WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) issued the following statement on President-elect Trump’s intent to nominate retired General John Kelly to be Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. “I applaud President-elect Trump on his choice to nominate General John Kelly, a man of great integrity, to be the next Secretary of the Department […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the Alaska Congressional Delegation spoke out against an Executive Order by President Obama creating a “Northern Bering Sea Climate Resilience Area” for over 112,000 square miles off Alaska’s western coast, in addition to withdrawing 40,300 square miles of federal waters from oil and natural gas leasing. “This is the first time […]
Mr. President, the holidays are nearly upon us. It is the time when Christmas cheer descends on us, when hearts open and we reach out to our neighbors, friends, and even strangers, particularly those who are in need. Today I want to reach out to the police force in Alaska. These men and women put […]
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, and U.S. Rep. Don Young, all R-Alaska, today issued the following statements after the U.S. Forest Service released its Final Record of Decision (ROD) to amend the Tongass Land Management Plan (plan). “By finalizing a new plan on its way out of office, the […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined 91 of his Senate colleagues in passing the conference report for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017. The FY 2017 NDAA – continuing the 55-year bipartisan tradition of passing this bill – authorizes […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on President-elect Trump’s intent to nominate Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). “I commend President-elect Trump on his choice for EPA Administrator. Each time Attorney […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) today joined 93 of his colleagues in passing the 21st Century Cures Act, which will support advancements in medical research toward the development of new cures and treatments for serious diseases, along with other priorities of Senator Sullivan. “I am excited to see members of Congress coming […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) today voted in favor of an extension of the Iran Sanctions Act, which passed the Senate on a vote of 99 to 0. The Act extends sanctions on Iran through 2026. “As many of us who opposed President Obama’s Iran nuclear deal predicted, Iran has not curbed […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today signed the Conference Report to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This bill includes increased funding authorization to increase force structure for all four services. The NDAA authorizes an additional 16,000 U.S. Army soldiers, […]
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, and U.S. Rep. Don Young, all R-Alaska, today condemned the Obama administration’s decision to remove two Alaska lease sales – one each in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas – from its “Proposed Final Program” for Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) leasing for 2017-2022. Eliminating the […]