WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) today participated in an event with U.S. Senators David Perdue (R-GA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Steve Daines (R-MT), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Mike Lee (R-UT) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) urging the Senate to confirm President Trump’s nominees and avoid last-minute funding battles, even if this requires working nights, weekends, and […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) today joined a bipartisan group of 30 U.S. Senators in urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to increase the funding cap for a program aimed at improving the quality of health care available to patients in rural areas. In a letter to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, the […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) this week joined 15 of his Senate colleagues, including U.S. Senators David Perdue (R-GA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Steve Daines (R-MT), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Dean Heller (R-NV), Ron Johnson (R-WI), John Kennedy (R-LA), James Lankford (R-OK), Mike Lee (R-UT), Mike Rounds (R-SD), […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Alaska Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski welcomed yesterday’s announcement from the U.S. Department of Transportation naming the University of Alaska, Fairbanks (UAF) as one of 10 sites nationwide selected for the highly competitive Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program (IPP). The newly created program serves an […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-AK) today advocated for the swift confirmation of Tara Sweeney of Alaska to be Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs at the U.S. Department of the Interior. During Tara Sweeney’s nomination hearing in the Indian Affairs Committee, of which Senator Murkowski is a member, the […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement in response to President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear agreement: “I support the Trump administration’s actions today on the important decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal – a fundamentally […]
WASHINGTON, DC – The Alaska Congressional Delegation today welcomed a critical announcement by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to help facilitate greater cooperation, criminal case coordination and information sharing among local, tribal, state and federal agencies currently engaged in counter-drug trafficking operations in Alaska. The decision to designate areas surrounding Anchorage, Fairbanks, […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement on the summit between leaders of North and South Korea: “The dramatic news coming from the Korean Peninsula has certainly captured the attention of the United States and the world. The Trump administration’s diplomatic efforts […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Co-Chair of the Senate Foreign Service Caucus and former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs, today joined 56 of his Senate colleagues in voting to confirm CIA Director Mike Pompeo as the next Secretary of State. “I’m glad that members on both […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, today welcomed the U.S. Coast Guard’s announcement on the homeporting of six Fast Response Cutters (FRC) slated for Alaska and two additional patrol boats for Petersburg and Juneau. The new FRCs will be homeported […]