in earmarks for Alaska
WASHINGTON — As Congress races toward the Dec. 16 deadline to fund the government, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski is pushing to secure nearly half a billion dollars for Alaska projects […]
Murkowski Fights to Secure Municipality of Anchorage Priorities through FY2023 Appropriations Bills
The Senate Appropriations Committee recently published the majority’s proposal for the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) appropriations bills. As a senior member of the Committee and Ranking Member of the Interior-Environment […]
Murkowski Votes Against Tax-and-Spend Reconciliation Bill
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) today voted against the partisan budget reconciliation bill, which includes dramatic spending and tax increases over the next decade. Senate Democrats chose to skip the […]
Murkowski Statement on Reconciliation Proposal
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) today commented on her opposition to the partisan budget reconciliation bill that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is expected to bring to the Floor […]