WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) released the following statement on Attorney General Jeff Sessions: “Attorney General Jeff Sessions is a man of integrity and principle, and I take him at his word that when, and if appropriate, he will recuse himself. Like Attorney General Sessions, as a member of the Senate Armed […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) released the following statement today in reaction to Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke’s actions to overturn a final-hour rule by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service which would have banned lead-based products in ammunition and fishing tackle used on Fish and Wildlife Service lands and waters. “One […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Senators Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) yesterday sent a bipartisan letter to Secretary of Defense James Mattis, expressing support for the creation of an Asia-Pacific Stability Initiative (APSI) to expand multi-national exercises, infrastructure, critical munitions, and U.S. ground, air and maritime forces in the Asia-Pacific. Facing a growing array […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) today joined 67 of his Senate colleagues in voting to confirm Congressman Ryan Zinke (R-MT) as the next Secretary of the Interior. “Secretary Zinke comes to this job with great qualifications – a trained geologist, a lifelong sportsman, a former Navy SEAL and, most importantly, a patriotic […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) released the following statement today after attending a meeting at the White House where President Trump signed an executive order that begins to roll back the EPA’s Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Rule. “I applaud President Trump for his order beginning the review and roll back […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) released the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted to confirm President Donald J. Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce, Wilbur Ross. “I was proud to cast my vote today to confirm Wilbur Ross as the next Secretary of Commerce. In meetings with […]
ANCHORAGE, AK – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) released a statement today following reports that China has completed new structures on artificial islands in the South China Sea for the purpose of holding surface-to-air missiles. “Despite claims to the contrary, China is continuing to change the facts on the ground in the South China Sea,” […]
ANCHORAGE, AK – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) released the following statement today on President Trump’s appointment of Lt. General H.R. McMaster as National Security Adviser. “I am very encouraged by President Trump’s selection of Lt. General H.R. McMaster as National Security Adviser. I’ve known Lt. Gen. McMaster for many years, including having served under him […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) today joined 51 of his colleagues in voting to confirm Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt as the next administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. “Over the past eight years, Alaskans and all Americans have witnessed the EPA, under the leadership of Gina McCarthy, acting well outside the […]