What we have, however, is an issue that has tremendous impact here at home, and we believe that Americans are starting to feel vulnerable, not just from what is going on around the world but right here in the United States.

The fight for Alaska statehood became Stevens's principal work at Interior. As Republican whip Stevens was theoretically the favorite to succeed Baker but lost to Dole in a fourth ballot. C.

S. He played key roles in legislation that shaped Alaska's economic and social development including the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act and the Magnuson–Stevens FiTed Stevensry Conservation and Management Act. Stevens is the most senior U.