WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a letter to Secretary of the Army John McHugh, Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young this week requested additional information and documentation relating to the Army’s recent decision to reduce Alaska force structure by 2,600 troops. “In accordance with our Congressional responsibility to provide oversight, we request the […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) voted in support of the Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act, a bipartisan six-year highway reauthorization bill, which passed the U.S. Senate on a vote of 65-34. “Our nation’s roads and bridges are critical to this country’s economic growth and our way of life,” […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) wrote a letter today to Secretary of State John Kerry, urging him not to introduce a resolution to the United Nations that would void sanctions on Iran prior to Congress debating and voting on the nuclear agreement finalized earlier this week. Secretary Kerry is expected to introduce the UN […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) issued the following statement today regarding the Obama Administration’s nuclear agreement with Iran: “The principal objective of entering into negotiations with Iran from the beginning was to keep that country—the world’s largest state sponsor of terrorism—from obtaining a nuclear weapon,” Senator Sullivan said. “However, we have moved […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Alaska’s Congressional Delegation today is responding to the news of continued significant reductions in the size and capability of the U.S. Army. In addition to cuts in Georgia and Hawaii, the Army told the delegation it will be downsizing its operations in Alaska at Fort Richardson by cutting 2,600 soldiers there and […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) joined his Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee colleagues in unanimously passing S. 1647, the Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act out of committee. This bipartisan six-year highway reauthorization bill, will now await action by the three other U.S. Senate […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) released the following statement today after the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in the King v. Burwell case, upholding ObamaCare’s subsidies: “From its inception, ObamaCare has been a catastrophe. It has failed to deliver on the promises made by its supporters, particularly in Alaska. Premiums for Alaskans are skyrocketing. […]
WASHINGTON, DC – During a Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing today to discuss pending legislation, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) pressed a senior VA official on fixing the emerging crisis in Alaska’s unique VA system. Senator Sullivan has heard complaints from numerous Alaska veterans since the “Choice Act” began to be implemented in Alaska. Additionally, […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Today Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) joined 70 of his colleagues to pass legislation to authorize $612 billion in critical defense spending for Fiscal Year 2016. “Our most important job is to protect the country,” Senator Sullivan said. “That’s what this National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) does. It also makes important modernization investments, cuts bureaucratic […]
WASHINGTON, DC – In response to growing concerns over the implementation of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Choice Act program in Alaska, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) wrote the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, Senators Johnny Isakson (R-GA) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), asking for an oversight hearing of the […]