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08.24.19

This week, another cabinet-level official from the Trump administration paid a visit to our state — EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler. I hosted the Administrator in Fairbanks for a meeting with Interio...

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08.23.19

I finished my road-trip up through the Interior with a visit to Nenana, a great Alaska community at the confluence of the Tanana and Nenana rivers. Mayor Josh Verhagen convened a productive meeting wi...

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08.23.19

I received a good briefing from Kenai Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce, local, state and federal agencies, as well as the Type 1 Incident Command Team from Idaho. They assured us that the wildfires in Al...

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08.22.19

The first stop on my tour of Northwest and Western Alaska with Secretary Sweeney was Tiki?aq, or Point Hope, one of the oldest known inhabited locations in Alaska. We visited the ice cellars, construc...

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08.22.19

I am deeply concerned about the recent announcement canceling the Redesigned Kill Vehicle program. Given the continued evolution of advanced adversaries’ missile capabilities and still uncertain and u...

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08.22.19

Another great young Alaskan I have serving as an intern in my D.C. office this summer is Ryan Steele, of Delta Junction. Raised and home-schooled on a big family farm in the Interior, Ryan came to Cap...

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08.22.19

Sullivan Statement on Cancelation of RKV Missile Defense Program

08.22.19

Joe Balash has been a dedicated public servant for over twenty years. During his tenure at the Department of the Interior, he worked tirelessly to promote the goal of American energy dominance, and un...

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08.21.19

My time in Dillingham began with an evening joined by the incredible Robin Samuelson, Bristol Bay Economic Development Corporation chairman, BBNC board member, passionate and well respected life-long...

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08.21.19

Sullivan Statement on Assistant Secretary of the Interior Joe Balash

08.21.19

On my road-trip up through the Interior, I had a good visit with the men and women in uniform at Clear Air Force Station, which will soon be home to three of the most important strategic radar sites f...

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08.20.19

Our thoughts go out to all Alaskans who are impacted by the fires raging on the Kenai Peninsula and in the Susitna Valley. If you need immediate information about the fires on the Kenai, sign up for K...

08.20.19

I spoke with the job creators and small business leaders of the Mat-Su recently in a joint session of the Palmer and Wasilla Chambers of Commerce at the local Moose Lodge. I was able to highlight the...

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08.19.19

Alaska is fortunate to have countless talented photographers of all skill levels capturing the beauty of the Last Frontier. I had the honor of presenting Michael Rovito, the winner of our summer Front...

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08.19.19

Finishing my road-trip up through the Interior with a stop at the Trans Alaska Pipeline! TAPS and Alaska’s energy sector are just another key indicator of our state’s greatness and all it has contribu...

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08.19.19

Thank you to the people of Healy and Usibelli Coal Mine for hosting me for a productive discussion at the Aurora Denali Lodge. I appreciated the opportunity to meet with Borough Mayor Clay Walker, Joe...

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08.18.19

I strongly support the recently announced F-16 fighter jet sale to Taiwan by the Trump administration. Such sales have had long-standing bipartisan support in the Congress and are consistent with the...

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08.18.19

Just finished up a productive discussion with Ahtna board members, tribal representatives, and community members in Cantwell on my road-trip through the Interior. The group raised concerns about encro...

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08.17.19

You may have seen CNN’s Chris Cillizza just the other day said the Alaska Purchase “didn’t work out so well” for America. Our own Craig Medred had a great piece offering Chris some real news. I’m on a...

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08.17.19

Looking forward to meeting with Alaskans in Healy tomorrow evening. If you're in the area, please stop in!

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