Press Releases
Alaska Native and Union Leaders Join Delegation to Urge Re-Approval of Willow Project
WASHINGTON - Yesterday, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) and Representative Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) participated in an event outside the U.S. Capitol calling on the Biden administration to re-approve the Willow Project on Alaska's North Slope. The delegation was joined by Alaska State Representative Josiah Patkotak (I-Utqia?vik); Nagruk Harcharek, president of Voice of the Arctic Iñupiat; Joelle Hall, president of AFL-CIO Alaska; Doreen Leavitt, directo… 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
02.11.23
Sullivan Statement on Shoot-down of Another Unidentified Aircraft
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), today released the following statement after an unidentified aircraft was detected and tracked by the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and shot down by an Alaska-based F-22 fighter jet over northern Canada. The incident follows the shoot-down of another high-altitude objectover Alaska yesterday, and a Chinese spy balloon shot down off the coast of South Carolina a week ago. "… Continue Reading
02.11.23
Sullivan Presses Administration Not to Let Politics Alter Final Willow Decision
WASHINGTON-In a speech on the Senate floor this week, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) argued that if the Department of the Interior (DOI) takes the unusual step of selecting a different alternative than "Alternative E," recommended by career Bureau of Land Management (BLM) scientists and technical staff in the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Willow Project on Alaska's North Slope-further narrowing the project's scope and making it economically unviable-such a decision wo… Continue Reading
02.10.23
Sullivan Commends Alaska Military Personnel for Successful Shoot-down of Unidentified Object Violating U.S. Airspace
WASHINGTON-In an interview this evening on Fox Business Network's "The Bottom Line," U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) commended the U.S. military personnel who tracked, intercepted and shot down an unidentified flying object violating U.S. airspace in the northeast part of Alaska. The incursion comes about one week after a Chinese spy balloon was shot down by a U.S. fighter jet off the coast of South Carolina after flying across much of the United States, including Alaska. Sen. Sullivan, a m… Continue Reading
02.10.23
Sullivan Leads Bicameral Legislative Effort to Protect Camp Lejeune Vets from Unscrupulous Trial Lawyers
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (SVAC), Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and nine other senators were joined by Representatives Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and Mike Bost (R-Ill.), chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee (HVAC), in introducing the Protect Camp Lejeune Victims Ensnared by Trial-lawyers' Scams (VETS) Act. The bill would cap the fees trial lawyers can charge in cases representing sick Marines a… Continue Reading
02.10.23
Sullivan Statement on Unidentified Object Shot Down in Alaska Airspace
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), today released the following statement after an unidentified object flying in Alaska airspace was shot down by a U.S. fighter jet. "Like all Alaskans, I appreciate and am proud of the professional work of our Alaska-based military. Today's shoot-down of another unidentified object over Alaska takes skill, precision, discipline and proficiency. These exceptional Americans have been working ov… Continue Reading
02.10.23
Sullivan: America is Not Deterring China, But Biden Admin Can Change That
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) said he is urging Biden administration officials to reestablish deterrence with China in an interview on Fox News Channel's Fox & Friends this morning. Senator Sullivan told Fox's Steve Doocy that he raised the deterrence point to uniformed and civilian Pentagon officials at a classified briefing Thursday. The briefing covered the Chinese spy balloon that illegally entered American airspace over Alaska on January 28 and was later shot down off … Continue Reading
02.10.23
Sullivan Re-Introduces ROAR Act to Refill Strategic Reserve with American-Produced Petroleum
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) this week re-introduced the Replenishing Our American Reserves (ROAR) Act, legislation that would ensure that the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) only includes petroleum products produced in the United States, and the United States doesn’t sell petroleum products from the SPR to America’s adversaries, like China. “The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is meant to support our nation through major security crises—not to bail out a President’s … Continue Reading
02.09.23
Sullivan, Whitehouse, Menendez, Peters, Bonamici & Gonzalez-Colón Seek to Enhance Effectiveness of Marine Debris Program
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.) and Jenniffer González-Colón (R-Puerto Rico), today reintroduced legislation amending the 2020 Save Our Seas (SOS) 2.0 Act and the 2006 Marine Debris Act to provide the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) with greater flexibility to deliver federal resources and enter into cooperative agreements to conduct marine d… Continue Reading
02.09.23
Sullivan, Tester Lead Bipartisan Bill to Explore Medicinal Cannabis as an Alternative Treatment for Veterans
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) introduced bipartisan legislation today that pushes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct research on the health effects of medicinal cannabis for veterans experiencing chronic pain and symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). "Our nation's veterans deserve options when it comes to treating the wounds of war, which is why VA needs to have a better understanding of how medicinal cannabis plays a r… Continue Reading
02.08.23
Sullivan Highlights Work to Revitalize State Economy in Annual Address to Alaska Legislature
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) yesterday delivered his annual address to a joint session of the Alaska Legislature in Juneau, Alaska. Sen. Sullivan focused on three overarching themes: revitalizing Alaska's economy and creating opportunities for good jobs for all Alaskans; addressing the social challenges of domestic violence and sexual assault, addiction, and mental health declines among Alaska youth; and utilizing Alaska's unique advantages and resources to help the United Sta… Continue Reading
02.08.23
Murkowski, Sullivan Lead Effort to Lift Outdated PLOs, Remove Barriers to Public Land Access in Alaska
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski, a senior member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) have reintroduced S.175, which would codify the revocation of five Public Land Orders (PLOs), undoing the Biden administration's efforts to unfairly halt access to federal public lands in Alaska. This legislation would return nearly 28 million acres of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) territory in Alaska to "multiple use" status by lifting several PL… Continue Reading