BARROW, AK – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) released the following statement today in reaction to news that U.S. Air Force F-22’s intercepted Russian bombers approximately 100 miles southwest of Kodiak, Alaska. “I want to commend the airmen of the U.S. Air Forces’ 3rd Wing and the Alaska National Guard for professionally and effectively responding […]
WASHINGTON, DC – The Alaska Congressional Delegation is continuing its efforts to provide equitable treatment to Alaska Native Vietnam Veterans by reintroducing the Alaska Native Veterans Land Allotment Equity Act. The legislation would amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to allow approximately 2,800 Alaska Natives who served during the Vietnam era, and missed an […]
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, both R-Alaska, yesterday introduced the Offshore Production and Energizing National Security Alaska Act of 2017 (OPENS Alaska Act) to repeal Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) withdrawals made at the end of the Obama administration, provide for lease sales in the Arctic OCS, and ensure Alaska receives […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) released the following statement today after the U.S. Army announced its intent to retain – in its entirety – the full force structure of the 5,000-solider-strong 4-25 Infantry Brigade Combat Team (ABN) at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson (JBER). In 2015, the U.S. Army announced that due to force […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) released the following statement tonight after the United States conducted air strikes against the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria: “I commend the brave young men and women in the U.S. military for carrying out President Trump’s orders against the regime of Bashar al-Assad. President Trump stated that Assad had […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) thanked their colleagues on the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee today for unanimously passing the Save Our Seas Act, which will help address the global marine debris crisis affecting America’s coastal ecosystems and communities. Senators Sullivan and Whitehouse also held a discussion […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, yesterday discussed the rapidly expanding nuclear and missile threats from North Korea with General John Hyten, commander of U.S. Strategic Command. Confirmed by U.S. officials, North Korea last night conducted a missile test speculated to be a KN-15 medium-range missile […]
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) spoke today on the Senate floor in recognition of Dan Fauske, a great husband, father, state leader and friend. Dan’s decades of public service to our state – at the North Slope Borough, the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation and Alaska Gasline Development Corporation – earned him the respect and trust […]
WASHINGTON, DC – The Alaska Congressional Delegation today applauded President Trump’s signing of H.J. Res. 69, a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act to overturn an August 5, 2016 rule by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that seized authority away from the State of Alaska to manage fish and wildlife on federal […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) sent a bipartisan letter to President Donald Trump – prior to his meeting this week with Chinese President Xi Jinping – to support the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) to South Korea and to draw attention to unwarranted […]