[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) led U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) in introducing legislation that would require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to improve the operation, oversight, and evaluation of its suicide prevention media outreach campaigns. The Reach Every Veteran in […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and U.S. Representatives Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.) and Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) introduced bipartisan legislation, the Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act, to strengthen and enhance the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) registry of service members and veterans who were exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes from open-air burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan. As early as 2002, U.S. […]
President Giessel. Speaker Edgmon. Members of the House and Senate from the Great State of Alaska, thank you for inviting me to speak to you. Thanks also to each member of the Legislature and your staff for your service to our state. It’s great to be home, back in this historic chamber. Much of my […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Tom Udall (D-N.M.), and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) are teaming up to improve the VA’s outreach, health care and benefits for Native Americans. The Senators introduced the bipartisan VA Tribal Advisory Committee Act to establish a VA Advisory Committee on Tribal and Indian Affairs. The Committee will […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) applauded the Senate’s passage of a major appropriations package last week that includes $655 million dedicated to the design and construction of a new heavy polar security cutter, $20 million to acquire long lead-time materials for a second polar security cutter, and $400 million for offshore patrol cutters […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) released the following statement after voting in support of William Barr to be the next Attorney General of the United States. “William Barr is one of the most-qualified candidates ever to be nominated as Attorney General, having served honorably in the same position in the George H.W. Bush […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), chairman of the Senate Readiness and Management Support Subcommittee, joined with the Senate Personnel Subcommittee to receive testimony from military family members, companies, and the Department of Defense on the current condition of privatized military housing, the problems military families have had to grapple with, and solutions to […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) applauded the passage of S. 47, the National Resources Management Act, which included a version of Senator Sullivan’s Alaska Native Veterans Land Allotment Equity Act. This provision would allow several thousand Alaska Natives who served during the Vietnam-era to apply for their congressionally-promised Native allotment after they missed their initial opportunity to do […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, U.S. Dan Senator Sullivan (R-AK) attended the launch of the Trump administration’s Women’s Global Development and Prosperity (W-GDP) Initiative at the White House. The W-GDP Initiative, led by Ivanka Trump, is the first-ever whole-of-government approach focused on advancing women’s full and free participation in the global economy. “We know that when women […]
WASHINGTON, DC – This week, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) spoke on the Senate floor to recognize eight-year-old Juneau resident Camdyn Clancy. Because of his commitment to football, and the challenges he has playing in Alaska, Camdyn won the NFL PLAY 60 Super Kid contest and delivered the official game ball to the officiating crew just […]