Washington, DC – The Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, chaired by Senator Jim Risch (R-ID), will hold an oversight hearing in Anchorage, AK on Friday, June 29, 2018 at 2:00PM (AKST) titled, “Opportunities and Challenges with the Small Business Administration’s Federal Contracting Programs.” The field hearing – which comes at the request of Senator […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Secretary of Defense James Mattis held a press conference at Eielson AFB to discuss their 24-hour tour of Alaska-based military assets and missions, including a visit to Ft. Greely Alaska – home to the 49th Missile Defense Battalion. Below is a transcript of that press […]
EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, AK – At the invitation of U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Secretary of Defense James Mattis traveled to see firsthand a number of Alaska-based military assets and missions, including air combat capabilities at Eielson Air Force Base and America’s missile defense infrastructure at Ft. Greely. “I am honored that Secretary Mattis […]
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) spoke on the Senate floor this week in recognition of recently retired teacher Greg Brown. Mr. Brown is a legend among his former students at A.J. Dimond High School in Anchorage, where for 25 years he taught European and U.S. history, art history, philosophy, and student government. […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Rep. Don Young, (all R-Alaska), today welcomed a funding allocation announcement by the Secretary of Commerce for states and territories affected by recent fishery disasters. Alaska is receiving $56,361,332 in disaster funding, which will support compensation, recovery, and relief for fishermen, communities, and stakeholders affected […]
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) has joined lawmakers in cosponsoring two bills – The Protect Kids and Parents Act and The Keep Families Together and Enforce the Law Act – aimed at providing an enduring legislative solution to end family separations during immigration proceedings. “The goal of these bills is to provide […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined 84 of his colleagues in voting for the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, which supports $716 billion in defense funding for fiscal year 2019, and includes a 2.6% pay increase for our […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) today joined the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs – U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson (R-GA) and Jon Tester (D-MT) and other senators in introducing a bipartisan resolution recognizing the week of June 18 through June 22 as National G.I. Bill Commemoration Week. […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court granted Alaskan John Sturgeon’s second Petition for Certiorari in Sturgeon v. Frost. “I was encouraged to hear the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review the Ninth Circuit’s most recent decision in the Sturgeon case. In the first […]
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) introduced the Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act, which will require the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to evaluate and report on the capacity of both residential and inpatient treatment facilities along with the status of their availability and needs. This will be the first […]