WASHINGTON—U.S Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today introduced the Investor Democracy is Expected (INDEX) Act to address problems stemming from the consolidated corporate ownership and voting power within Wall Street’s largest investment advisers and their index funds. With passive investing exploding in popularity over the past two decades, these firms have quietly become the largest owners in almost all […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) released the following statement today on Alaska gas prices averaging a record-high of $5.00 per gallon. “Today, Americans, especially in my home state of Alaska, are paying the price for Joe Biden’s destructive energy policies,” Sen. Sullivan said. “The sad truth is, the pain Americans experience each time they try to […]
WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden this week signed the American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act into law, bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and cosponsored by Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) that will create an industry-led committee to assist in the administration of federal fisheries marketing, research, and development grants. “For the past 50 years, Alaska’s and America’s fishermen have lacked a meaningful seat at […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, both R-Alaska, issued the following statements after the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) announced it will “not move forward” with a planned oil and gas lease sale in Cook Inlet, Alaska. The Biden administration claimed—falsely—that industry had no interest in leasing in the basin. At a time when Alaskans and every other American are facing historic […]
WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and Congressman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), ranking member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statements after introducing S.4208, the Improving Access to the VA Home Loan Act of 2022, a bill to enhance the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today released the following statement after voting against the confirmation of Jerome Powell to serve a second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve. “Although I respect his experience and knowledge, today I voted against the confirmation of Jay Powell to serve a second term as chairman of the Federal […]
WASHINGTON—On the Hugh Hewitt Show today, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) called out President Joe Biden for refusing to accept responsibility for the record-setting inflation that is “crushing middle-class and working-class families.” Sullivan said the sky-high prices Americans are paying are “Joe Biden’s fault…the Federal Reserve’s fault…Biden’s anti-energy policies’ fault.” Sullivan also discussed letters he has sent to the Interior […]
WASHINGTON—On the floor of the U.S. Senate yesterday, Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) recognized Alison Kear, of Anchorage, the executive director at Covenant House Alaska, the largest shelter in Alaska for at-risk youth experiencing homelessness. During her tenure, Kear has grown the services offered, including shelter, job training, education services, and counseling, among others. Covenant House Alaska is now a nationwide model for […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), co-founders of the bipartisan Senate Foreign Service Caucus, announced they will introduce a resolution celebrating May 6, 2022, as “Foreign Service Day.” The day recognizes the men and women who have served, or are presently serving, in the Foreign Service of the United States and honors the members […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, both R-Alaska, today announced the U.S. Department of Commerce will direct nearly $132 million to Alaska for fishery disasters. The funds, which were appropriated by Congress, are part of a total of $144 million that will be disbursed nationwide for this purpose. “I’m pleased to announce this crucial […]