WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) today slammed the Biden administration for releasing a five-year plan for offshore energy development with a “maximum of three potential lease sales.” The Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Proposed Final Program, which arrives over a year late, has zero lease sales until at least 2025 […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), and Ted Cruz (R-TX) attempted to pass the Pay Our Military Act of 2023 on the Senate floor Wednesday, but the legislation was blocked by Senate Democrats. Authored by Senator Sullivan, the legislation would ensure America’s military service members—Army, Air Force, […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-AK) introduced legislation that will help ensure that existing hydroelectric facilities are able to continue to provide emissions-free, flexible, and affordable electricity to Alaskan ratepayers. They were also original cosponsors of the Maintaining and Enhancing Hydroelectricity and River Restoration Act of 2023. The […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and his Senate colleagues today voted unanimously to pass the Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act, legislation restoring funding for school archery, hunting and shooting sport clubs and programs that has been blocked by the Biden Education Department’s implementation of the 2022 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA). While supporting some […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), and Ted Cruz (R-Texas), along with 11 of their Senate colleagues, have introduced S. 2835, the Pay Our Military Act of 2023, legislation to ensure America’s military service members—Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, Coast Guard and Space Force—are paid in the event of a government shutdown […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) expressed concerns to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) about the Albertsons-Kroger merger. The FTC is overseeing the potential deal. In a letter addressed to FTC Chair Lina Khan, the Senators identified their concerns with the possible compact, including how it would affect consumer prices, the state’s food security, and Alaskan […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) released the following statement regarding the record-breaking number of illegal border crossings on the southern border this August. “There are no excuses for the Biden administration’s disastrous handling of our southern border. The numbers released by Customs and Border Protection reveal more than 200,000 illegal encounters last month ALONE. It […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (SVAC), welcomed news that the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday instituted caps on the fees trial lawyers can charge in cases representing sick Marines and other individuals impacted by water contamination at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. The […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today announced a new nine-member Alaska Federal Judiciary Council he has convened to make recommendations for nominations to Alaska’s open federal judiciary seats. Traditionally, these recommendations are given significant weight when the White House makes nominations to the federal judiciary based on long-standing senatorial courtesy where a list of candidates […]
Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, both R-Alaska, today acknowledged the announcement of an additional $ 53,959,517 million in federal broadband grants from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP). The grant recipients include Igiugig Village, Alaska Tribal Spectrum, Alaska Village Initiatives, Alutiiq Tribe of Old Harbor, […]