Jan 8, 2025 · Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) was approved as chair of the committee on Tuesday. She previously served as chair and was the first woman to serve as vice chair of the legislative panel with jurisdiction over Indian issues.

1 day ago · As previously confirmed by the U.S. Senate following the opening of the 119th Congress on January 3, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is serving as chair of the committee following her stint as vice chair during the last legislative session. Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), who served as chair during the last session, will be the vice chair.

6 days ago · Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), who often votes alongside Collins against some of Trump’s nominees (including Hegseth). And while she does not sit on Intel, she also has a vested interest in ...

Senator Lisa Murkowski is the first Alaskan-born Senator and only the sixth United States Senator to serve the state. The state’s senior Senator, Lisa Murkowski is a third-generation Alaskan, born in Ketchikan and raised in towns across the state: Wrangell, Juneau, Fairbanks and Anchorage.

Mar 5, 2009 · WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today was assigned to five subcommittees of the Senate Appropriations Committee, several of which have major impacts on Alaska.

Dec 17, 2024 · Sen. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) has always been an important moderate Republican and crucial swing vote in the Senate, but her profile is rising further with the retirement of centrist Sens. Joe...

Jan 25, 2025 · JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — In the early days of President Donald Trump’s second term, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski has openly challenged or rebuked him at least three times — stunning for a congressional Republican who has faced his wrath before and yet remains unbowed by pressure to embrace his agenda.. Murkowski is a moderate with a history of bucking her party and Trump when she has felt it ...

Mar 4, 2021 · Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski was the lone Republican to support Haaland, who won unanimous backing from committee Democrats. Murkowski, a former chair of the committee, said she had “some real misgivings” about Haaland, because of her support for policies that Murkowski said could impede Alaska’s reliance on oil and other fossil fuels.

5 days ago · Hegseth was confirmed last week by the narrowest of margins, a 50-50 tie vote broken by Vice President JD Vance because three Republicans – Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and ...

Nov 20, 2024 · U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) a senior member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee questions panel on Review of Disaster Funding Needs at Senate …