WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Rep. Don Young, (all R-Alaska), today welcomed a funding allocation announcement by the Secretary of Commerce for states and territories affected by recent fishery disasters. Alaska is receiving $56,361,332 in disaster funding, which will support compensation, recovery, and relief for fishermen, communities, and stakeholders affected […]
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) has joined lawmakers in cosponsoring two bills – The Protect Kids and Parents Act and The Keep Families Together and Enforce the Law Act – aimed at providing an enduring legislative solution to end family separations during immigration proceedings. “The goal of these bills is to provide […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined 84 of his colleagues in voting for the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, which supports $716 billion in defense funding for fiscal year 2019, and includes a 2.6% pay increase for our […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) today joined the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs – U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson (R-GA) and Jon Tester (D-MT) and other senators in introducing a bipartisan resolution recognizing the week of June 18 through June 22 as National G.I. Bill Commemoration Week. […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court granted Alaskan John Sturgeon’s second Petition for Certiorari in Sturgeon v. Frost. “I was encouraged to hear the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review the Ninth Circuit’s most recent decision in the Sturgeon case. In the first […]
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) introduced the Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act, which will require the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to evaluate and report on the capacity of both residential and inpatient treatment facilities along with the status of their availability and needs. This will be the first […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement after the conclusion of the U.S./North Korea Summit: “First and foremost, President Trump and his national security team deserve credit for implementing a maximum pressure campaign that ultimately brought Kim Jong Un to the table […]
Washington, DC —Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) today introduced a resolution to designate July as “American Grown Flower Month” and encourage consumers to buy “Certified American Grown” flowers. American consumers spend almost $27 billion per year on floral products each year. While the majority of consumers would prefer to […]
WASHINGTON, DC – In the lead up to the U.S./North Korea Summit – scheduled to begin on June 12th in Singapore – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, fought to secure several provisions in the FY19 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to help bolster the Trump administration’s position heading into negotiations […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) this week spoke on the Senate floor in recognition of Juneau resident Ed Schoenfeld, a 37-year veteran of the Southeast press corps who has recently retired. For decades – in both print and public broadcasting – Ed has been known for fairness, accuracy, and curiosity and for […]