Press Releases
ICYMI: Senate Passes Sullivan-backed Veteran Suicide Prevention Legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (SVAC), celebrated the Senate's recent unanimous passage of S.785, the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019, a major veterans mental health legislative package cosponsored by Sullivan that includes hisVeterans Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act. Also this week, Sullivan joined 34 of his Senate colleagues in sending a letter to Speaker Nancy … Continue Reading
09.10.20
Sullivan Votes for Targeted Pandemic Relief Package
WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today voted for the Delivering Immediate Relief to America's Families, Schools, and Small Businesses Act. The targeted pandemic relief package was blocked by Senate Democrats, failing to reach the 60-vote margin necessary for the measure to advance. "Over the past five weeks, I've heard from Alaskans about their priorities for a new COVID-19 relief bill-renewing the Paycheck Protection Program, extending the deadline to use CARES Act r… Continue Reading
09.09.20
Sullivan, Murkowski & Young Welcome Major Tariff Relief for Alaska Fishermen
WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski, and Congressman Don Young (all R-Alaska) today thanked President Donald Trump and Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue for authorizing approximately $530 million for fishermen and the U.S. seafood industry impacted by retaliatory tariffs from foreign governments, including in Alaska. "Working alongside Alaska fishermen across our state, I have been relentlessly pushing the administration to ensure that our fishermen are provided reli… Continue Reading
09.03.20
Sullivan Applauds Updated Treasury Guidance, Giving States & Local Governments More Flexibility
FAIRBANKS, AK - Today, U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Martha McSally (R-AZ) announced that the Department of the Treasury has granted additional flexibility to state, local, and tribal governments in allocating resources from the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) included in the CARES Act. This is a direct result of a request by Sens. Sullivan and McSally to the Treasury Department and the Trump administration to allow states and local governments to utilize funding to meet their specific… Continue Reading
09.02.20
Sullivan Shows Navy Secretary Alaska’s Strategic Military Advantages
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA - This week, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) hosted Secretary of the Navy Kenneth Braithwaite for the secretary's first visit to Alaska since being appointed and confirmed. On Monday in Ketchikan, Sullivan and Braithwaite toured the Ketchikan Shipyard, visited the U.S. Navy acoustic facility on Back Island, and joined members of the community and veterans for a dinner and discussion. On Tuesday, Sullivan and Braithwaite traveled to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) fo… Continue Reading
09.01.20
Alaska Delegation Urges Alaskans to Participate in the Census
Anchorage, AK - As the deadline to participate in the 2020 Census rapidly approaches, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young, all (R-AK), are calling on Alaskans to do their part and participate. New data released by the Census Bureau shows Alaska's self-response rate remains ranked among the lowest in the nation, with only Puerto Rico at a lower self-response rate than Alaska. The deadline to participate in the 2020 Census questionnaire is September 30, 2020. "Wh… Continue Reading
08.27.20
Alaska Delegation Applauds Opening of Cold Case Office in Anchorage
ANCHORAGE, AK - The Alaska Congressional Delegation, alongside other federal, state, tribal, and local leaders, helped kick off the opening of the Operation Lady Justice Task Force Cold Case Office in Anchorage. The office will be dedicated to solving cold cases involving missing and murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives. The Anchorage office is one of seven of its kind being established across the nation to handle such cold cases and will be staffed by law enforcement, tribal law enforce… Continue Reading
08.26.20
Alaska Congressional Delegation Continues to Fight for Bypass Mail Program in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, AK -U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Representative Don Young, all R-Alaska, issued the following statement after taking part in a call with U.S. Postmaster General DeJoy, regarding his previous statements on the Bypass Mail program, while testifying at a Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on August 21. "After a productive and educational meeting with Postmaster General DeJoy earlier this week, we are pleased to see that he ha… Continue Reading
08.24.20
Alaska Congressional Delegation Announces Unemployment Assistance Relief Grant
Anchorage, AK - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young, (all R-AK), today announced that FEMA Administrator Pete Gaynor approved the State of Alaska for a FEMA grant of $19,902,565 under the Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) Program from the Disaster Relief Fund. The LWA funds are made available to states and territories, providing financial resources to help those who have lost work due to the COVID-19 pandemic and are receiving unemployment benefits. This grant funding… Continue Reading
08.24.20
Senators Murkowski and Sullivan Comment on Army Corps Decision on Pebble Mine
Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, both R-Alaska, today released the following statements after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) announced that the Pebble mine project in southwest Alaska cannot be permitted as currently proposed. The Corps released its decision after finding the project would likely result in significant environmental degradation and have significant adverse effects on the Bristol Bay ecosystem. Senator Murkowski released the following… Continue Reading
08.21.20
Alaska Delegation Responds to Postmaster General re: Bypass Mail Program
ANCHORAGE, AK - U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Rep. Don Young, all R-Alaska, issued the following statement in response to the Postmaster General's testimony today regarding Alaska's bypass mail program: "We must be clear: the USPS is a vital lifeline to countless Alaskans, from our population centers to the farthest reaches of our vast state. Throughout the years, the Alaska delegation has defended mail delivery to rural Alaska. We've done it before and we'll do it again. Simply … Continue Reading
08.20.20
Alaska LNG Project Secures Final Authorization to Export Natural Gas
Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and Rep. Don Young, all R-Alaska, today released the following statements after the Department of Energy (DOE) issued a final, unconditional order authorizing the Alaska LNG project to export liquefied natural gas (LNG). Murkowski participated in a video teleconference with DOE Deputy Secretary Mark Menezes, DOE Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy Steve Winberg, and Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC) President Frank Rich… Continue Reading
08.17.20
Major Milestone for Alaska’s 1002 Area: BLM Issues Record of Decision for Oil and Gas Program
Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Rep. Don Young, all R-Alaska, today issued the following statements after the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released its Record of Decision (ROD) for an oil and gas program in the non-wilderness Coastal Plain (1002 Area) of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). "This is a capstone moment in our decades-long push to allow for the responsible development of a small part of Alaska's 1002 Area. I appreciate the significant wo… Continue Reading
08.14.20
Alaska Delegation Welcomes Final Environmental Impact Statement for Willow Project
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Rep. Don Young, all R-Alaska, issued the following statements on the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) final Environmental Impact Statement for the Willow Master Development Plan in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A). "As Alaskans work to rebuild our economy, it's essential for significant projects to make steady progress through the permitting process," said Murkowski, Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources… Continue Reading
08.10.20
ICYMI: U.S. Department of Commerce Announces $1.65 Million in CARES Act Funding to Boost Alaska Economic Development Programs
KETCHIKAN, AK - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) this weekend welcomed an announcement by Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross that the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $1.65 million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants to six EDA Economic Development Districts and Alaska Native planning organizations across Alaska to update economic development plans and fortify programs to assist communities in responding to the coronavirus pandemic. Sullivan attended an a… Continue Reading
08.07.20
Sullivan Honors Julia Bevins as “Alaskan of the Week”
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On the floor of the U.S. Senate yesterday, Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) recognized Julia Bevins, of Homer, who founded the world-renowned International Association for Bear Research and Management (IBA). Julia founded the IBA with the life insurance funds received from the passing of her late husband, John, whose plane was lost in 1990 on a polar bear research trip with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The IBA has grown to 550 members from more than 60 countries, and has… Continue Reading
08.06.20
Sullivan Posts Three New Legislative Wins for Veterans
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee (SVAC), welcomed the committee's passage yesterday of two pieces of his legislation addressing veterans who were exposed to toxic substances during their service, and the Senate's unanimous passage on July 30 of his Highly Rural Veteran Transportation Program Extension Act, a bill to increase access to care for veterans living in remote parts of the country. "In the past few months,… Continue Reading
08.05.20
Committee Unanimously Advances Sullivan-Manchin Veterans Burn Pit Exposure Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (SVAC), today thanked members of the committee for passing S. 2950, the Veterans Burn Pit Exposure Recognition Act of 2019, their legislation to address a barrier currently preventing many veterans from getting U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care and benefits for illnesses and diseases related to exposure to burn pits. The act would recognize … Continue Reading
07.31.20
Sullivan, Merkley Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Struggling Ports Stay Afloat Amid Coronavirus Crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce's Subcommittee on Security, and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) teamed up today to introduce legislation to help ports weather the coronavirus pandemic and future disasters. The bipartisan Maritime Transportation System Emergency Relief Act (MTSERA)would establish a first-of-its-kind comprehensive maritime emergency relief authority to provide critical financial assistance so the U.S. Maritime Transportatio… Continue Reading
07.31.20
ICYMI: Sullivan Chairs Hearing on Chinese Threats to American Economic Competitiveness
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Continuing his leadership efforts to address the non-reciprocal economic relationship between the United States and China, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) yesterday chaired a hearing of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Security entitled "The China Challenge: Realignment of U.S. Economic Policies to Build Resiliency and Competitiveness." The hearing examined topics related to the Chinese Communist Party's unfair trade practices, intellectual property theft, and market ma… Continue Reading