WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) was joined by David Perdue (R-GA), Steve Daines (R-MT), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Dean Heller (R-NV), Ron Johnson (R-WI), John Kennedy (R-LA), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Luther Strange (R-AL), Roger Wicker (R-MS), and James Lankford (R-OK) in sending a letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pledging their full support […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young, all R-Alaska, today released the following statement after President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Tara Sweeney to be Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs within the U.S. Department of the Interior. “I extend my congratulations and full support to Tara on […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young today released the following statement after Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt appointed Alaskan Chris Hladick to serve as regional administrator for Region 10. “Chris is exactly what Alaska needs, an experienced Administrator that will implement the law instead of furthering […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement in response to President Trump’s decision to not certify the Iran nuclear deal: “I applaud the President’s actions today in which he demonstrated the need to address the Obama administration’s deeply flawed Iran nuclear deal,” said […]
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) spoke on the Senate floor yesterday in recognition of Pastor Alonzo B. Patterson. Pastor Patterson has been the pastor of Anchorage’s Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church for the past 47 years and before that, founded the Corinthian Baptist Church in Fairbanks. In November, Pastor Patterson will be retiring. He has […]
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) spoke on the Senate floor yesterday in recognition of Rozann Kimpton, of Wasilla, a coordinator with the Volunteers of America Grandfamilies, and the 2017 recipient of the Alaska Angels in Adoption Award. Kimpton was recognized as part of Senator Sullivan’s series, “Alaskan of the Week.” The following is the […]
WASHINGTON, DC – General Joseph Dunford, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, yesterday confirmed to U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, that the Trump Administration will more regularly and routinely conduct Freedom of Navigation Operations (FONOPs) and has delegated the tactical authority back to military leaders. “Can […]
WASHINGTON, DC – In an exchange today with U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) during a hearing of the Senate Armed Service Committee, General Joseph Dunford, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, voiced his support for the increase in homeland missile defense spearheaded by Senator Sullivan in the FY 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) today released the following statement about the Graham-Cassidy Senate healthcare reform proposal. “I’m disappointed that we haven’t been able to replace the Affordable Care Act with a system that works for Alaska. The Graham-Cassidy bill would have sent federal healthcare dollars and decision-making back to the states—the […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) joined 88 of his colleagues in voting for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which provides $700 billion in vital defense spending for Fiscal Year 2018. Senator Sullivan was able to include 28 amendments and provisions in the FY 2018 NDAA. “The overwhelmingly bipartisan passage of […]