WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Angus King (I-Maine) have introduced S. 3080, the Arctic Naval Focus Act of 2019, legislation directing the federal government to recognize the importance of the Arctic region to our country’s national and economic security interests, and to put forward a strategy for the U.S. fleet’s ability […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) released the following statement after voting today to fund the federal government though September 30—the end of fiscal year 2020. “While I continue to believe that the process by which we fund the government is fundamentally flawed and must be reformed, these bills include significant wins for Alaskans. At […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, the U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly to pass the conference report to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which now heads to the President’s desk for his signature. Among the many provisions included in the final legislation was the Air Traffic Controllers Hiring Reform Act, a bill cosponsored by Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), which […]
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Rep. Don Young, all R-Alaska, today issued the following statements after successfully including a two-year extension of the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program in the final Appropriations measures for Fiscal Year 2020. All three delegation members are strong proponents of the program, which many Alaska communities […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today joined 85 of his colleagues in voting to pass the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) following a constructive conference process between the House and Senate. The bill authorizes $738 billion in critical defense spending and includes numerous provisions […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today voted with 85 of his colleagues to pass the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which authorizes $738 billion in critical defense spending and includes many provisions introduced by Sullivan that positively impact Alaska. One Sullivan-provision of particular importance would undo a discriminatory contracting requirement that applied only to businesses […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) recognized Dr. Hugh “Bud” Fate, of Fairbanks, Alaska, on the floor of the U.S. Senate last week. Bud, who recently celebrated his 90th birthday, is a legend across Alaska. He has been a rodeo cowboy, a college football player, a roughneck, a soldier, a gold miner, a carpenter, a hunter, a commercial and […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Security, today convened a hearing, “Expanding Opportunities, Challenges, and Threats in the Arctic: A Focus on the U.S. Coast Guard Arctic Strategic Outlook,” to examine the U.S. Coast Guard’s (USCG) current presence in the Arctic and what capabilities or infrastructure the […]
WASHINGTON D.C.—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee, today thanked his colleagues on the committee for voting unanimously to advance the Arctic Shipping Federal Advisory Committee Act, legislation to address the impacts and opportunities of increasing shipping and maritime traffic. The bill was introduced by U.S. Senator Lisa […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) introduced bipartisan legislation today to expand community-based outreach that will help veterans access services to improve their health and wellness and prevent suicides. The number of veteran suicides nationwide continues to rise, and approximately 14 of the 20 […]