WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) this week were joined by Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas Shannon for the inaugural meeting of the Senate Foreign Service Caucus. Other members attending the meeting included Senators Hatch (R-UT), Murphy (D-CT), Risch (R-ID), and Cortez-Masto (D-NV). “Having worked […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, the Senate Armed Services Committee, with U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan’s (R-AK) support, unanimously passed out of committee legislation to authorize $640 billion in critical defense spending for Fiscal Year 2018. “In an increasingly dangerous world, this year’s NDAA begins the important process of rebuilding our military so that our service members […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, the Senate Armed Services Committee unanimously passed out of committee the FY 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes a provision authored by U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) to authorize the procurement of up to six U.S. Coast Guard polar-class icebreakers. “The United States continues to be late to the […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), a member of the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, applauded the unanimous passage of S. 1024, the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017, out of committee today. “One of the most serious failings of the VA system in recent years has been the unconscionable backlog of disability […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) today chaired a hearing of the Commerce Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard overseeing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Marine Sanctuaries program. “While the concept of National Marine Sanctuaries is well-intentioned, many of these protected areas have caused challenges for coastal […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan released the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) efforts to withdraw and rewrite the overreaching Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Rule. “I have long advocated for repealing the lawless WOTUS Rule, which gave the EPA vast new authority over lands across the country, particularly in […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, thanked President Trump for signing S. 1094, the VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017, legislation cosponsored by Senator Sullivan. “I want to thank President Trump for signing this important piece of legislation into law, the product of bipartisan work […]
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) spoke Monday on the Senate floor in recognition of Lee Jordan, of Eagle River, an instrumental supporter of the Alaska Baseball League. Jordan was recognized as part of Senator Sullivan’s series, “Alaskan of the Week.” The following is the statement submitted to the Congressional Record: TRIBUTE TO LEE JORDAN […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Chairman of the Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries and Coast Guard Subcommittee, congratulated Chris Oliver, an Alaskan who has served as the Executive Director of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council since 2000, on his appointment to serve as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Assistant Administrator for Fisheries. […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, have introduced the Protecting Servicemembers Online Act of 2017 to help protect servicemembers from “revenge pornography.” The legislation would amend the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) to prohibit the nonconsensual distribution of pornographic photographs, prohibit […]