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Sullivan, Whitehouse Celebrate Establishment of Marine Debris Foundation Headquarters in Juneau, Alaska
JUNEAU, ALASKA—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) celebrated an announcement from the Marine Debris Foundation today that it will establish a headquarters in Juneau. The charitable and nonprofit foundation was established by Sullivan and Whitehouse’s 2020 Save Our Seas 2.0 Act, the most comprehensive legislation ever passed by Congress to address the plastic debris crisis. “For the past two years, I’ve strongly supported the continued growth of the Marine Debr… Continue Reading
02.16.24
Sullivan Statement on Reported Death of Alexei Navalny
MUNICH—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 in response to the reported death of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. “Alexei Navalny was a very courageous Russian leader, respected by millions of Russians. His murder—and, let's be clear: he was murdered—underscores the danger of the world in which we’re living and the brutality o… Continue Reading
02.16.24
Elizabeth Peratrovich Day Recognized Nationally for Second Year
WASHINGTON—This week, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution, introduced by Senator Dan Sullivan and cosponsored by Senator Lisa Murkowski (both R-Alaska), to nationally recognize February 16, 2024 as “Elizabeth Peratrovich Day,” honoring the historic Alaska civil rights leader who played an instrumental role in the Alaska Territorial Legislature passing the Anti-Discrimination Act of 1945—nearly two decades before the signing of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964. This is the second … Continue Reading
02.15.24
Sullivan & Whitehouse Lead Bipartisan Senate Delegation to Munich Security Conference
WASHINGTON—Days after the passage of a bipartisan $95 billion national security supplemental package by the U.S. Senate, Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) are leading a bipartisan delegation to this weekend’s Munich Security Conference. “One of our greatest strengths relative to our adversaries—China, Russia, Iran, North Korea—is our vast network of allies, which administrations and U.S. Senators have built up over decades,” said Sullivan. “Given the incre… Continue Reading
02.15.24
Senate Resolution Highlights Importance of U.S.-ROK-Japan Trilateral Cooperation
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Todd Young (R-Ind.), and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) have introduced a resolution recognizing the importance of trilateral cooperation among the United States, Japan, and South Korea. The senators’ resolution says, “The Senate commends the extraordinary leadership of President of South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol and Prime Minister of Ja… Continue Reading
02.14.24
Delegation Applauds USDA Purchase of Alaska Seafood Products
Anchorage, AK - Today, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) and Representative Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) applauded the USDA announcing its plans to purchase about $100 million of Alaska pink and sockeye salmon through Section 32 and the Commodity Credit Corporation. “USDA’s Section 32 purchase announcement is great news for Alaska—almost $100 million of Alaskan seafood for people experiencing food insecurity. This purchase won’t just bolster Alaska’s seafood industry and … Continue Reading
02.13.24
Sullivan, Murkowski Renew Effort to Deliver Alaska Native Vietnam-Era Veterans Their Rightful Land Allotments
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski (both R-Alaska) have introduced legislation to extend the Alaska Native Vietnam Veteran Land Allotment Program for another five years before its expiration in December 2025. The program was established by a Sullivan-authored provision that became law in 2019, which enabled several thousand Alaska Native veterans to apply for their congressionally-promised Native land allotments—an opportunity many originally missed due to their military se… Continue Reading
02.13.24
Sullivan & 69 U.S. Senators Advance National Security Legislation
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), today released the following statement after voting with 69 of his fellow senators to pass legislation to strengthen America’s defense industrial base and provide weapons to America’s allies facing threats abroad. “The United States is in one of the most dangerous periods since World War II. Authoritarian dictators—Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and the Ayatollahs in Iran—are on the march and wo… Continue Reading
02.07.24
Senator Sullivan Statement on Senate Border Legislation
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), released the following statement pending the Senate vote to advance border legislation: “On day one, the Biden administration created this border crisis with their self-imposed open border policies,” Sen. Sullivan said. “In the last three years, Americans in all fifty states have felt the impacts of this administration’s decision to do nothing, month after month, year after year, as the crisis on our southern border quickly became the largest inv… Continue Reading
02.05.24
Sullivan Announces 2024 Military Service Academy Nominations
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today announced the names of 27 young Alaskans he nominated to the U.S. Military Service Academies. Senator Sullivan made his selections with the help of an Academy Review Board, comprised of eleven members from across Alaska, many of whom are service academy graduates. The board reviewed applications, interviewed each of the applicants, and made recommendations to the senator. “It is a highlight of my job to nominate young Alaskans to our nation’… Continue Reading
02.02.24
Sullivan Statement on Retaliatory Strikes Against Iranian Proxies in Iraq & Syria
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), released the following statement today in response to retaliatory strikes launched by U.S. forces against Iranian terrorist proxies in Syria and Iraq. Iran-backed terrorist proxies have launched over 160 attacks on U.S. forces in the Middle East since last October, including killing three U.S. service members and wounding dozens more in a drone attack on January 28. “The Biden administration… Continue Reading
02.02.24
Alaska & Hawaii Delegations Seek Medicare Reimbursement Flexibility for Rural Hospitals
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski (both R-Alaska), and Senators Brian Schatz and Mazie Hirono (both D-Hawaii), introduced legislation this week to increase the amount that hospitals in Alaska and Hawaii can be reimbursed by Medicare to perform outpatient procedures for enrolled seniors. Historically, rural states have faced significant cost disparities for Medicare reimbursement that drive up costs for both hospitals and patients. This legislation would recognize the uniqu… Continue Reading
02.27.23
Alaska Legislature Passes Unanimous Resolution Supporting Willow Project
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska), and Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (D-Alaska), today thanked members of the Alaska House and the Alaska Senate for passing a unanimous resolution supporting the pending Willow Project on Alaska's North Slope, and urging the White House to approve the economically-viable "Alternative E" project scope recommended by career Department of the Interior (DOI) staff and scientists. DOI issued the Final Supplemental Environme… Continue Reading
02.21.23
Defense Experts Affirm Importance of U.S. Energy to National Security, Including Alaska’s Willow Project
WASHINGTON-In a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) last week, several defense policy experts testified to the importance of domestic energy production as a critical strategic advantage for the United States relative to America's main adversaries, China and Russia. The witnesses were responding to questions posed by U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a senior SASC member, who asked whether it serves U.S. national security interests to produce more oil and gas-like the massiv… Continue Reading
02.17.23
Sullivan Recognizes R.C. Roberts as “Alaskan of the Week”
WASHINGTON-On the floor of the U.S. Senate yesterday, Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) recognized R.C. Roberts, a World War II veteran with an extraordinary story of service. Roberts, who now lives in Anchorage, Alaska, landed on Omaha Beach in 1944 as part of the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied France. Despite the discrimination he faced, having to serve in a racially-segregated unit several years before President Truman integrated the U.S. military, Roberts served his country heroically, earni… Continue Reading
02.17.23
Sullivan: Interior Secretary Remarkably Quiet About “Climate Bomb” in Her Own Home State
WASHINGTON-In a speech on the Senate floor yesterday, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) questioned why Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and her department are expressing concerns about the potential greenhouse gas emissions of Alaska's pending Willow oil project, while showing no apparent concern about her home state of New Mexico increasing oil production exponentially in recent years-eclipsing what is produced in Alaska. In his remarks, Sen. Sullivan reiterated the extensive, rigorous review… Continue Reading
02.17.23
Sullivan: Recent Incursions Underscore Alaska's Critical Role as Frontline For America’s National Defense
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), released the following statement after the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) reported that Alaska-based U.S. military forces detected and intercepted a Russian Tu-95 Bear bomber and other fighter jets in Alaska's Air Defense Identification Zone for the second time this week: "In the past two weeks, Alaska-based US military units - active duty, guard, and reserves - have tracke… Continue Reading
02.16.23
Elizabeth Peratrovich Day Recognized Nationally for First Time
WASHINGTON-The U.S. Senate today unanimously passed a resolution, introduced by Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski (both R-Alaska), to nationally recognize February 16, 2023 as "Elizabeth Peratrovich Day," honoring the historic Alaska civil rights leader who played an instrumental role in the Alaska Territorial Legislature passing the Anti-Discrimination Act of 1945-decades before the signing of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964. "Elizabeth Peratrovich fought tirelessly for racial equa… Continue Reading
02.14.23
Senator Sullivan to Serve as Vice Chair of Senate Western Caucus
WASHINGTON-Today, U.S. Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) announced that Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) will serve as the vice chair of the Senate Western Caucus in the 118thCongress. "Senator Sullivan knows the west and issues unique to the states we represent, which is why I am honored to have him join me in leading the Senate Western Caucus," said Sen. Lummis. "The Senate Western Caucus focuses on everything from natural resources and energy to broadband and economic develo… Continue Reading
02.13.23
Sullivan Demands Transparency from Administration on Downed Unidentified Aerial Objects
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), in an interview this morning with Brian Kilmeade on "Fox & Friends," called for greater transparency for the American people from President Joe Biden and senior Biden administration officials regarding the nature of the multiple unidentified aerial objects shot down over North America in recent days. "I think the Biden administration needs to provide more transparency to the Americ… Continue Reading