WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) released the following statement in reaction to news that Moda Health will be leaving the state of Alaska’s individual marketplace and will not be issuing new insurance policies for other plans. “I’m extremely disappointed that the health care of thousands of Alaskans will be negatively affected by […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) had the honor and privilege of nominating 33 outstanding young Alaskans to four of our country’s U.S. Military Service Academies. “This year’s selection of candidates exhibited the characteristics that will help them to succeed as leaders in our nation’s military: academic excellence, demonstrated leadership, and a commitment […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski today thanked their colleagues for passing S. 607, a bill they cosponsored that was introduced by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), which extends the Medicare Rural Community Hospital (RCH) Demonstration Program. “The RCH demo programs are critical for the bottom line of health care institutions serving smaller […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing today, Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) received a commitment from Eric Fanning, the Secretary of the Army nominee, to cut troops that aren’t capable of fighting before cutting our “trigger puller” troops, including the 4-25 Airborne Brigade Combat Team currently stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), along with other Alaskans – including Senator Lisa Murkowski – attended oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court today for Sturgeon v. Frost, a case that cuts to the heart of Alaska’s sovereignty. Alaskan John Sturgeon is suing the National Park Service after being forced off the Nation […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee’s Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife, today successfully added an amendment to S. 659, the Bipartisan Sportsmen’s Act of 2015, prohibiting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from implementing a recently proposed rule that preempts state management of fish, […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) sent a letter to President Obama today in an effort to work across party lines toward a solution to onerous and outdated federal regulations, which the President identified as an issue he wants to address with members of Congress in his final year in office. “I believe a […]
WASHINGTON, DC — Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) issued the following statement regarding the announcement that five American hostages in Iran have been released: “We are all relieved that five Americans, unjustly imprisoned by Iran, are on their way home. I can only imagine the joy and relief being felt by the families of Amir Hekmati, Saeed […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Member Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) issued the following statement regarding the Obama Administration’s coal lease moratorium on federal lands: “In 2008, President Obama said that he would propose an energy plan where ‘electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket.’ Unfortunately, he’s kept his word. The president’s unprecedented war on […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) released the following statement today about Secretary of State John Kerry expressing “gratitude” to Iran for releasing ten American sailors which it took hostage: “In the aftermath of ten U.S. sailors being taken hostage and then released by the Iranians, Secretary of State John Kerry expressed ‘gratitude to Iranian authorities for […]