Press Releases
Sullivan on Face the Nation: Alaska is the Center of America’s Security, Energy, and Arctic Future
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) joined CBS’s Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan discussing last week’s summit in Alaska between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Senator Sullivan underscored Alaska’s central role in America’s national security, the Trump administration’s reversal of Biden-era policies that locked up Alaska’s economy and responsible resource development opportunities, and provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill that will stren… Continue Reading
08.10.25
Sen. Sullivan, Coast Guard Commandant Commission Icebreaker Storis in Juneau
JUNEAU, ALASKA—Today, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Admiral Kevin Lunday, acting commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), participated in the commissioning ceremony of the United States Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) Storis in Juneau, America’s first new icebreaker in a generation. Senator Sullivan has long championed the effort to build new American icebreakers and to procure commercially-available icebreakers, and to homeport them in Alaska in order to close the icebreaker gap in the … Continue Reading
08.08.25
Sen. Sullivan: Trump-Putin Meeting is Historic Opportunity in World’s Most Strategic Location—Alaska
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), today released the following statement on President Donald Trump’s announcement that he will host a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska next Friday. “On the same day President Trump oversaw the signing of a historic peace framework between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the President has now announced a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin fittingly located in … Continue Reading
08.06.25
Delegation Reintroduces Landless Legislation to Address Decades-Long Injustice
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and Representative Nick Begich, all R-Alaska, today issued statements on the reintroduction of legislation that would allow the Alaska Native communities of Haines, Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg, and Tenakee to form urban corporations and receive land entitlements under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 (ANCSA). The delegation’s bill, entitled the Alaska Native Landless Equity Act, would amend ANCSA to provide these fiv… Continue Reading
08.01.25
ICYMI: Sullivan Sounds Alarm on Latest Incursion by Russia, Touts Golden Dome Momentum on “Faulkner Focus”
WASHINGTON—In an interview yesterday with Harris Faulkner on Fox News Channel, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), highlighted the most recent Russian military incursion into Alaska’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ). America’s adversaries have become increasingly aggressive in the Arctic and North Pacific, with Russia and China making over 40 air and naval incursions, some of them being joint operations, in Alaska’s ADIZ and Exclus… Continue Reading
07.29.25
Latest Interior Moves Will Restore Balanced Management in Alaska’s Petroleum Reserve
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Nick Begich (all R-Alaska), today expressed their strong support for the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) rescission of three policy documents released by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) at or near the end of the last administration. The documents were part of an unlawful, politically motivated campaign to restrict future development in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A). “This latest announcement build… Continue Reading
07.25.25
Sullivan, Senate Colleagues Advocate for Critical NIH Research Funding
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Katie Britt (R-Ala.), and 12 of their Republican colleagues, sent a letter to Russell Vought, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), advocating for the disbursement of appropriated funds for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in order to advance President Trump’s goals of curing diseases and making America healthy again. The letter requests that the administration implement the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Full-Ye… Continue Reading
07.23.25
Sullivan Chairs CECC Hearing on Chinese Transnational Repression & Political Warfare
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), the new chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), today chaired a hearing on the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) disturbing campaign of transnational political warfare and repression against the people and leaders of Taiwan, and partners of and advocates for Taiwan, including American citizens and others living lawfully in the United States. “This is transnational repression. It is a coordinated strategy to isolate Ta… Continue Reading
07.22.25
Sullivan & Colleagues Seek to Reauthorize Young Fishermen’s Development Program
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski (both R-Alaska), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) have introduced bipartisan legislation reauthorizing the Young Fishermen’s Development Act, first signed into law by President Trump in 2021, to continue to mitigate the challenges and hurdles facing the next generation of entrants into the fishing industry. The legislation would authorize $2 million annually through FY 2031 to support regional training opportunities and appr… Continue Reading
07.21.25
Sullivan Recognizes “Riverboat Discovery” Co-Founder Mary Binkley as “Alaskan of the Week”
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) recognized longtime Fairbanks resident and tourism pioneer Mary Binkley on the Senate floor last week. For 75 years, Mary has been a central figure in Alaska’s visitor industry, co-founding the iconic Riverboat Discovery and helping to showcase the culture, history, and beauty of Interior Alaska to generations of travelers. She was recognized as part of Sen. Sullivan’s series, “Alaskan of the Week.” Click here or the image above to watch Sen.… Continue Reading
07.08.25
Sullivan Seeks to Expand Military Families’ Access to Foster Care Opportunities
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), today introduced legislation to establish foster care liaison officers through existing programs at the Department of Defense (DOD) to increase military family awareness of and participation in foster care opportunities. Military families face significant barriers in fostering and adopting children due to limited resources, lack of centralized support, and a complex state-by-state process. “… Continue Reading
07.01.25
Sullivan Shapes “One Big Beautiful Bill” to Unleash Alaska’s Economy, Create Good-Paying Jobs, Provide Historic Tax Cuts for Working Families, and Strengthen Health Care
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today voted to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025. This transformative legislation includes numerous provisions to unleash Alaska’s extraordinary resource potential, deliver tax relief for hard-working families and small businesses, make the largest investment for the U.S. Coast Guard in history, secure the southern border and halt the flow of deadly fentanyl, continue the build-up of Alaska-based military, upgrade Alaska’s aviation safety… Continue Reading
06.25.25
Senate Unanimously Passes Sullivan Resolution Commemorating 75th Anniversary of the Korean War
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (SVAC) and co-chair of the U.S. Senate Korea Caucus, today celebrated the unanimous passage of his Senate resolution commemorating the 75th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War and recognizing important lessons from the war, particularly the imperative of maintaining military readiness in defense of the United States and its allies. "On the 75th anniversary of the Korean War-the 'Noble … Continue Reading
06.24.25
Murkowski, Sullivan Support Repeal of Roadless Rule
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) released the following statements following U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins’ announcement that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is beginning the process to repeal the 2001 Roadless Rule on a nationwide basis. “The Roadless Rule has never fit Alaska, so I welcome this effort to rescind it,” Senator Murkowski said. “Even without the rule in place, nearly 80 percent of the Tongass National Forest wil… Continue Reading
06.24.25
Sullivan, Cramer, & Messmer Introduce New GOLDEN DOME Legislation
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), and Representative Mark Messmer (R-Ind.)— members of the Senate and House Armed Services Committees—hosted a press conference today with their colleagues announcing the introduction of their legislation, the Ground and Orbital Launched Defeat of Emergent Nuclear Destruction and Other Missile Engagements (GOLDEN DOME) Act. The GOLDEN DOME Act authorizes more than $23 billion to begin developing a modernized, layered homel… Continue Reading
06.20.25
Delegation Applauds Passage of Alaska Native Legislation
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, along with U.S. Representative Nick Begich (all R-Alaska), applauded Senate passage of two important bills—H.R. 42, the Alaska Native Settlement Trust Eligibility Act, and H.R. 43, the Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025. These bills previously passed the U.S. House of Representatives on February 4. Both pieces of legislation were led by Congressman Begich. H.R. 42 and H.R. 43 passed the U.S. Senate by unanimo… Continue Reading
06.18.25
Congressional Delegation Introduces Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and U.S. Congressman Nick Begich (all R-Alaska), introduced S.2098/H.R.3620, the Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025. Within two years of enactment, the bill would transfer ownership of the Quyana Clubhouse in downtown Anchorage from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the Southcentral Foundation (SCF). The SCF is an Alaska Native tribal health organization designated by Cook Inlet Region, Inc. and eleven f… Continue Reading
06.12.25
Sullivan Chairs Hearing on Combatting Chinese & Russian IUU Fishing Threat
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries, today chaired a hearing on the threat of foreign illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing to Alaska’s fishermen and coastal communities. The hearing focused on strategies to combat foreign IUU fishing, many of which are found in Sen. Sullivan’s Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvest (FISH) Act. These strategies include bla… Continue Reading
06.12.25
Congressional Delegation Introduces Chugach Alaska Land Exchange and Oil Spill Recovery Act
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and U.S. Representative Nick Begich (all R-Alaska), introduced the Chugach Alaska Land Exchange and Oil Spill Recovery Act to direct a land exchange between the federal government and Chugach Alaska Corporation (Chugach). This exchange would resolve conflicts that exist between the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill (EVOS) Trustee Council’s Habitat Protection Program (the “Program”) goals for federal habitat conservation of surface lands impacted by… Continue Reading
06.02.25
Alaska Delegation Welcomes Interior Process to Rescind Unlawful NPR-A Rule
Anchorage, Alaska—U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and Representative Nick Begich (all R-Alaska) today welcomed an announcement from the Department of the Interior (DOI) that it will initiate a public process to rescind an unlawful 2024 rule that restricts responsible oil and gas development in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A). DOI made the announcement after officials conducted “a thorough legal and policy review” that determined the 2024 rule “exceeds [the Bureau of … Continue Reading