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Senator Murkowski (center) at the Ocean Caucus reception with Luke Johnson (NOIA), Sen. Whitehouse, Bob Gagosian (Ocean Leadership), Mike Dunmyer (Ocean Champions)
The U.S. Senate has created a bi-partisan Ocean Caucus to build support for ocean issues. The caucus is chartered to work on a consensus basis, and will provide an open forum of discussion. Both of Alaska's senators are members of the caucus. Senator Murkowski will co-chair the caucus, along side Senator Whitehouse of Rhode Island. Read more.
On September 13, the National Federation of Regional Ocean Observing Systems (of which AOOS is a member) co-sponsored of a Senate Ocean Reception.
The Ocean Caucus will start with a total of 18 members. They include
- Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) CO-CHAIR
- Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) CO-CHAIR
- Daniel Akaka (D-HI)
- Mark Begich (D-AK)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- Barbara Boxer (D-CA)
- Scott Brown (R-MA)
- Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
- Ben Cardin (D-MD)
- Tom Carper (D-DE)
- Chris Coons (D-DE)
- Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
- Daniel Inouye (D-HI)
- John Kerry (D-MA)
- Mary Landrieu (D-LA)
- Patty Murray (D-WA)
- Olympia Snowe (R-ME)
- Ron Wyden (D-OR)