Lisa Murkowski: “Senator Wyden, you and Senator Crapo have been working on the wildfire issue for a very long time.”

Alaska is a cornerstone of American defense; investments like this from the Coast Guard are critical as we work to improve infrastructure on bases across the state to maintain our national security.

If a federal facility is going to be demolished, it cannot be without congressional oversight here.

Where there’s opportunities to put certain guardrails in our spending bills — there are tools, there are mechanisms — we have to be diligent to it.

Alaska is praying for those on board, their loved ones, and the team at Security Aviation.