WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Mary Sattler Peltola, D-Alaska, issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2024: Today, Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (AK-AL) announced $25,207,700 in Airport Improvement Program Grants she voted to fund under FY24 government funding bills. These grants will help replace, reseal, and rehabilitate airport runways and update other necessary infrastructure for safe air travel - much of which is long overdue. "This funding will help strengthen the airport infrastructure on which we rely so heavily in Alaska," sa more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Mary Sattler Peltola, D-Alaska, issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2024: Today, Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (AK-AL) joined an amicus brief urging the Federal District Court for the District of Oregon to grant the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) request for a preliminary injunction in the Kroger-Albertson's merger case. The brief outlines three major concerns with the merger: harm to consumers, harm to workers, and the growing consolidation of grocery chains leading to monopolistic practices. The f more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Benjamin Mallott, president-elect of the Alaska Federation of Natives, from a July 25, 2024, hearing on the Tribal Forest Protection Act Amendments Act (S. 4370): * * * Good afternoon, Chair Schatz, Vice Chair Murkowski, and distinguished members of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. My name is Benjamin Mallott. I have the honor of being the President-Elect of the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN). I am writing to express our strong support fo more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) spoke recently on the Senate floor in recognition of Julie Kitka, who served as President of the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) for more than three decades until recently stepping down from that position. Sen. Sullivan recognized Kitka's leadership at the helm of the largest statewide Native organization in Alaska, representing 140,000 people and nearly 200 tribes and village corporations. Kitka was first hired by AFN in 19 more PR