Press Releases
Sullivan Emphasizes the Power of Unity at Alaska Federation of Natives Convention
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), in a speech yesterday at the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) annual convention, celebrated AFN's history of being a uniting force in Alaska, and spoke about how such unity among Alaska Native communities, as well as with the state and federal government, has resulted in great successes for all Alaskans. The successes Sullivan highlighted included battling COVID-19; securing funding for broadband, water and sewer in the Infrastructure In… Continue Reading
10.13.22
Murkowski, Sullivan Applaud An Additional $124.4 Million in Broadband Investment for Western and Southwestern Alaska
WASHNGTON-U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) applauded the announcement of an additional $124.4 million in federal broadband grants for Western and Southwestern Alaska. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP) announced Tuesday that the Bethel Native Corporation received a $42 million grant to build a fiber network for Bethel, Platinum, Eek, Napaskiak, and Oscarville, $52.6 million to Calist… Continue Reading
10.12.22
Sullivan Introduces ROAR Act to Refill Strategic Reserve with American-Produced Petroleum
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) yesterday introduced the Replenishing Our American Reserves (ROAR) Act, legislation that would require that the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) only include petroleum products produced in the United States, and only sell to domestic buyers. "Last November, President Biden began draining our country's Strategic Petroleum Reserve in a shortsighted attempt to control the skyrocketing gas prices his administration's energy policies have wro… Continue Reading
10.07.22
Sullivan Reacts to New National Strategy for the Arctic
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), today issued the following statement in response to the White House's release of a new "National Strategy for the Arctic Region." "When I first came to the Senate, the Obama administration had an Arctic strategy document that was thirteen pages long, filled with mostly pictures, mentioned climate change five times, and only mentioned Russia in a footnote. I fought for legislation requiring … Continue Reading
10.04.22
Murkowski, Sullivan, and Colleagues Demand Administration End Its War on U.S. Oil & Gas
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-AK) joined nineteen of their Republican Senate colleagues, in a letter led by U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), to demand the Biden administration end its assault on domestic oil and gas production and continue to sell oil and gas leases on federal land and water. The push comes in response to the U.S. Department of the Interior's draft proposal for the Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program, in which the depar… Continue Reading
09.30.22
Sullivan, Barrasso Introduce Bill to End China’s Unfair Advantage
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) have introduced legislation, the Ending China's Unfair Advantage Act, to end American taxpayer handouts to China. The Ending China's Unfair Advantage Act prohibits U.S. funding going to the Montreal Protocol, a United Nations (UN) treaty, until China is no longer treated as a developing country. C… Continue Reading
09.30.22
Murkowski, Sullivan Introduce Bill to Recognize the Legacy of the Late Congressman Don Young
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) yesterday introduced the Don Young Recognition Act, a bill to honor the legacy of the late Don Young, congressman for all Alaska. The legislation designates one of the most active volcanoes in the Aleutian Islands, currently known as Mount Cerberus, as Mount Young. In addition, the bill recognizes Congressman Young's lifelong contributions to Alaska by designating the federal office building in Fairbanks as the Don Young Fe… Continue Reading
09.29.22
Sullivan, Carper Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Implement Holistic Approach to Children’s Health Care
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, along with Representatives Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Michael Burgess (R-Texas), today introduced the Kickstarting Innovative Demonstrations Support (KIDS) Health Act of 2022 to establish a "whole child health care" model for children and youth eligible for Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The legislation would authorize federal dollar… Continue Reading
09.29.22
Alaska Delegation Applauds Announcement of 100% Federal Cost Share for Western Alaska Disaster
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska), Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (D-Alaska), and Governor Mike Dunleavy (R-Alaska) today welcomed an announcement that President Biden has approved the State of Alaska's request to waive the state's cost share for individual and public assistance for recovery efforts from the impacts of Typhoon Merbok in Western Alaska. President Biden's order today increases the federal share for emergency assistance to 100 percent of … Continue Reading
09.27.22
Sullivan Introduces Bill to Remove Obstacle to Mental Telehealth Services for Seniors
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today introduced legislation to permanently waive a federal provision requiring seniors who are seeking mental health services to have an in-person visit before receiving services virtually. The Trump administration waived this requirement during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic as part of the declaration of a public health emergency (PHE). Without legislative action, these flexibilities will end when the federal PHE ends. "Just like the 'origi… Continue Reading
09.27.22
Alaska Delegation United in Urging President Biden to Waive State’s Cost Share for Western Alaska Disaster
WASHINGTON-Following last week's federal major disaster declaration to support Western Alaska's recovery from the impact of Typhoon Merbok, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska), Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (D-Alaska), and Governor Mike Dunleavy (R-Alaska) are urging President Biden to waive 100 percent of the state's cost share for federal individual and public assistance for recovery efforts for 30 days, citing the fact that the cost is too great to cover with c… Continue Reading
09.23.22
Alaska Delegation Applauds Approval of Major Disaster Declaration for Western Alaska
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska), and Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (D-Alaska) today welcomed an announcement that President Joe Biden approved Alaska Governor Michael Dunleavy's (R-Alaska) request for a major disaster declaration to support Western Alaska's recovery from the impact of Typhoon Merbok on Alaskan families, homes, businesses, schools, and infrastructure. This announcement comes just two days after the delegation sent a letter urging the… Continue Reading
09.23.22
$63 Million in Broadband Investments Announced for Alaska
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) today announced that communities on the North Slope and in Southeast Alaska will receive a total of $63 million for high-speed internet network buildout / deployment projects. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) ReConnect Program grants, awarded to the Alaska Telephone Company and Arctic Slope Telephone, will help improve broadband access, including its affordability, for rural communities. "Having reliable internet… Continue Reading
09.22.22
Sullivan Calls for Quick, Equitable Federal Assistance for Alaskans Recovering from Typhoon Merbok
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) spoke on the Senate floor today about the importance of federal disaster relief funds for communities that were recently hit by Typhoon Merbok, one of the strongest storms in Alaska's history. Preliminary assessments show extensive damage to structures and essential infrastructure throughout the region. The Alaska congressional delegation sent a letter Tuesday to President Biden, urging him to immediately approve a federal disaster declaration re… Continue Reading
09.22.22
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Strengthens Alaska’s Wildfire Resilience
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) today announced the Department of the Interior (DOI) is investing over $3.3 million in funding from the bipartisan infrastructure law, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, to bolster wildfire resilience on nearly 8,000 acres of land across Alaska. These wildland fire management investments will increase fuels treatments in "high wildfire hazard potential" areas, which will help protect homes, businesses, and other … Continue Reading
09.22.22
SULLIVAN: Joe Biden Must Stop Using Our Military to Push Political Agendas
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) gave a speech on the Senate floor yesterday condemning President Biden for advancing policies that weaken America's military and distract from the military's core mission of lethality. As Senator Sullivan noted, the president has continually proposed cuts to the defense budget, while American soldiers are advised to use food stamps, and attempted to politicize America's armed forces by ordering Marines to stand as props in a partisan speech in Phil… Continue Reading
09.22.22
Murkowski, Sullivan Press Biden Administration to Quickly Re-Approve Ambler Road Project
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, both R-Alaska, recently sent a letter to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland reiterating their strong support for the Ambler Access Project (Ambler Road). The senators called on the Department of the Interior (DOI) to promptly complete its work to re-approve the Ambler Road following DOI's request for a voluntary remand of the project's Record of Decision (ROD). Murkowski and Sullivan specifically urged DOI to commit to a concrete timeline, a… Continue Reading
09.21.22
Sullivan, Senate Demand UN End China’s Charade as a “Developing Nation”
WASHINGTON-The U.S. Senate today voted unanimously in favor of an amendment offered by Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) conditioning the Senate's ratification of updates to the Montreal Protocol (known as the Kigali Amendment) on the U.S. taking action to remove China's designation as a "developing nation." In his remarks on the Senate floor prior to the amendment vote, Sen. Sullivan argued that China, by any fair measure, is not a "developing nation," and should no longer be able to exploit UN conc… Continue Reading
09.21.22
Alaska Delegation Urges Biden Administration to Approve Major Disaster Declaration for Western Alaska
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska), and Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (D-Alaska) sent a letter yesterday to President Joe Biden urging him to expeditiously approve Alaska Governor Michael Dunleavy's (R-Alaska) request for a Major Disaster declaration to support Western Alaska's recovery from the impact of Typhoon Merbok on Alaskan families, homes, businesses, schools, and infrastructure. "This was the strongest storm in seventy years to impact o… Continue Reading
09.20.22
Murkowski, Sullivan, Peltola Urge BLM to Re-Approve Willow Project By Year’s End
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska), and Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (D-Alaska), today sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland urging the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to complete the permitting process for the Willow Project in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A) by the end of the year, in time for the winter construction season. In their letter, the Alaska congressional delegation noted that the project has been develop… Continue Reading