WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) today joined the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs – U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson (R-GA) and Jon Tester (D-MT) and other senators in introducing a bipartisan resolution recognizing the week of June 18 through June 22 as National G.I. Bill Commemoration Week. […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court granted Alaskan John Sturgeon’s second Petition for Certiorari in Sturgeon v. Frost. “I was encouraged to hear the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review the Ninth Circuit’s most recent decision in the Sturgeon case. In the first […]
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) introduced the Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act, which will require the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to evaluate and report on the capacity of both residential and inpatient treatment facilities along with the status of their availability and needs. This will be the first […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement after the conclusion of the U.S./North Korea Summit: “First and foremost, President Trump and his national security team deserve credit for implementing a maximum pressure campaign that ultimately brought Kim Jong Un to the table […]
Washington, DC —Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) today introduced a resolution to designate July as “American Grown Flower Month” and encourage consumers to buy “Certified American Grown” flowers. American consumers spend almost $27 billion per year on floral products each year. While the majority of consumers would prefer to […]
WASHINGTON, DC – In the lead up to the U.S./North Korea Summit – scheduled to begin on June 12th in Singapore – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, fought to secure several provisions in the FY19 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to help bolster the Trump administration’s position heading into negotiations […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) this week spoke on the Senate floor in recognition of Juneau resident Ed Schoenfeld, a 37-year veteran of the Southeast press corps who has recently retired. For decades – in both print and public broadcasting – Ed has been known for fairness, accuracy, and curiosity and for […]
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) this week joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers to introduce bicameral legislation to ensure that each state has the right to determine the best approach for regulating marijuana within its borders. The bill, the Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States Act (STATES Act), works to address […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) was recently joined by Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) in introducing S. 2980, the Integrated Missile Defense Act of 2018. The bill – which builds upon the success of last year’s bipartisan Advancing America’s Missile Defense Act of 2017 and seeks to further strengthen and integrate our nation’s missile […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a Senate Indian Affairs Committee business meeting today, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) voted in support of Tara Mac Lean Sweeney of Alaska to be Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs at the U.S. Department of the Interior. The committee approved the nomination by voice vote. Her nomination now heads to the full Senate […]