WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) yesterday introduced S.J. Res. 55, a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act(CRA), with all 49 of his Senate Republican colleagues to nullify the Biden administration’s new regulation, “National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Implementing Regulations Revisions,” that will further bog down the already-onerous federal permitting process and add further delay to building vital […]
WASHINGTON—Madam President, I want to talk about two other issues today that I care deeply about–I think most Senators do, and certainly Americans do–and that is two things that our country desperately needs: infrastructure and energy. Infrastructure and energy–and we all know that this is what is needed. We talk about it here a lot […]
WASHINGTON—Madam President, I want to turn to energy now. You know the President is in Saudi Arabia. There is a lot of irony here, I believe, because his administration has clearly made it harder for Americans to produce American energy with American workers, with American infrastructure. That is a fact. That is a fact, OK? […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) released the following statement after the Labor Department announced Wednesday that Americans experienced 9.1% inflation in consumer prices in June 2022 compared to the year before – a new 40-year record: “Today’s announcement of record inflation confirms what American families already know: President Biden’s disastrous policies are making it […]
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA—U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, both R-Alaska, today announced over $2.4 million in grant funding for the Ted Stevens International Airport in Anchorage. This grant was made possible by the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act’s (IIJA) Airport Terminals Program. “The Ted Stevens International Airport has facilitated our ability to fly across […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) released the following statement in light of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) – Alaska’s draft supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) of the Willow Project. “Getting this draft supplemental EIS is another important step in the Willow process, but the devil is in the details as this undergoes […]
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski, both R-Alaska, released the following statement after the Diane Kaplan, President and CEO of the Rasmuson Foundation, was nominated to serve as a member of the Board of Directors for the Corporation of Public Broadcasting. “I want to congratulate Diane on this prestigious appointment to the CPB Board, a fitting […]
WASHINGTON—On the floor of the U.S. Senate yesterday, Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) recognized Jeff Streit, of Fairbanks, the longest-serving employee of the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, which operates and maintains the 800-mile-long Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS). This week, Alyeska celebrates the 45th anniversary of TAPS, which was built in just three years and has moved more than 17 billion barrels of oil. […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling today in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. “I support the Supreme Court’s decision today, which returns the authority to regulate abortion ‘to the people and their elected representatives.’ “I recognize that abortion is a profoundly emotional issue upon which […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) issued the following statement after voting against the Senate gun-control legislation. “One of my top priorities as a U.S. Senator has been to work with my colleagues on vitally-needed solutions to address the mental health crisis, especially among young Americans, that is unfolding across our nation. This is a challenge that is clearly at […]