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Senators Sullivan & Baldwin Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Veterans Access Earned Benefits
WASHINGTON-Today, U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) introduced the Commitment to Veteran Support and Outreach Act to expand a community-based outreach program that helps veterans learn about and access their earned benefits. The legislation would expand and support County Veterans Service Officers (CVSO), the community-based employees who work directly with veterans to inform them of eligibility for Department of… Continue Reading
01.26.23
Murkowski, Sullivan: Tongass is a National Forest, Not a Political Football
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) released the following statements after the U.S. Forest Service yesterday finalized its repeal of the Tongass National Forest's exemption from the 2001 Roadless Rule. The decision reinstates the 2001 rule, ignoring requests from the State of Alaska and data and analysis from the last administration that supported the 2020 exemption. "The Roadless Rule should never have applied to the Tongass, and the Biden administration's… Continue Reading
01.25.23
Alaska Marine Highway System Awarded $285 Million in Infrastructure Funding
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, both R-Alaska, today announced the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is awarding more than $285 million of investments to improve the reliability and service of Alaska's ferry system, which serves more than 30 communities across 3,500 miles of coastline. The funding, all awarded to the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS), is designated to replacing an aging vessel, upgrading ferry dock infrastructure in rural communities, modernizing f… Continue Reading
01.24.23
Sullivan, Rosen, Lankford Lead Historic Bipartisan Delegation Visit to Abraham Accords Countries
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), and Ted Budd (R-N.C.) recently returned from a visit to the Abraham Accords member countries of Israel, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, and Morocco. In visiting these countries, the senators saw firsthand how the Abraham Accords have enabled unprecedented regional integration and cooperation, and they discussed way… Continue Reading
01.13.23
Sullivan, Rosen, Lankford Lead Bipartisan Senate Delegation Visit to Abraham Accords Countries
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.) yesterday announced that they are leading a group of senators in a bipartisan delegation visit to the Abraham Accords member countries of Israel, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, and Morocco. In visiting these countries, the senators will see firsthand how the Abraham Accords have led to unprecedented regional integration and cooperation, and they will discuss ways in which these Accords c… Continue Reading
01.13.23
Sullivan Welcomes Prime Minister Kishida to United States
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), issued the following statement today welcoming Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to Washington. "I want to welcome Prime Minister Kishida to the United States. I'm hopeful that, following the release of Japan's groundbreaking national security strategy, his visit with the president will further solidify the indispensable allian… Continue Reading
01.11.23
ICYMI – Sullivan “Presses for ‘Crucial’ Hearing on TikTok Influence as Congress Weighs Ban”
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (CST) sent a letter today, calling for hearings and potential congressional action on TikTok, related to privacy issues, national security concerns, and troubling influence over our children associated with the platform. The letter was sent to the chair and presumed ranking member of the CST Committee, Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas), respectively. The Wash… Continue Reading
01.05.23
Senator Sullivan: The Crisis at Our Southern Border is a Dereliction of Duty
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) released the following statement today after it was reported President Biden announced he would be visiting the southern border on Sunday. "While I'm glad to see President Biden finally visit the border, it is unfathomable that he has not done so yet as president - or apparently ever - especially when considering the crises that have unfolded under his watch. The humanitarian crisis, the national security crisis, and the health care crisis trans… Continue Reading
01.05.23
Murkowski, Sullivan Applaud Bill to Recognize the Legacy of the Late Congressman Don Young Signed into Law
WASHINGTON-Today, the Don Young Recognition Act was signed into law. U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) championed this legislation in an effort to honor the life and legacy of the late Don Young, dean of the House and congressman for all Alaska, who passed away on March 18, 2022 after serving Alaska in the House of Representatives for 49 years. The bill designates one of the most active volcanoes in the Aleutian Islands, currently known as Mount Cerberus, as Mount Yo… Continue Reading
01.24.22
Delegation Reiterates Support for Tongass Roadless Exemption
Anchorage, Alaska-U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young, all R-Alaska, today released the following joint statement as the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) closed the 60-day comment period for its proposal to reinstate the 2001 Roadless Rule on the Tongass National Forest. "Southeast Alaska deserves a sustainable economy, but the one-size-fits-all Roadless Rule works against that. It should never have been applied to Alaska, and it should not be re-applie… Continue Reading
01.21.22
Miss America Emma Broyles Honored as Sullivan’s “Alaskan of the Week”
WASHINGTON-On the floor of the U.S. Senate yesterday, Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) recognized Emma Broyles, of Anchorage, who was crowned the 100th Miss America in December of 2021-the first Alaskan and the first Korean-American ever to achieve the title. As Miss Alaska and a contestant in the Miss America pageant, Broyles has championed the cause of Special Olympics, as well as young Americans who suffer from attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and related skin disorders. Broyles is cur… Continue Reading
01.21.22
Delegation Announces Disaster Declarations for Alaska Fisheries
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young, all R-Alaska, today welcomed determinations from the Department of Commerce that fishery disasters have occurred in numerous Alaska fisheries, allowing Alaska fishermen to receive critical relief funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The funding can be distributed to fishermen and their crews, seafood processors, and research initiatives in the impacted regions. "Alaska's fish… Continue Reading
01.20.22
Sullivan Introduces S.T.A.N.D. with Taiwan Act
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), today introduced the Sanctions Targeting Aggressors of Neighboring Democracies (STAND) with Taiwan Act of 2022, which would impose crippling, comprehensive economic and financial sanctions on China in the event that the People's Liberation Army (PLA) or its proxies initiate a military invasion of the island democracy of Taiwan. The suite of sanctions includes the targeting of Chinese Communis… Continue Reading
01.19.22
Sullivan, Young Announce $925 Million in Federal Investments for Alaska
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan and Congressman Don Young (both R-Alaska) today welcomed significant new federal investments in major Alaska infrastructure priorities, secured by years of work through the passage of various Water Resources Development Acts(WRDA), advocacy with the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), congressional hearings, and the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed into law last year. The allocations, announced by the Corps, include $250 million for the P… Continue Reading
01.18.22
SPEECH: Voting Rights Laws
Mr. President, last week, I gave a long, detailed speech on the topic that was at hand last week and is the topic, right now, that we are focusing on here in the U.S. Senate: voting rights and the majority leader's goal this week, as it was last week, to blow up the legislative filibuster. I believe it would be the first time in U.S. history that a majority leader would actually seek to do this--to blow up the legislative filibuster--which, in and of itself, says a lot. This would, of c… Continue Reading
01.14.22
Alaska Mental Health Trust Land Exchange Near Completion
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young all R-Alaska, welcomed the finalization of approximately 45 miles of permanent access easements, which mark the completion of a long-running land exchange between the Alaska Mental Health Trust (AMHT) and U.S. Forest Service (USFS). This final step follows more than twenty years of work, including significant leadership and support from the Alaska Congressional Delegation and the State of Alaska. "While … Continue Reading
01.13.22
Sullivan Welcomes SCOTUS Ruling Against Biden Vaccine Mandate for Businesses
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today issued the following statement praising a six-to-three ruling by the Supreme Court against the Biden administration's vaccine mandates for private employers. In December, Senators Sullivan and Mike Braun (R-Ind.), along with 182 of their congressional colleagues, filed an amicus brief with the court arguing that Congress did not give the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) the authority to impose a vaccine mandate. "Today is… Continue Reading
01.13.22
Delegation Welcomes Major Announcement on Denali Park Road
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young, all R-Alaska, issued the following statements after Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced that $25 million from the bipartisan infrastructure law is being made available to expedite a solution for Denali Park Road access. The investment is one of the first that the Department of the Interior (DOI) has made under the infrastructure law. It is both timely and critical for Alaska, as the Denali Park Road… Continue Reading
01.13.22
Senate Democrats Block Bipartisan Bill to Sanction Putin’s Pipeline
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), today voted with 54 of his colleagues for a bill to impose new sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline, which runs between Russia and Germany via the Baltic Sea. The bipartisan majority of senators failed to meet the 60-vote threshold necessary for the legislation, introduced by Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), to pass the Senate. Sen. Sullivan spoke on the Senate floor shortly before… Continue Reading
01.12.22
Sullivan Calls Out Schumer & Biden’s Outrageous “Jim Crow 2.0” Smear
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) spoke on the Senate floor last night, calling out President Joe Biden and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer for falsely accusing Republican-led states of instituting "Jim Crow 2.0" voting laws at the same time their own Democrat-led states lag behind in several key areas. Sullivan drew the comparison between voting laws in states represented by Democratic senators and his own state of Alaska, including on automatic voter registration, no-excuse … Continue Reading