WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) today announced that he has been selected to serve as chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee (SASC) on Readiness and Management Support in the 116th Congress. In his capacity as Chairman of the SASC Subcommittee on Readiness, Sullivan will oversee military readiness across each branch within the Department of Defense, including […]
WASHINGTON, DC – This week, U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) reintroduced the bipartisan Burn Pits Accountability Act to examine the health effects of exposure to open burn pits and toxic airborne chemicals on service members and veterans. The legislation would require members of the Armed Forces to be evaluated for exposure […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), a member of the Armed Services Committee, attended President Trump’s and the Department of Defense’s unveiling of the 2019 Missile Defense Review (MDR) at the Pentagon, which is the first update to American missile defense policy since 2010. “Over the past forty years, the issue of […]
WASHINGTON, DC— Yesterday evening, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) urged his Senate colleagues to take up and pass legislation that he and a bipartisan group of senators have introduced which would ensure that the more than 41,000 active members and retirees of the U.S. Coast Guard be paid throughout the partial government shutdown. Senator Sullivan […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) today announced that he has been selected to serve as chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Security in the 116th Congress. This new subcommittee will provide oversight of the Coast Guard, Maritime Administration, Transportation Security Administration, the Merchant Marine, and other national security issues including drones, digital networks, […]
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) spoke on camera to Alaskans about the partial government shutdown, and the broader issue of border security and how it relates to the shutdown. To watch Senator Sullivan’s address to Alaskans, CLICK HERE. Below is a full transcription of Senator Sullivan’s remarks: Hello Alaska and Happy 2019 to […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young, all R-Alaska, sent a letter urging President Donald Trump to act promptly and approve Alaska Governor Michael Dunleavy’s (R-AK) request for a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration. This declaration would provide federal assistance for the State of Alaska to address the major earthquake that occurred […]
WASHINGTON, DC – The Alaska Congressional Delegation today proudly announced that Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer has named a future Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer in honor of the late U.S. Senator Ted Stevens, who served as Alaska’s Senator from 1968-2009. “It is an honor to help Secretary Spencer announce the naming of […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement in response to news that Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis will retire in February 2019. “I’m disheartened by the impending resignation of Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis. His decades of service to our nation – […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement in reaction to the United States decision to withdraw troops for Syria: “I have supported the Trump administration’s foreign policy across a number of areas: its tougher approach on China and Russia, its strategy to […]