WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski issued the following newsletter:
Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) welcomed the House of Representatives' passage of S. 356, the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025 (https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/356/text). The House vote follows a letter Senator Murkowski and her colleagues sent to House leadership last week urging prompt action on the legislation (https://www.murkowski.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/srs_letter.pdf). The Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program offsets lost revenue resulting from declining timber receipts and provides funding for schools, roads, and other critical municipal services in eligible communities. Senator Murkowski has been a longtime...