WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) released the following statement after the Department of the Interior (DOI) announced new restrictions Thursday on responsible resource development within 3 million acres of the National Petroleum Reserve of Alaska (NPR-A). Sen. Sullivan has catalogued the Biden administration’s actions restricting Alaskans’ lawful access to lands and economic opportunities in a […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, received commitments from former Representative Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.), President Trump’s nominee to be administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), regarding critical environmental and energy-related priorities for Alaska. Specifically, Congressman Zeldin committed to coming to Alaska, supporting Sen. Sullivan’s […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today received commitments from former Representative Sean Duffy (R-Wisc.), President Trump’s nominee to be Secretary of Transportation, regarding transportation challenges faced in Alaska and the vital need to expand critical infrastructure. Specifically, Sen. Sullivan received commitments from Mr. Duffy […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and chair of the SASC Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, today received commitments from Pete Hegseth, President Trump’s Defense Secretary nominee, regarding Alaska and restoring military readiness during a SASC hearing on Hegseth’s nomination. Specifically, Sen. Sullivan asked for and […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski (both R-Alaska) announced today that Alaska will receive more than $47 million in grants to invest in critical transportation projects from Western Alaska to Homer and Southeast. These awards, made possible through the Department of Transportation’s Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant program as part […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (SVAC), applauded the decision from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to invite Alaska to apply for millions of dollars in grant funding through the Veterans Cemetery Grants Program (VCGP) to establish Alaska’s first state-granted cemetery for veterans. This announcement follows […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) joined Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and 52 other senators in introducing the Laken Riley Act in the 119th Congress earlier this week. A motion to proceed (cloture vote requiring 60 votes to pass) has been filed and a vote is scheduled on the Senate floor for this afternoon. The legislation […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Nick Begich III (all R-Alaska), today slammed the Department of the Interior (DOI) for holding a lease sale in the non-wilderness Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in a manner that predictably resulted in no bids. The lease sale, announced in December after […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, celebrated the Senate’s passage last night of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024, which includes the Economic Development Reauthorization Act of 2024 and the Fiscally Responsible Highway Funding Act of 2024. The legislation features key victories for Alaska, […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), voted with 84 of his Senate colleagues today to pass the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The $895 billion legislation includes 28 provisions authored by Sen. Sullivan and authorizes more than $723 million in military construction for Alaska. […]