Lisa Murkowski: “I am hoping that this stand-down will achieve the desired outcome which is really to really determine the safety there…”

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

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.

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

This unprecedented announcement moves our long-sought Alaska natural gas pipeline closer than ever to construction and operation. South Korea’s commitment to invest $54 billion to build the gasline will deliver significant benefits for…