WASHINGTON, DC – Today the United States Senate, with U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan’s (R-AK) support, passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2017 by a vote of 85-13. This bill authorizes $602 billion in critical defense spending and includes numerous Arctic and Alaska priorities. “As a member of the Senate Armed Services […]
WASHINGTON, DC – The Department of Veterans Affairs has informed Alaska’s congressional delegation that as of July 10, 2016, the scheduling for Choice Act medical appointments in Alaska will revert back to being handled by local VA integrated care personnel, instead of its current practice of outsourcing scheduling requests to contractor-operated call centers in the […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) released the following statement in response to the tragic shooting in Orlando, Florida: “I join with my fellow Alaskans and the country in mourning the horrific acts of violence and terrorism in Florida. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families, friends and to the state […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Cory Gardner (R-CO) returned this week from a congressional delegation trip to South Korea, Burma, Singapore, Taiwan and Japan focused on critical issues underpinning U.S. relations in the region, including strengthening our security ties, growing trade opportunities to bolster American exports, and promoting homegrown American […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) released the following statement today after attending Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s joint address to Congress: “I want to extend my deep respect and thank Prime Minister Modi for his remarks to Congress today. His visit reflects both the continuation of the strong bilateral relationship between our […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) released the following video message in observance of Memorial Day. “Memorial Day holds a special significance to those of us who wear the uniform and to the families and communities who sustain us. On this day we not only honor the fallen but take time to remember […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), chairman of the Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water and Wildlife, chaired a hearing yesterday entitled, “Erosion of Exemptions and Expansion of Federal Control – Implementation of the Definition of Waters of the United States.” The principal topic of discussion was how the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) today wrote International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach expressing concern over recent reports that the Russian government – including President Vladimir Putin – endorsed a widespread doping program over several past Olympic Games and a variety of sporting events. Sullivan holds the seat of the late Senator […]
Washington, D.C. – Alaska’s congressional delegation – Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and Rep. Don Young – on Tuesday sent a letter to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell urging the Department to keep all three lease sales proposed for Alaska’s OCS in the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) final Five-Year Program for the years […]
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Senate unanimously passed S.1335, the Ensuring Access to Fisheries Act. The bipartisan legislation, introduced by U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), will implement treaties ratified by the Senate last year to better manage certain fisheries in the North and South Pacific and the North […]