Press Releases
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Senator Murkowski Releases Statement on Patel Nomination
Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) released the following statement on her decision to vote against confirming Kash Patel as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI): “I will oppose Kash Patel’s confirmation to serve as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The FBI’s mission is “to protect the American people and uphold the Constitution of the United States.” Mr. Patel and I agree the bureau has crept past that mission, become an increasingly poli… Continue Reading
02.19.25
Murkowski to hear from Alaskans in “Teletownhall” tonight
Washington, DC - Tonight, Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) will host a “Teletownhall” to hear from Alaskans who want to engage on federal funding, programs, grants, and jobs that are being impacted by executive orders and recommendations by the Department of Government Efficiency. All Alaskans are encouraged to participate. TIME: 5:00pm - 6:00pm AKST, Wednesday, February 19, 2025. TELEPHONE NUMBER: 855-756-7520, Ext. 120665# Alaskans can call in to listen, or they can speak with a member of … Continue Reading
02.19.25
Murkowski Engages with Secretary of Labor Nominee During Confirmation Hearing
Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) engaged with Secretary of Labor nominee, former Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer, during a Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing. Senator Murkowski articulated Alaska’s workforce demands, and received a commitment from Chavez-DeRemer to work to address these needs at the federal level. “Alaska’s key industries require distinct personnel needs in order to keep up with constantly evolving environmen… Continue Reading
02.16.25
Senators Murkowski and Sullivan Recognize Elizabeth Peratrovich Day
Anchorage, AK - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-AK) are honored to recognize February 16th as “Elizabeth Peratrovich Day” through a Senate resolution. The national recognition celebrates the historic Alaska civil rights leader who played an integral role in the Alaska Territorial Legislature’s passage the Anti-Discrimination Act of 1945—decades before the signing of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964. This is the third consecutive year that Elizabeth Peratrovich Day will … Continue Reading
02.13.25
Murkowski: “It’s Denali.”
Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today introduced legislation that would officially designate North America’s highest mountain as Denali, the name bestowed by Alaska’s Koyukon Athabascans. The bill would require that any reference in U.S. laws, maps, regulations, or other records refer to the mountain as Denali. “In Alaska, it’s Denali,” Senator Murkowski said. “Once you see it in person, and take in the majesty of its size and breathe in its cold air, you can understand … Continue Reading
02.13.25
Senator Murkowski Announces Extended Deadline for FY26 Appropriations Requests
Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) announced an extended deadline for appropriations requests from Alaskans for programmatic and Congressional Directed Spending for the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26). The appropriations request portal on her website opened on January 3, 2025, and will now remain open until Friday, February 28, 2025, at 11:59 AKST. CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION ON SENATOR MURKOWSKI’S FY26 APPROPRIATIONS REQUEST PROCESS Murkowski is making the Appropriations Reques… Continue Reading
02.06.25
Murkowski joins Colleagues in Calling for Quick Implementation of the Social Security Fairness Act
Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) joined 27 colleagues in calling for the immediate implementation of the Social Security Fairness Act to provide full Social Security benefits for thousands of Alaskan public servants impacted by Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). The Social Security Fairness Act, which fully repeals the two Social Security provisions WEP and GPO, was signed into law on January 5, 2024. Senator Murkowski co-sponsored th… Continue Reading
01.30.25
Murkowski Announces U.S. Military Service Academy Nominees
Washington, DC - Today U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) announced the names of the young Alaskans she is nominating to the U.S. Military Service Academies for the class of 2029. “These young Alaskans have shown exemplary leadership and dedication to their communities, and it is an honor to nominate them to our nation’s military service academies,” said Senator Murkowski. “I extend my congratulations and best wishes to each of them.” U.S. Military Service Academy nominees are selected based … Continue Reading
01.29.25
Murkowski, Klobuchar Reintroduce Bill to Support Individuals Living with FASD
Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) reintroduced the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Respect Act of 2025, legislation which reauthorizes programs and funding to aid individuals and families impacted by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. “We made significant progress on this bill in the 118th Congress, and we were close to getting this legislation across the finish line. That momentum has only motivated Senator Klobuchar and I to work e… Continue Reading
01.28.25
Murkowski Releases Statement on Suspension of Federal Funding
Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) released the following statement on federal funding: “Alaskans have understandably been reaching out to my office all day, asking for clarity about what OMB's memo ordering a pause in grants, loans, and other federal financial assistance means for them. At this point, we don’t have any more direction than what has been reported. My staff is actively tracking impacted projects and services in Alaska, and working to identify those that most urg… Continue Reading
01.27.25
Murkowski and Chemnitz: Greenland “Ally, not an Asset”
Washington, DC - Today, United States Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska and Co-Chair of the Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region) and Aaja Chemnitz (Member of Danish Parliament representing Greenland for Inuit Ataqatigiit and Chair of the Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region), released the following joint statement: “In recent weeks, as President Trump has suggested the U.S. should purchase Greenland from the Kingdom of Denmark, attention has rapidly… Continue Reading
01.23.25
Senator Murkowski Releases Statement on Hegseth Nomination
Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) released the following statement on her decision to vote against confirming Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense: “Since Mr. Hegseth’s nomination last November, I have met with him and carefully reviewed his writings, various reports, and other pertinent materials. I closely followed his hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee and gathered substantial feedback from organizations, veterans, and Alaskans. After thorough evaluat… Continue Reading
01.22.25
Senator Murkowski Soliciting Interest for Most Recently Vacated Seat on District Court of Alaska
Washington, DC - Today, Senator Murkowski (R-AK) announced that her office is accepting letters of interest and resumes to fill the Federal District Court of Alaska seat vacated in July 2024. Materials should be sent to ak_judge@murkowski.senate.gov. The deadline to submit letters of interest and resumes to the Senator’s office is Wednesday, February 5th, 2025.… Continue Reading
01.21.25
President Trump Unleashes Alaska’s Economy in Single, Sweeping Executive Order
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, Governor Mike Dunleavy, and Representative Nick Begich (all R-Alaska) today welcomed a comprehensive Executive Order (EO), signed by President Donald Trump, reversing a series of Biden administration policies and actions related to Alaska lands and resources, to unleash Alaska’s Natural Resources. President Trump ‘s EO takes steps to “…end the assault on Alaska’s sovereignty and its ability to responsibly develop [its] resources for the b… Continue Reading
01.17.25
ICYMI: One Month Left to Submit FY26 Appropriations Requests
Washington, DC - In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) is accepting appropriations requests from Alaskans for programmatic and Congressionally Direct Spending in Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) for approximately one more month. The appropriations request portal on her website opened on January 3, 2025, and will remain open until Friday, February 14, 2025, at 11:59 PM AKST. “Every year, I’m proud to partner with Alaskans to request funding for projects that help address our communiti… Continue Reading
01.16.25
Murkowski: Interior Must be a Partner, Not a Landlord
Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), former Chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee (ENR), today expressed her support for former Governor Doug Burgum to lead the Department of the Interior (DOI) in the incoming Trump administration. During an ENR hearing to consider his nomination, Murkowski and Burgum discussed Alaska’s vast energy and mineral potential and the need for the Department to dramatically improve its approach in the state. “I don’t want the Dep… Continue Reading
01.15.25
Murkowski Encouraged by Secretary of Energy Nominee Chris Wright in Committee Hearing
Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), former Chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee (ENR), today expressed her strong support for Chris Wright to lead the Department of Energy (DOE) in the incoming Trump administration. During an ENR hearing to consider his nomination, Murkowski and Wright discussed the projects that DOE has funded in Alaska under the bipartisan infrastructure law, the need to prioritize domestic mineral production, the untapped potential of ge… Continue Reading
01.08.25
Alaska Delegation Condemns Interior as ANWR Leasing Charade Receives Zero Bids
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Nick Begich III (all R-Alaska), today slammed the Department of the Interior (DOI) for holding a lease sale in the non-wilderness Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in a manner that predictably resulted in no bids. The lease sale, announced in December after DOI arbitrarily rewrote the Coastal Plain oil and gas program to make development impossible, was clearly designed to fail. Interior dramatic… Continue Reading
01.07.25
ICYMI: FISHES Act Becomes Law
Washington, DC - H.R. 5103, the Fishery Improvement to Streamline untimely regulatory hurdles post Emergency-Situation Act (FISHES) Act. This legislation, which Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) co-sponsored, aims to ameliorate the federal process that oversees the distribution of fishery disaster relief after fishery disaster declarations. The delegation also led in securing $300 million that will go to refill the U.S. Department of Commerce’s fishery disaster assistance … Continue Reading
01.06.25
Social Security Fairness Act Becomes Law
Washington, DC - Yesterday, President Joe Biden signed into law H.R. 82 The Social Security Fairness Act, legislation that repeals the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO). Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), who has co-sponsored the legislation every year since 2003, praised the long over-due passage of the law. “I have been working on the Social Security Fairness Act for as long as I’ve been representing Alaska in the United States Senate,” Senator Murkowski… Continue Reading
