ANCHORAGE, AK – Today, the Alaska Congressional Delegation congratulated Scotty Gomez on his retirement from the National Hockey League (NHL). “Scotty Gomez has had the most decorated hockey career of any Alaskan in history. Alaskans have been proud to watch one of our own achieve so much – from 16 seasons in the NHL including […]
KETCHIKAN, AK – Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released an order which provides Alaska telecommunication rate-of-return carriers with the financial certainty they need to invest in telecommunications infrastructure and expand broadband capabilities throughout Alaska. This order will provide over $1 billion of federal Universal Service Fund (USF) money to 15 Alaska-based wireless and wireline […]
ANCHORAGE, AK – U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan today condemned a rule from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) that would fundamentally alter wildlife management on Alaska’s 77 million acres of national wildlife refuge land. This rule targets the State of Alaska’s proven, science-based wildlife management strategies that have been subject to rigorous public review […]
ANCHORAGE, AK – Today the Alaska Congressional Delegation released the following statements after the U.S. Air Force announced that the first F-35A squadron capable of handling a range of combat missions, known as Initial Operating Capability (IOC), is now ready. IOC demonstrates the confidence the Air Force has in the F-35 program and their success […]
ANCHORAGE, AK – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) released the following statement on the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) numbers, released by the U.S. Department of Commerce earlier today, showing the economy grew only 1.2 percent in the second quarter of this year. GDP is one of the primary indicators used to gauge the health of […]
ANCHORAGE, AK – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) today announced that he will be convening a Wellness Summit next Thursday, August 4th in Palmer, Alaska. The summit will be dedicated to conquering the opioid and heroin epidemic scourging our nation and great state of Alaska. Federal officials from several agencies will attend to hear what unique […]
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, and U.S. Rep. Don Young, all R-Alaska, this week introduced identical bills in both chambers of Congress to facilitate a life-saving road for the isolated community of King Cove, Alaska. Without the road, local residents continue to be at the mercy of high winds, […]
WASHINGTON, DC – One year to the day since President Obama’s Iran nuclear deal was announced, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) joined U.S. Senators Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) as an original cosponsor of the Countering Iranian Threats Act of 2016. This legislation would extend the Iran Sanctions […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) today lauded the Senate’s passage of the conference report on the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA), legislation to combat the opioid epidemic across the nation, including Alaska. CARA overwhelmingly passed the Senate on a vote of 92-2 and last week passed the House 407-5. “After […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, & Transportation Committee, today supported the reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) through September 2017. The legislation contains several key provisions secured by Senator Sullivan that are important to Alaska. “With more than 100 communities in our state wholly reliant […]