Tom Ramstack

Sen. Lisa Murkowski helped lead the effort that ended with the Agriculture Department deciding to purchase food under the Emergency Food Assistance Program. The program buys surplus food from American farmers for distribution through food banks when economic conditions show increased need among low-income citizens.

More than five years after the trial of U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, Judge Emmet Sullivan is still speaking out about the misconduct that has come to characterize the proceedings.