Lisa Murkowski: “We strongly urge you to maintain funding for these programs at fiscal year 2017 levels.”

I will continue working to eliminate this fee permanently so that Alaska’s students are receiving the best education possible, regardless of the outcome of future legal challenges.

I join Alaskans in condolences as we learn of the plane crash in Cape Newenham today.

I will continue to champion this program and work with the Department to ensure this funding is administered more expeditiously going forward.

The National Science Foundation’s decision to leave the Ocean Observatories Initiative’s buoys in place is a massive win for coastal communities and fishermen around the country.