Press Releases
Murkowski, Sullivan Applaud $88M Grant to Invest in Broadband Infrastructure for Rural Alaska
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) applauded the National Telecommunications and Information Administration announcement of a $88.896 million infrastructure grant for Quintillion to build a multi-year subsea broadband project from Nome to Homer, Alaska. Once constructed and online, the Nome to Homer project will provide redundant middle mile backhaul capability for Alaska, creating redundancy and reliability for Alaska’s broadba… Continue Reading
06.16.23
Sullivan, Murkowski, Graves & Peltola Seek to Close Loopholes Allowing Russian Access to U.S. Seafood Market
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski (both R-Alaska) this week introduced the U.S-Russian Federation Seafood Reciprocity Act of 2023, legislation that would impose a comprehensive ban on the import of all Russian-origin seafood products into the United States. Companion legislation was introduced in the House by Representatives Garret Graves (R-La.) and Mary Sattler Peltola (D-Alaska). In March of 2022, President Joe Biden signed Executive Order 14068, which prohi… Continue Reading
06.14.23
Sullivan & Bipartisan Colleagues Introduce “Save Our Gas Stoves Act” in Senate
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and seven colleagues have introduced legislation to prohibit the Biden administration from banning gas stoves. The "Save Our Gas Stoves Act" explicitly prohibits the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) from implementing a proposed rule that would impose intrusive and costly standards on the kitchen stovetops of millions of Americans. The Biden Administration is currently defending efforts of localities to implement bans on gas stove. Companion legisla… Continue Reading
06.13.23
Murkowski, Sullivan: Alaska to Receive $100 Million More in Infrastructure Funding for High-Speed Internet
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is awarding $100.5 million to facilitate and improve access to high-speed internet for Alaskans in rural communities. These awards are possible thanks to the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)—and specifically through USDA’s ReConnect Program, which aims to ensure high-speed internet for all communities across the United States. T… Continue Reading
06.13.23
Sullivan, Bipartisan SASC Colleagues Demand Navy Secretary Follow the Law and Revise Shipbuilding Plan
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and 13 of his colleagues on the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) sent a letter today to Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro demanding he fulfill his commitment to provide an updated 30-year shipbuilding plan to the committee that abides by the statutory requirement for the Navy to maintain a minimum of 31 amphibious warfare ships. In April before the committee, Secretary Del Toro presented a shipbuilding plan that never reaches the … Continue Reading
06.12.23
Sullivan Meets with Senior Japanese, Korean Officials on Military Cooperation & Energy Security
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and chairman of the International Republican Institute (IRI), recently returned from a visit to South Korea and Japan, where he met with senior government and private sector officials about deepening the nations’ trilateral cooperation on military matters, countering the aggressive dictatorships in Moscow and Beijing, and advancing energy security and the central rol… Continue Reading
06.09.23
Sullivan’s Statement on Federal Indictment of President Trump
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) released the following statement today on reports of the federal indictment of former President Trump: "As I previously stated: The worst thing for our country is for Americans to start to believe that the Justice Department and FBI provide two tiers of justice, and that the indictment of a former president and current candidate for the White House is unprecedented and will almost certainly do lasting damage to our polarized nation. "The American… Continue Reading
06.08.23
Ending an Injustice: Delegation Reintroduces Landless Legislation to Right a Half-Century Wrong
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska), and Representative Mary Peltola (D-Alaska), today issued statements on legislation that would allow the Alaska Native communities of Haines, Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg, and Tenakee to form urban corporations and receive land entitlements under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 (ANCSA). The delegation’s bill, entitled the Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and… Continue Reading
06.08.23
Senators Introduce Bill to Create New Twelfth Circuit, Improve Access to Justice
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) today introduced the Judicial Efficiency Improvement Act of 2023, a bill that would split the massively overburdened Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and create a new Twelfth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. In addition to the split, the legislation would codify the Judicial Conference’s most recent recommendations to enhan… Continue Reading
06.06.23
Alaska Delegation Frustrated by Interior’s Delay of the Ambler Access Project
Anchorage, AK – U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) and U.S. Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (D-Alaska), today released the following joint statement after the Department of the Interior (DOI) announced an up to six-month delay for the finalization of the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) and Record of Decision (ROD) for the proposed Ambler Access Project (AAP). The AAP, which is guaranteed access across federal land under a 1980 law, is now i… Continue Reading
06.02.23
Sullivan, Romney, Manchin, King Introduce Legislation to Expose China’s Defense Spending
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), and Mitt Romney (R-Utah), along with SASC members Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), and Angus King (I-Maine), introduced the China Defense Spending Transparency Act, bipartisan legislation requiring the Defense Intelligence Agency to publish a comprehensive report exposing the true extent of China’s defense-industrial build up. The report must take into account the military-civil fusi… Continue Reading
06.01.23
Citing Inadequate Defense Funding, Sullivan Opposes Debt Limit Deal
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today voted against the House-passed debt limit and budget agreement citing the legislation’s significant inflation-adjusted cuts to defense spendingat one of the most dangerous times for U.S. national security in decades. The agreement passed the Senate by a vote of 63 to 36. “I applaud Speaker McCarthy for his hard work in getting President Biden to negotiate a debt ceiling agreement that averts a default, reduce… Continue Reading
05.31.23
Sullivan: Reporting of Possible CCP Spies in Alaska is Another Wake-Up Call to New Era of Authoritarian Aggression
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), released the following statement after news reports surfaced of Chinese citizens, suspected of espionage, attempting to breach military installations in Alaska: “Whether it’s a Chinese spy balloon, Russian Bear Bombers, or this new reporting of suspected Chinese spies in Alaska, this is another wake-up call that we are in a new era of authoritarian aggression led by dictato… Continue Reading
05.31.23
Sullivan & Carper Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Holistic Approach to Children’s Health Care
WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Tom Carper (D-Del.), senior member of the Senate Finance Committee—along with Representatives Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Michael Burgess (R-Texas)—introduced the Kickstarting Innovative Demonstrations Support (KIDS) Health Act of 2023. The legislation would establish a holistic approach to children’s health care by integrating mental and physical health services for children and youth eligible for Medicaid… Continue Reading
05.26.23
Sullivan Applauds Supreme Court for Reining in EPA, Upholding Rights of Alaskans
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Environment & Public Works (EPW) Committee and vice chair of the Senate Western Caucus, celebrated the Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling yesterday in Sackett vs. the Environmental Protection Agency(EPA), which reins in the Biden administration’s expansive interpretation of the federal government’s authority under the Clean Water Act to regulate “waters of the United States… Continue Reading
05.19.23
Sullivan: Biden Continues Predictable Pattern of Weakness, Belatedly Approves Allied F-16s to Ukraine
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), today released the following statement responding to reports that President Joe Biden has approved a plan to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets and for U.S. allies to provide the fourth-generation fighters, signaling a clear reversal from the Biden administration’s year-long rejection of the aid. Sullivan said the Biden administration has engaged in a predictable pattern,… Continue Reading
05.19.23
Delegation Welcomes Reaffirmation of Alaska LNG Project
Delegation Welcomes Reaffirmation of Alaska LNG Project Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski (both R-AK) and Representative Mary Peltola (D-AK) this week welcomed a ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals upholding the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) approval of the Alaska Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project. The court's decision both dismissed and rejected claims from Lower 48 environmental groups while reaffirming FERC's authorization of the major projec… Continue Reading
05.19.23
On Eve of G-7, Sens. Sullivan & Hagerty Introduce Bill to Bolster LNG Projects, Weaken Putin’s Grip on Energy
WASHINGTON—On the eve of the G-7 Summit in Japan, U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) yesterday introduced the Indo-Pacific Strategic Energy Initiative Act, legislation to promote the financing and development of new energy infrastructure projects in the Indo-Pacific region—with a focus on natural gas—in order to end U.S. allies’ dependance on Russian natural gas in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and on high carbon-e… Continue Reading
05.19.23
Delegation Welcomes Over $200 Million in Fishery Disasters Funding for Alaska
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, (both R-Alaska), and Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (D-Alaska) welcomed allocations of nearly $216 million in fishery disaster funding from the U.S. Department of Commerce. In December, the Secretary of Commerce announced that a number of Alaska’s crab and salmon fisheries met the requirements for disaster determinations in the past few years, allowing this funding to be distributed to fishermen and their crews, seafood… Continue Reading
05.18.23
On National Police Week, Sullivan Reintroduces Legislation to Protect Officers
WASHINGTON-In honor of National Police Week, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) on Wednesday reintroduced the Protect Our Heroes Act. The legislation would make it a federal crime to assault or kill a public safety officer and add an enhanced penalty in the event an officer is lured to a location for an ambush attack. Sen. Sullivan also cosponsored the National Police Week resolution, which passed the Senate unanimously last night. Sen. Sullivan also voted for House Joint Resolution (H.J.Res.… Continue Reading