Alaska Delegation Celebrates Arrival of F-35s at Eielson AFB
U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young (all R-Alaska) today welcomed the arrival of the first two F-35A Joint Strike Fighter aircraft to Eielson Air Force Base in Interior, Alaska. Fifty-four F-35As and roughly 1,300 personnel will be based at Eielson by the end of 2021. “The arrival of the first […]
Murkowski Votes to Overturn Borrower Defense Rule
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) issued the following statement after voting in favor of S.J. Res. 56, a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval overturning a 2019 Department of Education Borrower Defense rule: “Congress provided the Department of Education with authority to adopt regulations governing the cancellation of loans for students who were defrauded […]
Murkowski Votes for War Powers Resolution
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) issued the following statement after joining her colleagues to pass a bipartisan bill, the Iran War Powers Resolution: “My vote today was to terminate the use of hostilities against Iran.” said Senator Murkowski. “The passage of this resolution in no way restricts the president’s ability to defend our troops nor […]
Murkowski Supports Bill to Bolster National Defense, Monitor Arctic Activity, and Support our Military
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) voted in favor of S. 1790, the defense authorization bill which authorizes $738 billion in national defense funding for Fiscal Year 2020. The bill includes the largest pay raise for troops in over a decade, equips our military with necessary resources to defend America, modernizes military infrastructure and tools, and […]
Delegation Applauds Presidential Memo on Alaska Mapping
U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Rep. Don Young, all R-Alaska, today issued the following statements after President Donald Trump directed federal agencies to map the shoreline and nearshore of Alaska and the United States exclusive economic zone (EEZ). “This is an important step for Alaska, especially for the Arctic as we are woefully […]
Arctic Sounder: Senators introduce legislation for Arctic security center
Arctic security is at the forefront of new legislation introduced by both Alaska senators. “It is an evolving world out there,” said Sen. Lisa Murkowski, speaking in Washington, D.C., on Monday. “As we are seeing the impact from climate change, as we are seeing ice recede, as we are seeing waterways open up, as we […]
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: AK congressional delegation tours F-35 plant in Texas
U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young, all R-Alaska, toured Lockheed Martin’s F-35 assembly plant in Fort Worth, Texas, on Monday, along with a group of military and community leaders from Interior Alaska. The group got to see the first F-35 aircraft that will eventually be stationed at Eielson Air Force […]
Murkowski Stresses Need to Equip DoD With Tools to Support Arctic Defense Strategy
In honor of what would have been U.S. Senator Ted Stevens’ ninety-sixth birthday, U.S. Senator Murkowski (R-AK) raised attention to an issue that was significant to him—the importance of the Arctic and a strong national defense to Alaska and the nation. Senator Murkowski highlighted her legislation she introduced with U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) to […]
Alaska Congressional Delegation Tours F-35 Plant in Texas
Today, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young, all R-Alaska, alongside military and community leaders from Interior Alaska, toured Lockheed Martin’s F-35 assembly plant and were shown the first F-35As that will eventually be stationed at Eielson Air Force Base beginning in the spring of 2020. During the visit, the delegation was […]
Murkowski, Sullivan Introduce Bill to Create Department of Defense Arctic Security Studies Center
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced legislation, alongside U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), creating a new Department of Defense (DoD) Regional Center in the Arctic, specifically Alaska, named in honor of the late U.S. Senator Ted Stevens. If enacted, the Ted Stevens Arctic Center for Security Studies would be the first DoD Regional Center in […]