WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today welcomed a report from the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, which detailed 75 events promoting pro bono legal services for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault that were held in 2020 in 75 judicial districts across the country, reaching over 43,000 Americans. These summits were organized pursuant […]
WASHINGTON—On Friday, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) spoke with Mike Ross on Alaska’s News Source to give his reaction to the senior-level diplomatic meetings that took place in Anchorage between Chinese and U.S. officials. Senators Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) were briefed on the discussions by Secretary of State Tony Blinken and National Security Advisor […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski, and Congressman Don Young, all R-Alaska, today sent a letter to Acting Secretary of the Air Force John Roth and Air Force Chief of Staff General Charles Q. Brown, Jr. welcoming an announcement by the Air Force that four KC-135 refueling tanker aircraft will be added to the existing squadron […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski, and Congressman Don Young, all R-Alaska, today commended the U.S. Army for releasing its first-ever strategy for the Arctic this week, the third service-specific strategy document released for the region. The strategy, titled “Regaining Arctic Dominance,” comes as a result of a provision Sen. Sullivan, a member of the Senate […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.28 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Alaska Travel Industry Association, Anchorage, Alaska, to implement emergency efforts needed to aid in the reopening of the state’s tourism economy. This EDA grant will be […]
WASHINGTON—The Commander of U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) and North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), General Glen D. VanHerck, yesterday expressed concern about the nation’s capacity to defend itself against a nuclear missile attack from a rogue threat, like North Korea, in the coming decade. Gen. VanHerck acknowledged that reducing the budget for the next generation […]
I. Introduction Every vote I take in this Chamber, I try to cast based on what I think will be best for the constituents I represent, my state and our country. Sometimes, of course, that’s not always so easy to discern. The vote to confirm Congresswoman Deb Haaland was one of the most difficult I […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young, all R-Alaska, welcomed an announcement yesterday by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo that a $2 million Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Recovery Assistance grant is being awarded to the Fairbanks Pipeline Training Center Trust. The grant, authorized by the Commerce Department’s Economic […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, yesterday voted against confirming Michael Regan as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In a speech on the Senate floor shortly after the vote, Sen. Sullivan lauded Mr. Regan for his experience, qualifications, approach to the job, and […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) yesterday joined Senators Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) in introducing a resolution to condemn the Chinese Communist Party’s actions to militarize the South China Sea, applaud members of the United States Navy and Coast Guard for their efforts to ensure freedom of navigation operations, […]