Lisa Murkowski: “If there is anything that we need to do to make that a reality, you let us know on that.”

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.

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.

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