Press Releases
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
01.12.22
SPEECH: Voting Rights and the Senate Filibuster
Mr. President, I wanted to come down here, like many of my colleagues today, and talk about a really important topic, and that is the future of the filibuster and the issue of voting rights, both of which are very important to this country. We are going to be focused a lot--perhaps with some major votes, historic votes, in the U.S. Senate this week--on these topics. There has been a lot of talk recently from my Democratic colleagues about actually getting rid of the filibuster. This, as m… Continue Reading
01.11.22
“No Action” Administration Targets NPR-A for Latest Restrictions on Alaska Resource Development
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young, all R-Alaska, issued the following statements after the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) signaled that it plans to close millions of additional acres in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A) to responsible resource development. "With zero analysis or consultation with Alaskans, the Biden administration has decided to upend the NPR-A's current management plan to return to an outdated policy that is worse… Continue Reading
01.08.22
OP-ED: Headwinds and hope for the new year
by Sen. Dan Sullivan
Let's face it, 2021 was another tough year. The pandemic, which we had all hoped would be in the rearview mirror by now, is still front and center. It's taken too many lives of our fellow Americans, and has greatly disrupted our communities. Inflation, which is at a 40-year high, is shrinking the budgets of working Alaskans. Compounding these serious challenges is the Biden administration's open hostility to Alaska's economy and our way of life. However, despite these challenges, we have been a… Continue Reading
12.23.21
Sullivan Wins Stand-off with White House Over Ninth Circuit Nominees
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) announced on Sunday that he had met via phone with several nominees to the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, with jurisdiction over Alaska, ending a blockade by the Biden White House, which had been denying the senator the opportunity to meet with the judges prior to voting on their confirmation in the Senate. In his remarks on the Senate floor on December 13th, Sen. Sullivan argued that by withholding these meetings, the White House was … Continue Reading
12.17.21
Sullivan and Murkowski Introduce Alaska Salmon Research Task Force Act
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski (both R-Alaska) introduced the Alaska Salmon Research Task Force Act, legislation that would form a panel of Alaska's salmon stakeholders and research experts to study Pacific salmon trends and create a coordinated research strategy for Pacific salmon in Alaska to support salmon management. The Research Task Force would be directed to conduct a comprehensive review of Pacific salmon science relevant to understanding and managing salmon ret… Continue Reading
12.17.21
Sullivan Recognizes 50th Anniversary of Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski (both R-Alaska) yesterday introduced S. Res. 482, a resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) and the lasting impact of this landmark law on Alaska and Alaska Native people. ANCSA, the largest land claims settlement in U.S. history, transferred 44 million acres of federal land to 12 newly formed Regional Alaska Native Corporations (ANCs) and more than 200 Village and Urban… Continue Reading
12.17.21
Sullivan Honors Shari Daugherty as “Alaskan of the Week”
WASHINGTON-On the floor of the U.S. Senate yesterday, Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) recognized Shari Daugherty, of Homer, who founded "Share the Spirit" back in 1992, a community-driven nonprofit that provides all of the ingredients of a proper Christmas celebration-including a full meal and presents-for less-fortunate families and children. Daugherty is retiring from the program and from her job as a medical biller at South Peninsula Hospital this year, but will be handing on the reins for "S… Continue Reading
12.16.21
Sullivan-Whitehouse Provision in Defense Bill Aimed at Cracking Down on Pirate Fishing
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) today announced passage of their maritime security proposal as part of the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which has now cleared Congress and is expected to be signed into law by the President. The senators' amendment requires the Secretary of the Navy to produce a report on maritime security measures related to illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. "As the largest produce… Continue Reading
12.16.21
Senate Passes Sullivan-Van Hollen “Foreign Service Families Act”
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), co-founders of the bipartisan Senate Foreign Service Caucus, announced the passage of their Foreign Service Families Act yesterday as part of the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The legislation will help ensure that the Foreign Service is able to attract and retain a world-class diplomatic corps by providing expanded career options and services to eligible family members. For many of these … Continue Reading
12.15.21
Sullivan, Senate Pass Defense Bill That Takes Care Of Our Troops and Makes America More Secure
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), voted today to pass the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which would raise the Department of Defense's (DOD) budget by $25 billion beyond President Joe Biden's defense budget proposal, a level consistent with the recommendations of the National Defense Strategy Commission, and includes numerous Arctic and Alaska priorities championed by Sullivan. The bill now goes t… Continue Reading
12.15.21
Commerce Committee Advances Sullivan’s “Visit America Act” in Tourism Omnibus
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, today thanked his committee colleagues for advancing his Visit America Act as part of the larger Omnibus Travel and Tourism Act of 2021. The bill would set a visitation goal of 116 million annual international travelers to the United States by 2028, formally authorize the U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board, and create a high-ranking position within the Department of Commerc… Continue Reading
12.15.21
SPEECH: FY 2022 National Defense Authorization Act
Mr. President, I want to come down to the Senate floor and commend a number of Senators, but I want to particularly commend the chairman of the Armed Services Committee, Senator Reed, and the ranking member, Senator Inhofe, and their staff, and all the staff on the Armed Services Committee for the exceptional work they have done over the last several months to produce the strong National Defense Authorization Act that just passed in a very strong bipartisan vote here on the floor of the U.S. Sen… Continue Reading
12.13.21
SPEECH: Ninth Circuit Nominees
Madam President, this week, the Senate is going to take up three Ninth Circuit judges, three Federal judges for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. And in the process, the Biden administration is going to smash an institutional and constitutional norm between the executive and legislative branches, particularly the executive branch, the White House, and the U.S. Senate that every U.S. Senator--all 100 of us--should be concerned about. Let me explain. This is a really impo… Continue Reading
12.10.21
Sullivan: Historic Inflation Increase & $5 Trillion CBO Price Tag for ‘Build Back Better’ Should Kill Biden’s Socialist Agenda, Save Christmas
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) issued the following statement in response to the Labor Department's announcement today that U.S. inflation hit a 39-year annualized high of 6.8% at the end of October, and the Congressional Budget Office's assessment released today that President Joe Biden's so-called "Build Back Better" legislation would cost $4.9 trillion and add $3 trillion to the national debt-rebutting the administration's absurd claim that the bill will cost "zero." Sen. Sul… Continue Reading
12.09.21
Sullivan Requests IG Investigation of Senior Biden Interior Officials Targeting Alaska
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, yesterday sent a letter to the inspector general (IG) of the Department of the Interior (DOI) requesting an investigation of four senior political appointees in the department who are allegedly working on matters directly related to and benefitting their previous clients and work. The officials mentioned by Sen. Sullivan are Nada Culver, deputy director of policy and programs at the Bur… Continue Reading
12.08.21
Sullivan, Braun Lead Bipartisan Group of Senators in Voting to Overturn Biden Vaccine Mandate for Businesses
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today voted with all 49 of his Senate Republican colleagues, as well as two Democratic senators, to overturn President Biden's unconstitutional vaccine mandate for businesses using the Congressional Review Act (CRA), an expedited process for Congress to eliminate an executive branch rule. Sen. Sullivan led the CRA effort against the vaccine mandate with Senator Mike Braun (R-Ind.). The joint resolution, S.J. Res. 29, provides congressional disappro… Continue Reading
12.07.21
Sullivan Cheers Withdrawal of Radical Omarova Nomination
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) celebrated President Joe Biden's announcement today that Saule Omarova has withdrawn her nomination to serve as Comptroller of the Currency. Sen. Sullivan has been rallying his colleagues and speaking out forcefully for weeks against the nominee, highlighting her demonstrated hostility toward the free market system and American banking, her lack of qualifications, and her affinity for Marxist ideology. "Good news for a change: President Biden with… Continue Reading