Press Releases
Sullivan Criticizes SEC for Pursuing Costly Climate Rules & Not Addressing CCP’s Growing Influence on American Business
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) sent a letter today to the U.S. Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler criticizing the SEC for implementing political and burdensome climate disclosure rules that increase costs on the American people and distract the SEC from addressing serious threats to American investors, such as the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) increasing influence on American companies. "When federal regulators become political and start prioritizing… Continue Reading
05.17.23
Sullivan Releases Statement on First Lady & Interior Secretary’s Visit to Alaska
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) released the following statement ahead of the First Lady of the United States Jill Biden and Secretary of the Department of the Interior (DOI) Deb Haaland's scheduled visit to Alaska: "While I'm pleased to see Biden administration officials visiting Bethel and our rural communities to promote federal broadband investments authorized by Congress, I hope the First Lady and Secretary Haaland take the time to listen to Alaskans who have been harmed by… Continue Reading
05.17.23
Sullivan & Eight Senators Warn Fed to Stop Engaging in Climate Activism
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and eight other senators sent a letter today to Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell cautioning the Fed to stop engaging in climate activism far outside of its statutory authority, and to instead return to addressing the pressing issues facing the American people, such as record inflation and the recent regional banking collapse that sparked "a crisis of confidence" in the banking system. "When federal regulators become political and start pr… Continue Reading
05.12.23
Sullivan Recognizes Andrew Chapoton as “Alaskan of the Week”
WASHINGTON—On the floor of the U.S. Senate yesterday, Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) recognized U.S. Army Sergeant 1st Class Andrew Chapoton, a soldier with the Army’s 11th Airborne Division based at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), who received the U.S. Army Soldier’s Medal—the highest honor a soldier can receive for an act of heroism in a non-combat situation. In May 2022, Sergeant Chapoton sprung into action and risked his own life to s… Continue Reading
05.11.23
ICYMI: Sullivan Says Big Lie of 2023 is That The Border is Secure
WASHINGTON-At a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol today, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) joined his colleagues in calling out President Biden for creating a border crisis that is rapidly escalating into a catastrophe. The conference occurred hours before the impending expiration of Title 42, an existing authority that allows the President to quickly expel individuals illegally crossing America's borders. "The Big Lie of 2023 is that the border is secure," Senator Sullivan said. "… Continue Reading
05.11.23
Sullivan: Biden’s Border Crisis Impacts Alaskans and Americans in All 50 States
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) released the following statement ahead of the impending expiration of Title 42, an existing authority that allows the President to quickly expel individuals illegally crossing America’s borders. “With the expiration of Title 42 authority today, our nation’s southern border crisis is escalating into an unprecedented catastrophe. There have been more than six million illegal crossings since President Biden assumed office. Now… Continue Reading
05.11.23
Sullivan & 43 GOP Senators Declare Opposition to Raising Debt Limit Without Substantive Spending and Budget Reforms
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and 42 other Republican Senators sent the letter below to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). The letter expresses a collective commitment to oppose raising the debt ceiling without substantive spending and budget reforms. Dear Leader Schumer,The Senate Republican conference is united behind the House Republican conference in support of spending cuts and structural budget reform as a starting point for… Continue Reading
05.10.23
Schatz, Murkowski, Hirono, Sullivan Reintroduce Bill to Ensure Fair Medicare Payments, Make Cost-Of-Living Adjustment for Hawai‘i, Alaska Nursing Homes
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai‘i), and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today reintroduced legislation that would provide for fair Medicare payments for nursing facilities in Hawai‘i and Alaska. The bipartisan Equitable Payments for Nursing Facilities Act will authorize a cost-of-living adjustment at skilled nursing facilities in those states to take into account the higher costs of delivering care. “… Continue Reading
05.05.23
Sullivan, Van Hollen Recognize U.S. Foreign Service Day
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), co-founders of the bipartisan Senate Foreign Service Caucus, have passed a Senate resolution celebrating May 5, 2023 as “Foreign Service Day.” The day recognizes the men and women who have served, or are presently serving, in the Foreign Service of the United States and honors the members of the Foreign Service who have given their lives in the line of duty. Foreign Service Day has been cel… Continue Reading
05.04.23
Sullivan Blasts U.S. Navy for Violating Law, Putting American Lives at Risk
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), spoke on the Senate floor last night about the U.S. Navy’s flagrant violation of a law requiring the Department of Defense (DOD) to maintain a minimum of 31 amphibious warships. Two weeks ago, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro appeared before the committee with a 30-year shipbuilding plan that never reaches the 31-ship statutory minimum. The 31-amphibious warship pro… Continue Reading
05.03.23
Alaska Delegation Condemns Court Ruling Against Southeast Troll Fishermen
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska), and Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (D-Alaska), condemned a ruling by the U.S. District Court in Seattle, Washington in favor of a lawsuit filed by Wild Fish Conservancy (WFC) that will effectively shut down a Southeast Alaska small boat troll salmon fishery. WFC argued that the Southeast Alaska salmon harvest is a primary contributor to the population decline of Southern resident killer whales hun… Continue Reading
05.03.23
Alaska Delegation Works to Remove Barrier to Small Business Opportunities
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski (both R-Alaska), and Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (D-Alaska), have introduced legislation to remove the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) “bona fide place of business” requirement, which would make 8(a) small business contractors—including disabled-veteran-owned businesses, woman-owned businesses, and Alaska Native Corporations—ineligible for certain government co… Continue Reading
04.28.23
Sullivan, Rick Scott Introduce DIRTY CAR EV Act to Reveal Truth Behind Carbon Footprint of Electric Vehicles
WASHINGTON—Senators Rick Scott (R-FL), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), John Barrasso (R-WY), Roger Marshall (R-KS), and Mike Lee (R-Utah) introduced the Directing Independent Research To Yield Carbon Assessment Regarding Electric Vehicles (DIRTY CAR EV) Act to require the Comptroller General of the United States, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to conduct a study on the true carbon footprint of electric vehicles and … Continue Reading
04.26.23
Sullivan, Baldwin Lead Bipartisan Bill to Train More Commercial Pilots, Bolster Pilot Supply
WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) introduced bipartisan legislation to support and strengthen the aviation workforce by breaking down barriers for Americans looking to become commercial pilots. The Flight Education Access Act supports the pipeline of highly qualified pilots in the aviation workforce by providing additional financial support for prospective aviation students. “Pilots are the ultimate ‘essential workers,’ f… Continue Reading
04.25.23
Sullivan Raises Alarm Over Biden Administration Telling Military To Prioritize Climate Agenda, Not Readiness
WASHINGTON-In an interview on Fox News Channel, Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), raised alarm over the Biden administration's political appointees in the Department of Defense (DOD) prioritizing their climate agenda over military readiness and lethality. Senator Sullivan's interview occurred a week after he questioned Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro and Assistant Navy Secretary Meredith Berger on why the Navy is breaking a statutory mandate … Continue Reading
04.20.23
Murkowski, Sullivan Reintroduce Bruce’s Law in Effort to Combat Fentanyl Crisis
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) today reintroduced Bruce’s Law to bolster federal prevention and education efforts surrounding fentanyl, a deadly synthetic opioid that is increasingly being incorporated into illicit street drugs. The measure is named after an Alaskan, Robert “Bruce” Snodgrass, who tragically passed away in 2021 at the age of 22 from fentanyl poisoning. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Tammy… Continue Reading
04.20.23
Sullivan, Colleagues Introduce FISH Act to Combat Illegal Foreign Seafood Harvest
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Brian Schatz (D-Hawai’i), and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today introduced S.1227, the Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvest (FISH) Act, legislation to combat foreign illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing by blacklisting offending vessels from U.S. ports and waters, bolstering the U.S. Coast Guard’s enforcement capabilities, and advancing international and bi… Continue Reading
04.20.23
Alaska Congressional Delegation Welcomes Ruling to Deny Injunction Against Willow Project
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska), and U.S. Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (D-Alaska), today welcomed a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decision to deny an injunction requested by environmental groups against Alaska’s Willow Project in the National Petroleum Reserve of Alaska (NPR-A). “Alaska is unique when it comes to most things, including the construction and development of a project like Willow. We aren’t… Continue Reading
04.17.23
Sullivan Calls For Release of Vladimir Kara-Murza and All Other Political Prisoners in Russia
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), released the following statement after Vladimir Kara-Murza, a pro-democracy Russian statesman, was sentenced to 25 years in prison: “I strongly condemn the completely unjust sentencing of 25 years in prison for Vladimir Kara-Murza, a prominent advocate for democracy in Russia, for his criticism of Vladimir Putin&#… Continue Reading
04.05.23
Sullivan, Ernst, Kelly Meet With President of Taiwan in New York City
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), all members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), today issued the following statements regarding their meeting with the President of Taiwan Tsai Ing-wen which occurred Friday, March 31 in New York City. "I was honored to lead a strong bipartisan group of U.S. Senators to meet with President Tsai and show our ongoing support for the island democracy of Taiwan," Senator Sullivan said. "The d… Continue Reading