WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski introduced S. 2529, legislation that would strengthen the Buy American provisions within the National School Lunch program to require that fish and fish products served through the program have to be caught in U.S. waters, or in the case of tuna, caught by a U.S. flagged […]
WASHINGTON, DC —U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) applauded the Senate’s passage of H.R. 644, the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act, which is now headed to the President for his signature. The legislation will allow authorities to aggressively enforce U.S. trade laws, protect obligations gained under international trade agreements, and continue to strengthen U.S. intellectual property […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) released the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to issue a stay on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan: “I’m grateful that the court has halted this over-reaching jurisdictional expansion of the EPA’s regulatory authority.” said Senator Sullivan. “We all want clean air […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today thanked President Obama for signing the Coast Guard Authorization Act, which supports the U.S. Coast Guard, and includes an important provision transferring federal land at Point Spencer to the State of Alaska and Bering Straits Native […]
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) released the following statement today in response to President Obama’s FY 2017 budget proposal: “I appreciate that the President’s visit to Alaska is reflected in his budget. As he saw with his own eyes, an investment in Alaska’s Arctic is vital to our country’s interests. Although much […]
February 5, 2016 (Anchorage, AK) – Alaska Attorney General Craig Richards announced today that, in accordance with an amendment sponsored by U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan, the state will seek authority to prosecute under the Mann Act. The Alaska Attorney General is seeking this authority so the Alaska Department of Law may evaluate whether to file […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Steve Daines (R-MT) have introduced two bills to address failures in America’s system of justice by restructuring the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which, because of its size and scope, denies citizens in its jurisdiction equal access to justice. The Federal Courts of Appeals Modernization Act would […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today heralded the U.S. House of Representative’s unanimous passage of the Coast Guard Authorization Act, which included several key provisions vital to Alaskans’ interests. The legislation, which heads to the President’s desk for signature, authorizes funding to […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Senators Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Bob Casey, Jr. (D-PA), Dean Heller (R-NV), and Jon Tester (D-MT) have introduced S. 2473, The Express Appeals Act, legislation establishing a new, voluntary five-year pilot program to help reduce the large backlog of appeals made by veterans to the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA). “It is astonishing to me that […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), a member of the Armed Services Committee, released the following statement today on the U.S. Navy’s recent freedom of navigation operation in the South China Sea: ”I am encouraged by reports of a second recent U.S. freedom of navigation operation in the South China Sea, an area […]