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Regional Accomplishments - In 2004 for Interior Jan. 23, 2004 Won funding for social programs in Fairbanks, specifically $1.2 million for the Hospice of Tanana Valley, $750,000 for the Greely School District's Delta School, $300,000 to the Fairbanks North Star Borough's 4R program, $750,000 for the J.P. Jones community Development Center in Fairbanks, $400,000 for the Love, Inc. social service facility for at risk youth in Fairbanks. Jan. 23, 2004 Won funding to help the University of Alaska, specifically fought for and won $250,000 to the University of Alaska for distance learning courses. Jan. 23, 2004 Won state Veterans Per Diem Assistance, specifically for the first time won the state veterans per diem to defray the cost of caring for Alaska veterans who live in the state's six Pioneers Homes. Jan. 23, 2004 Won $500,000 for Criminal Justice Data Work in Fairbanks, specifically so the city can share its criminal data with computers aboard police cars. Jan. 23, 2004 Won passage of Lucy's Law, specifically sponsored and won legislation to aid the families of federal workers, hired under the ANILCA local hire law, who die while on duty in Alaska. Jan. 23, 2004 Won $2 million for Economic Development, specifically for the new Denali Commission Economic Development Committee to promote job creation in rural Alaska. Jan. 23, 2004 Won $5 million to upgrade/construct Women's Shelters, money for use statewide to help combat domestic violence. Feb. 12, 2004 Won extra Rural Highway Funding, specifically won a provision to give the Denali Commission $180 million over six years to build rural road improvements—that on top of $2.6 billion going to the State in the Senate-passed Highway bill. Feb. 12, 2004 Won Rural Airplane, Floatplane Ticket Tax Change, specifically in the Senate-passed highway bill the Senator won two amendments ending a $3 ticket tax for flights to rural airports and a tax on floatplane flights. Click here for 2003 Interior Accomplishments

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