Press Releases

02.13.20

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Rep. Don Young, all R-Alaska, sent a letter this week to the chief executives of 11 major banks in response to a misguided letter that a number of their Democratic colleagues sent in late January. The delegation’s letter calls out mischaracterizations being made as part of an effort […]

02.12.20

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, with the support of U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska), the U.S. Senate confirmed Joshua Kindred to serve as a United States District Court Judge for the District of Alaska. Before the confirmation vote, Senators Murkowski and Sullivan spoke on the Senate floor in support of Kindred’s confirmation. “Josh […]

02.11.20

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Security, and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) today introduced the True Reciprocity Act of 2020, legislation to address the substantial imbalance in the relationship between the United States and China across a number of sectors, including diplomacy, trade, communications, and education. Specifically, the legislation directs […]

02.11.20

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded a $20 million Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) grant to the Port of Alaska, located in Anchorage. “I want to thank Secretary Chao for recognizing the dire state of one of Alaska’s most important pieces of infrastructure and heeding the call […]

02.06.20

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, rebuked 16 of his Democratic colleagues in a committee hearing yesterday for signing onto a letter to the heads of the nation’s 15 largest banks that called on the banks to refrain from investing in Alaska’s North Slope, […]

02.05.20

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today shared the following message with Alaskans after voting “not guilty” on the two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. To read Senator Sullivan’s full statement submitted to the Congressional Record, click here. VIDEO REMARKS AS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY: Greetings from Washington, D.C. I just came out of the […]

02.05.20

I. Introduction      Mr. SULLIVAN. Mr. President, I rise today to speak about the impeachment of Donald J. Trump.      The Democratic House Managers, who are prosecuting the case against the President, emphasized that history is watching. That is true. Every action taken by the House and the Senate during this impeachment sets a precedent […]

02.05.20

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) released the following statement after attending President Donald Trump’s third State of the Union address: “Hey, Alaska. Good evening. I just came from the President’s State of the Union address here in D.C. I had a special guest with me at the State of the Union. This year, […]

01.31.20

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) released the following statement today after joining a majority of the U.S. Senate in opposing a motion to pursue additional witnesses and evidence in the impeachment proceedings: “Out of respect to my constituents and constitutional oath, I have refrained from commenting on the Senate impeachment trial until both […]

01.29.20

WASHINGTON, DC – Members of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee today voted unanimously to advance five pieces of legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), building on the senator’s legislative efforts to support and serve America’s veterans. The set of bills includes S.2991, theVeterans Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act, which would direct the VA to […]