WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) today attended the official swearing-in ceremony for Mary Peltola (D-Alaska), Alaska’s newly-elected Congresswoman, who will serve the remainder of the late Congressman Don Young’s term. Following the event, the Senators released the following statements. “I congratulate Congresswoman Peltola on her swearing-in and welcome her, not only […]
ANCHORAGE—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) issued the following statement congratulating Mary Peltola on winning the special election to represent Alaska in the U.S. House of Representatives: “I congratulate Mary Peltola on winning the special election to serve out the remaining term of the late, great Congressman Don Young. The three-person Alaska congressional delegation has a long and distinguished […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski (both R-Alaska) sent a letter yesterday to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm expressing their support for the Alaska LNG Project (AKLNG), and urging the department to “complete, without delay, finalization of the draft supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS)” for the project. The letter calls for the DOE to reissue their approval of the project. […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) today announced the introduction of the Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvest (FISH) Actto combat foreign illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The FISH Act will combat foreign IUU fishing by blacklisting offending vessels from U.S. ports and waters, bolstering the U.S. Coast Guard’s enforcement capabilities, and advancing international and […]
Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-AK) today announced $45.7 million in a U.S. Department of Transportation grant has been awarded to the Native Village of Eyak. This funding will allow for a 4.2 mile highway extension to connect to Cordova’s existing road system at Orca Creek to the Shepard Point Oil Spill […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) are celebrating the Senate’s unanimous vote to remove the sunset date for the Pro Bono Work to Empower and Represent (POWER) Act, which was set to expire later this year after being signed into law in 2018. The POWER Act has been helping combat domestic violence and sexual assault across the […]
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA—U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) today issued the following statements welcoming Santos’ announcement that it has approved a $2.6 billion investment for Phase 1 of its Pikka project on Alaska’s North Slope. “This is great news for Alaska that will strengthen our economy for a long time to come,” Murkowski said. “The […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) took part in the grand opening of the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies. The center, named after the late Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska, will support defense strategy objectives and policy priorities through a unique academic forum, while also developing robust international networks of security […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), announced the Senate’s unanimous passage of their resolution thanking the Republic of Korea (ROK) for funding the new Wall of Remembrance at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., and celebrating the long-standing U.S.-ROK alliance. The dedication […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) issued the following statement after voting against the Senate Democrats’ reckless tax and spending bill. “The Biden administration inherited a strong economy, but now here we are—Biden stagflation has arrived in America. Inflation is the highest it’s been in more than four decades and we’re now in a recession following two […]