U.S. Sen. Mark Begich today issued the following statement after the Army
Corps of Engineers issued a decision that will allow Coeur Alaska, Inc. to
proceed with the Kensington Mine project near Juneau.
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U.S. Sen. Mark Begich today announced Army Lieutenant Colonel Glenn Johnson has been selected to serve as a Military Fellow in Begich’s Washington, D.C. office during the calendar year 2010. With an extensive background in operations and Department of Defense research, LTC Johnson has top notch leadership skills and anti-terrorism experience.
December 30, 2009, Juneau, Alaska – The State of Alaska has filed strong objections to the Department of Interior, Fish & Wildlife Service’s designation of a huge swath of area as critical habitat for polar bears.
U.S. Sen. Mark Begich today announced two community health centers in Alaska will receive nearly $6 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The money is part of a nationwide distribution of $600 million to support major construction and renovation projects at 85 community health centers and to also assist networks of health centers in adopting Electronic Health Records and other Health Information Technology systems.
In the continual effort to make health care and health insurance more affordable and accessible for Alaskans and other Americans, U.S. Sen. Mark Begich today joined a group of eleven freshmen Democrats introducing a package of amendments to the health care bill designed to lower costs and increase innovation.
Anchorage, AK – Jason Cline filed a complaint to the Alaska Public Offices Commission (APOC) regarding the Alaska Democratic Party’s attempts to covertly create web pages designed to attack elected Republican officials.
December 7, 2009, Anchorage, Alaska – Governor Sean Parnell announced today that the state will extend the Glacier Highway in Juneau to better provide safe access to the Cascade Point area and public lands north of the capital city. The current 2.9-mile road from Echo Cove to Cascade Point is only 20 feet wide, does not have a drivable surface and has not been open to the public.
(ANCHORAGE) – The House Special Committee on Energy will meet on Friday, December 11th at the Anchorage LIO for two important pieces of energy legislation. Drafts of the House Energy Omnibus Bill and the State Energy Policy Bill will be released and public testimony will be taken.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Attorney General Eric Holder today announced a settlement of the long-running and highly contentious Cobell class-action lawsuit regarding the U.S. government’s trust management and accounting of over three hundred thousand individual American Indian trust accounts. Also speaking at the press conference today were Deputy Secretary of the Interior David Hayes and Associate Attorney General Tom Perrelli.
Anchorage, Alaska – The Department of Law has issued for public comment proposed new regulations under the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act.
Responding to a troubling report from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), U.S. Sen. Mark Begich is calling on Secretary of Veterans Affairs Erik Shinseki to immediately address reported deficiencies at the VA Regional Office in Anchorage.
December 23, 2009, Juneau, Alaska – Governor Sean Parnell has directed the Alaska Marine Highway System to schedule additional ferry runs between Homer and Dutch Harbor in May 2010 and 2011.
December 21, 2009
Happy Holidays
As Alaskans celebrate the shortest day of the year today and the slow return of daylight, we are seeing light at the end of our health reform tunnel in Washington, D.C. As you know, we’ve been working day and night on moving this historic legislation forward. There truly are many items in the bill that will make health care and health insurance more accessible and more affordable for Alaskans and all Americans. I hope you will pay attention to the details as we move ahead. I am
proudly supporting a bill that I believe will save lives, save money, and save Medicare. Because this legislation is so historic, I am committing this entire newsletter to outlining some of the benefits you will see. There are many, and you can go to my website for more detail.
I also want to take a moment to say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. I wish you a safe and happy holiday with friends and family, and may 2010 bring peace, good health and happiness to all.
Sincerely,
Senator Mark Begich
Camp Denali, Alaska –An Alaska Army National Guard member currently deployed to Afghanistan has been named a national and state top 40 under 40 honoree.
December 2, 2009, Wrangell, Alaska – Governor Sean Parnell today appointed Anchorage Superior Court Judge Craig F. Stowers to the Alaska Supreme Court. Stowers is the 21st justice appointed to the Court.
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