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Sullivan Condemns Obama Administration’s Unprecedented Abstention at UN
ANCHORAGE, AK - Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) released the following statement in response to the Obama Administration's refusal today to veto a United Nations resolution condemning Israeli settlements. "The Obama Administration's relationship with our critical ally Israel is at an historic low since the signing of President Obama's Iran nuclear deal. The administration's abstention at the U.N. today clearly is an attempt to isolate Israel and furthers the Obama Administration's policies of cat… Continue Reading
12.22.16
Delegation Welcomes Chere Klein to Serve Ketchikan Constituents
ANCHORAGE, AK - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan today announced that Chere Klein has been hired as their Ketchikan Delegation Representative. Klein will serve constituents in Ketchikan and other communities in the Southern Southeast region by helping them with specific concerns and problems with federal agencies and offices. Klein replaces Penny Pederson, who served in that role for 2 years. Klein is a lifelong Alaskan, with deep ties to the communities of Ketchikan, Metlakatla, W… Continue Reading
12.20.16
Alaska Delegation Reacts to Stunning Arctic Withdrawal
ANCHORAGE, AK - Senator Lisa Murkowski, Senator Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young (all R-Alaska) today slammed President Barack Obama for unilaterally placing the entire Chukchi Sea and the vast majority of the Beaufort Sea off-limits to energy development. The sweeping withdrawal disrespects the Alaskan people, is not based on sound science, and contradicts the administration's own conclusions about Arctic development. It will have lasting consequences for Alaska's economy, state finance… Continue Reading
12.20.16
Alaska Delegation Seeks Halt to Additional Offshore Withdrawals
ANCHORAGE, AK - Amid growing reports of additional withdrawals that the Obama administration plans to impose in Alaska in its final days in office, Senator Lisa Murkowski, Senator Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young (all R-Alaska) today wrote President Barack Obama urging him to take no further action in Alaska and requesting a meeting to discuss the economic damage his previous decisions are causing in Alaska. "On behalf of the people we serve, we write to seek an appointment with you to d… Continue Reading
12.19.16
Sullivan Comments on President Obama’s Final Stream Protection Rule
ANCHORAGE, AK - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) today released the following statement regarding the Obama administration's final rule on stream buffer zones for coal mining. "By issuing this rule, the Obama administration is cementing its lawless legacy of failing to consider the concerns and comments raised during the rulemaking process, in favor of pushing its ideologically driven eight-year war on coal. This rule creates a blanket national regulation that will seriously limit the availabil… Continue Reading
12.16.16
Sullivan Honors Alaska’s Police Force & First Responders
ANCHORAGE, AK - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) spoke on the Senate floor Friday to honor Alaska's police officers, particularly those who have recently been victims of shootings, including Anchorage Police Officer Arn Salao, and deceased Fairbanks Police Sergeant Allen Brandt. Senator Sullivan also introduced the Protect Our Heroes Act, which would make it a federal offense to assault or kill a public safety officer, with an enhanced penalty for offenders who lure an officer to a location for … Continue Reading
12.15.16
Sullivan Statement on Congressman Zinke as Interior Secretary
ANCHORAGE, AK - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) issued the following statement on President-elect Trump's intent to nominate Congressman Ryan Zinke (R-MT) to be Secretary of the Department of the Interior. "I'm pleased to see that President-elect Trump chose someone for Interior Secretary from a Western state who has been a strong advocate for energy independence. I also commend Rep. Zinke's impressive career as a U.S. Navy Seal. "I look forward to speaking with Rep. Zinke about Alaska's uniq… Continue Reading
12.15.16
Sullivan Comments on China’s Increased Militarization of the South China Sea
ANCHORAGE, AK - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement today in reaction to reports that China has installed weapons systems on contested islands in the South China Sea. "Despite promises to halt cyber-attacks and discontinue its theft of U.S. intellectual property, and assurances that it will not militarize the South China Sea, China's provocative and destabilizing actions speak far louder than their empty words. The… Continue Reading
12.15.16
Sullivan, Booker Amendments to Marine Debris Program Pass Senate
WASHINGTON, DC - Senators Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), members of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, applauded the Senate's December 10th passage of the Marine Debris Act Amendments of 2016. The legislation reauthorizes NOAA's Marine Debris Program and provides for a new funding mechanism to respond to clean-up efforts from a "Severe Marine Debris Event" as determined by the NOAA Administrator. Examples of a Severe Marine Debris Event include earthquakes,… Continue Reading
12.14.16
Senate Passes Sullivan-Schatz-Markey International Fisheries Bill
WASHINGTON, DC - On Saturday morning, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Ensuring Access to Fisheries Act. The bipartisan legislation, introduced in the Senate by U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Brian Schatz (D-HI), and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), will implement treaties ratified by the Senate two years ago to better manage certain fisheries in the North and South Pacific, and to improve international fisheries management in the North Atlantic."This legislation will rightfully give the Unite… Continue Reading
12.12.16
Water Infrastructure Development Bill Headed to President’s Desk
WASHINGTON, DC - This past weekend, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) voted in favor of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act of 2016 (WIIN), which includes several key provisions vital to Alaska's water and infrastructure future, and encourages the development of a future deep-water Arctic port. The bill passed the Senate by a vote of 78-21 and now heads to the President's desk to be signed into law. Under a provision secured by Senator Sullivan in WIIN 2016, a new water infr… Continue Reading
12.12.16
Sullivan Statement on General John Kelly as DHS Secretary
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) issued the following statement on President-elect Trump's intent to nominate retired General John Kelly to be Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. "I applaud President-elect Trump on his choice to nominate General John Kelly, a man of great integrity, to be the next Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. General Kelly's experience as Commander of U.S. Southern Command, where he worked to counter transnational threats and… Continue Reading
12.09.16
Alaska Delegation Slams President Obama’s Latest Executive Order
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today the Alaska Congressional Delegation spoke out against an Executive Order by President Obama creating a "Northern Bering Sea Climate Resilience Area" for over 112,000 square miles off Alaska's western coast, in addition to withdrawing 40,300 square miles of federal waters from oil and natural gas leasing. "This is the first time we have ever seen the term 'climate resilience area' in Alaska or anywhere else," Senator Lisa Murkowski said. "We have no idea what that design… Continue Reading
12.09.16
Final Tongass Plan Has Dire Implications for Southeast Economy
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, and U.S. Rep. Don Young, all R-Alaska, today issued the following statements after the U.S. Forest Service released its Final Record of Decision (ROD) to amend the Tongass Land Management Plan (plan). "By finalizing a new plan on its way out of office, the Obama administration has blatantly disregarded some of the Tongass Advisory Committee's most important recommendations and imperiled the economic future of Southeast Alaska,"… Continue Reading
12.08.16
Sullivan Praises National Defense Bill that Includes Critical Alaska Priorities
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined 91 of his Senate colleagues in passing the conference report for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017. The FY 2017 NDAA - continuing the 55-year bipartisan tradition of passing this bill - authorizes $619 billion in critical defense spending, and includes a number of provisions important to Alaska. "This time last year, many of my colleagues and I … Continue Reading
12.07.16
Sullivan Statement on Oklahoma Attorney General Pruitt as EPA Administrator
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on President-elect Trump's intent to nominate Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). "I commend President-elect Trump on his choice for EPA Administrator. Each time Attorney General Pruitt has testified before the EPW Committee, I've been impressed by his eloquent legal analysis and his… Continue Reading
12.07.16
Sullivan Applauds Passage of the 21st Century Cures Act
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) today joined 93 of his colleagues in passing the 21st Century Cures Act, which will support advancements in medical research toward the development of new cures and treatments for serious diseases, along with other priorities of Senator Sullivan. "I am excited to see members of Congress coming together in this ambitious effort to accelerate the discovery of new cures and treatments for diseases afflicting millions of Americans and many Alaskans,… Continue Reading
12.01.16
Sullivan Votes to Extend Sanctions on Iran
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) today voted in favor of an extension of the Iran Sanctions Act, which passed the Senate on a vote of 99 to 0. The Act extends sanctions on Iran through 2026. "As many of us who opposed President Obama's Iran nuclear deal predicted, Iran has not curbed its support for terrorism, development of its ballistic missile capabilities, nor its efforts to destabilize the Middle East," said Senator Dan Sullivan. "In fact, just yesterday, Army General Jose… Continue Reading
11.30.16
Sullivan Works to Reverse Obama’s Army Drawdown; Future of Alaska’s 4-25 Looks Promising
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today signed the Conference Report to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This bill includes increased funding authorization to increase force structure for all four services. The NDAA authorizes an additional 16,000 U.S. Army soldiers, halting and reversing an ongoing drawdown of Army forces by the Obama administration. This drawdown included the 4-25 Infantry Bri… Continue Reading
11.18.16
Alaska Delegation Slams Decision to Strip Arctic Leases from New OCS Plan
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, and U.S. Rep. Don Young, all R-Alaska, today condemned the Obama administration's decision to remove two Alaska lease sales - one each in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas - from its "Proposed Final Program" for Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) leasing for 2017-2022. Eliminating the program's Arctic sales will yield the weakest offshore development plan in American history and lock up vast resources that are needed to grow our economy… Continue Reading