Mark Begich

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• The Longest Bill Ever, and How We Can Change That.

  
  The Mudflats — Authority: 605
  Republican lawmakers are whining up a storm about the length of the proposed health care bill. You’ll recall that Senator Orrin Hatch from Utah bloviated that HR3962 was “longer than War & Peace.” Not so. War and Peace has about 560,000 words and the Senate Health Care Bill has a mere 314,900, so there. ...
  2 days ago

• A View from the Hill – Mark Begich

  
  The Mudflats — Authority: 605
  This week it was Senator Begich’s turn in the chair on Matt Felling’s View from the Hill. They talked health care, Afghanistan, polar bears, and why Drue Pierce was asked to step down as Health Care Proposed senate health care bill will reduce the deficit for our country.  It will focus on saving lives, saving ...
  1 week ago

• The Witch Hunt – A Parable

  
  The Mudflats — Authority: 605
  The mayor of the town sat with his feet on the desk, sucking on a chicken bone and looking out the window, surveying his kingdom. OK, it wasn’t really a kingdom, but that would come. He tossed the chicken bone in the trash can and it landed with a clang as he enjoyed the view from his window. This was a very ...
  1 week ago

• President Obama at Elmendorf Air Force Base

  
  The Mudflats — Authority: 605
  Security was tight to say the least.  I’d actually never been on Elmendorf Air Force Base before, so I wasn’t quite sure what to expect.  ID, insurance and registration at the gate.  “Please pop the hood, ma’am,” I was asked, after I pulled over as instructed.   My car is fairly new.  Well… new to ...
  2 weeks ago

• Senate Public Option Scoreboard — On the Fence

  
  The Washington Independent — Authority: 743
  On the Fence Likely Supporters Likely Opponents 10 50 40 On the Fence Senator Stance Role in Debate Max Baucus (D-Mont.) “The major overall goal here though is to get health care reform that passes the Senate, gets 60 votes, and I just don’t know if there is 60 ...
  2 weeks ago

• President Obama’s Welcome Party. Who Will Be There, and Who Will Not?

  
  The Mudflats — Authority: 605
  Today, President Barack Obama will visit the only one of the 50 states he has not visited before.  On a refueling stop between the U.S. and Asia, the president will take the opportunity to meet with some of the troops at Elmendorf Air Force Base.  Here is his schedule: Private meeting with service members , 1:10 ...
  2 weeks ago

• Senator Begich Speaks on Veterans Day

  
  The Mudflats — Authority: 605
  Senator Mark Begich (D) who serves on both the Senate Armed Services Committee, and the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs gave an address on the Senate floor yesterday to commemorate veterans. Today he is in Alaska attending Veterans Day events, and will be present tomorrow to greet President Obama at Elmendorf ...
  2 weeks ago

• Dr. No in the Front Row

  
  FamousDC — Authority: 533
  Democrats.Senate.Gov: Unexpected Guest, "Dr. No," Blocks Veterans Bill Democratic Senators Daniel Akaka, Jon Tester and Mark Begich held a press conference today calling on Republican Senator Tom Coburn to release his hold on a veterans’ health bill.Senator Coburn showed up to the press conference attacking him and ...
  2 weeks ago

• Senator Begich Addresses the Senate on Alaska Native Issues

  
  The Mudflats — Authority: 605
  Sen. Mark Begich delivered a speech yesterday on the Senate floor recognizing the enormous contributions of Alaska Native people on the occasion of National Native American Heritage Month. The speech not only addressed the important achievements and contributions of Alaska Natives, but addressed some of the unique ...
  3 weeks ago

• A Final Look at AFN

  
  The Mudflats — Authority: 605
  Begich Gets Standing Ovation at AFN I got to be front row center for Mark Begich’s address to this weekend’s Alaska Federation of Natives Convention.  It was awesome to be sitting in the beautiful Dena’ina Convention Center that came about because of then Mayor Begich’s efforts.  President Julie ...
  4 weeks ago

• Photos and Fun at the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention

  
  The Mudflats — Authority: 605
  The Alaska Federation of Natives convention is in town, and Anchorage takes on a whole new character. I love when AFN happens, and enjoying the happy feeling of those who gather. Even though sometimes the topics can be serious, and even sobering, there is an abiding sense of community and closeness. The AFN is like a ...
  5 weeks ago

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