Bristol Bay Protection Act codifies 2023 EPA decision
WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Mary Peltola (AK-AL) introduced the Bristol Bay Protection Act, new legislation that would codify a 2023 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decision to veto the Pebble Mine – a proposed copper-gold-molybdenum mining project in the Bristol Bay region of Southwest Alaska – under Clean Water Act… Read more »
Peltola Hires Grant Coordinator to Bring Federal Dollars to AK Communities
Aurora Taylor to Join Team Mary
WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Mary Peltola (AK-AL) announced her office had created a new staff position focused specifically on aiding Alaska cities, towns, and localities to better identify and secure federal grant funding. Aurora Taylor, whose previous experience… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, during a Pro Forma session in the U.S. House of Representatives, Representative Mary Peltola (D-AK-AL), Representative James Moylan (R-GU-AL), and Representative Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-05) introduced the bipartisan VA Appeals Reform Act of 2024, new legislation to reform the Department of Veteran Affairs’ appellate backlog. Currently, an average of 200,000 VA appeals… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Mary Peltola (AK-AL) announced a total of $124.9 million in Inflation Reduction Act funding for the Alaska Energy Authority and the Tanana Chiefs Conference to fund and operationalize new solar energy projects in the state.
“Investing in energy projects across the board–solar, wind, hydro and more–lowers utility bills for Alaska families and creates new… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Mary Peltola (AK-AL) voted in favor of H.R. 3602, the End the Border Catastrophe Act. The bill would shore up security and operations at the U.S.-Mexico border and take important steps to halt the deadly flow of fentanyl into Alaska. Following the vote, Rep. Peltola released the following statement:
“No one can deny we face an ongoing crisis at our… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Mary Peltola (AK-AL) voted to pass the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, the Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, the Indo-Pacific Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, and the 21st Century Peace through Strength Act – legislative vehicles to shore up military and humanitarian assistance to Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan, and… Read more »
Alaska Delegation Leads Effort to Delay Alaska Air National Guard Cuts, Protect Defense in the Arctic
Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (D-Alaska) today applauded the announcement that the Air National Guard will delay the implementation of full-time leveling actions in the state of Alaska that would… Read more »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 11, 2024
Contact:
(Murkowski)Joe Plesha
(Sullivan)Ben Dietderich
(Peltola)Kaitlin Hooker
Alaska Congressional Delegation selects
Julie Kitka to lead Denali… Read more »
ICYMI: Alaska Delegation Continues to
Make the Case Against Proposed NPR-A Rule
Anchorage, AK—U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) and U.S. Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (D-Alaska) today released a letter they sent to Secretary Deb Haaland last week, urging the Department of the Interior (DOI) to withdraw a… Read more »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 27, 2024
Contact: Kaitlin Hooker
kaitlin.hooker@mail.house.gov
771-200-8033
Peltola Celebrates Alaska’s STIP Partial Approval
WASHINGTON – Today, following ongoing conversations between Representative Mary… Read more »
