WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Alaska Congressional Delegation welcomed over $124 million appropriated by the CARES Act and awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide immediate relief to 257 of Alaska’s airports amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The funding will support continuing operations and replace the vital revenue lost from the sharp decline […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) joined CNBC’s Squawk Box this morning to discuss an agreement reached yesterday between Saudi Arabia, Russia, the United States, and many other global oil producers to quickly and dramatically reduce production to stabilize global crude oil prices. This agreement involves 23 countries committing to collectively withhold 9.7 million barrels a […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-N.D) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) issued the following statements on the United States, Russia, and Saudi Arabia striking a deal to cut oil production today: “The outlines of this unanimous agreement appear to be quite significant. Senator Cramer and I, along with several of our Senate colleagues, have been working hard […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, led a nearly two-hour call today between a group of senators and Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud, and Deputy Defense Minister, Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. “While I appreciate that Saudi Arabia’s […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Alaska Congressional Delegation welcomed nearly $16 million appropriated by the CARES Act and awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to help community health centers prevent and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Specific grant amounts and awardees may be found below. “Our state continues working around the clock […]
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, both R-Alaska, today announced they will cosponsor bipartisan, bicameral legislation that provides $3 billion to purchase U.S.-produced crude oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). The legislation, which will be introduced when Congress returns to session, aligns with the request made by President Donald J. Trump […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) released the following video statement after attending a meeting at the White House with President Donald Trump and energy leaders:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Alaska Congressional Delegation applauded funding appropriated by the CARES Act and awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to help Alaska prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19 through various existing urban, rural, and tribal grant programs. The state of Alaska will receive a total of $144,852,468. “Alaskans have watched as the number of […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) released the following statements on President Trump’s news that Saudi Arabia has agreed to work with OPEC to stabilize the energy market by decreasing oil production. Both Senators have led the effort to get Saudi Arabia to cut production and both received calls from the Saudi Arabia Ambassador […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Alaska Congressional Delegation released the following statement after Alaska based regional airline RavnAir Group announced a 90 percent reduction in flying operations. “The recent announcement made by RavnAir Group is very concerning news for Alaskans—especially for our remote communities. We have worked hard to support federal programs like bypass mail and Essential […]