Press Releases
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
07.30.20
Sullivan Decries Minority’s Block of Extension of Federal Unemployment Benefits
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) spoke on the Senate floor this afternoon highlighting Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer's (D-N.Y.) obstruction of legislation put forth earlier today to extend the current federal unemployment benefits for one week, while the Senate and the House continue to debate the next package of COVID-19 pandemic relief. Currently, the $600 per week increase in unemployment benefits are scheduled to expire on July 31. # # #… Continue Reading
07.24.20
Sullivan Honors Alaskans of the Week: Young Aniak Rescuers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On the floor of the U.S. Senate yesterday, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) recognized five young Alaskans who rescued four people from a crashed Alaska Division of Forestry plane in a lake near Aniak in late May. The young men-Dylan Nicholson, 13 years old, Trevor Morgan and Mason Dallmann, both 17, A.J. Simeon, 19, and Skye Morgan, 18-sprung into action and saved lives upon coming across the crash site. Senator Sullivan recognized them as part of his series, "Alaskan of … Continue Reading
07.23.20
Sullivan, Senate Pass Strong FY 2021 Defense Authorization
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today voted with 85 of his colleagues to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021, which authorizes $740.5 billion in critical defense spending and includes numerous Arctic and Alaska priorities championed by Sullivan. Provisions secured by Sullivan include $193 million in military spending for Alaska, a new "Ted Stevens Arctic Center for Security Studies" in A… Continue Reading
07.23.20
Delegation: Ambler Access Project Will Aid Alaska’s Economy, Domestic Mineral Security
Washington, DC - 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 the Ambler Mining District Industrial Access Road project (Ambler Road)."Federal approval of the Ambler Road is both timely and significant for Alaska's future," Senator Murkowski said. "This project will provide the access needed to responsibly develop a number of high-grade mineral d… Continue Reading
07.22.20
Sullivan, Whitehouse Testify on Marine Debris Crisis, SOS 2.0 Act
WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) testified yesterday before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs (SFOPS) regarding U.S. efforts to combat the global marine debris crisis and the Save Our Seas (SOS) 2.0 Act, legislation introduced by Sullivan, Whitehouse and Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) that passed the Senate in January and is under consideration by the House. "With more coastline tha… Continue Reading
07.21.20
Sullivan Commends Air Force on “Most Robust” Arctic Strategy to Date
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and chairman of the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, today commended the U.S. Air Force for releasing the first service-specific strategy for the Arctic. The Air Force's Arctic Strategy document, which builds on the Department of Defense's (DOD) Arctic Strategy, released in June 2019, and the National Defense Strategy (NDS), released in 2018, lays out an expansion of the comp… Continue Reading
07.20.20
Alaska Delegation Welcomes $5.3 Million in CARES Act Funding to Help Small Businesses Across Alaska Respond to COVID-19
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and Congressman Don Young (all R-Alaska) today welcomed an announcement from the U.S. Department of Commerce that the Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $5.3 million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance to the State of Alaska to administer a Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) to provide critical financing for small businesses and entrepreneurs across the state that have been impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. "Alaskan… Continue Reading
07.17.20
Sullivan Lauds Provider Relief Funding for Fairbanks Memorial Hospital
ANCHORAGE, AK - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today commented on much-needed funding received by Fairbanks Memorial Hospital as a result of a special carve-out intended to capture overlooked rural facilities that have been advocated for by Senator Sullivan, his team, and the staff of Fairbanks Memorial Hospital. "Fairbanks Memorial Hospital is a critical health care institution in our state," said Senator Sullivan. "The hospital is a sole community hospital, meaning the community would l… Continue Reading
07.16.20
ICYMI: Air Force Secretary Visits Eielson, Clear, Utqiagvik & Kotzebue
North Pole, Alaska - Last week, U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski (both R-Alaska) hosted Secretary of the U.S. Air Force Barbara Barrett for her second visit to Alaska this year. The senators and Secretary Barrett extensively toured the 354th Fighter Wing, including the 18th Aggressor Squadron and the newly-formed 356th Fighter Squadron, at Eielson Air Force Base (AFB) and the 213th Space Warning Squadron at Clear Air Force Station (AFS). Senator Sullivan then joined Secretary Barret… Continue Reading
07.15.20
Sullivan Welcomes First NEPA Regulatory Modernization in 40 Years
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) released the following statement regarding the Trump administration's notice today of a final rule to modernize and accelerate environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the first update of NEPA regulations in more than 40 years. The rule, titled Update to the Regulations Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act, was first announced in January and will be published in th… Continue Reading
07.15.20
Alaska Delegation Welcomes $5.3 Million in CARES Act Funding to Help Small Businesses Across Alaska Respond to COVID-19
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and Congressman Don Young (all R-Alaska) today welcomed an announcement from the U.S. Department of Commerce that the Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $5.3 million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance to the State of Alaska to administer a Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) to provide critical financing for small businesses and entrepreneurs across the state that have been impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. "Alaskan… Continue Reading
07.13.20
Sullivan, Rosen Introduce Bipartisan FRONTIER Community Act to Expand Access to Mental Health Telemedicine
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) today announced the introduction of their FRONTIER Community Act, bipartisan legislation to expand access to mental health services through telemedicine in frontier states, and to make this change permanent. Companion legislation has been introduced in the House by Congressman Don Young (R-Alaska). "One of my core responsibilities as a U.S. senator is to fix arbitrary rules and regulations that simply don't work f… Continue Reading
07.02.20
Sullivan Honors Alaskans of the Week: Tribute to Those who Defend our Northern Skies
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On the floor of the U.S. Senate yesterday, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) recognized the hundreds of men and women who stand watch and patrol the northern skies Alaska, particularly from possible Russian incursions. These Alaskans include those who fly and maintain our F-22 Raptors, our E-3 "Sentry," also known as AWACS, our Alaska Guard KC-135 Stratotankers, members of the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center who operate the HH-60G "Pave Hawk" and HC-130 "Hercules", and ou… Continue Reading
07.01.20
Paycheck Protection Program Deadline Extension Passes Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Senate unanimously passed legislation to extend the Paycheck Protection Program to August 8, 2020. The small business loan program expired yesterday, on June 30. It now needs to pass the House in order for it to be sent to the President's desk to be signed into law. Just last week the Department of Treasury and Small Business Administration announced a rule allowing commercial fishing businesses to account for crew member payroll when applying for Paycheck Protection… Continue Reading
07.01.20
Alaska Congressional Delegation Introduce Bill to Make Cost-Of-Living Adjustment For Alaska, Hawaii Nursing Facilities
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Alaska Congressional Delegation introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation that will provide for fair Medicare payments for nursing facilities in Alaska and Hawaii. The bill will authorize a cost-of-living adjustment at skilled nursing facilities in those states to take into account the higher costs of delivering care. The Equitable Payments for Nursing Facilities Act of 2020 is led by U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Brian Schatz (D-HI), and Mazie Hiro… Continue Reading
06.26.20
Alaska Delegation Welcomes Court Win for Alaska Native Corporations
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and Congressman Don Young (all R-Alaska) today welcomed the court decision deeming Alaska Native Corporations (ANCs) eligible for tribal assistance appropriated through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Today U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta ruled that Alaska Native Corporations can receive a share of the $8 billion in funding set aside for Tribal governments that Congress approved in March. "When we pas… Continue Reading
06.26.20
Sullivan Honors Alaskan of the Week: Daniel Welborn
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On the floor of the U.S. Senate yesterday, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) recognized Fairbanks resident Daniel Welborn, a recently retired police officer with the Fairbanks Police Department. Welborn, on the force for 26 years, did nearly every job there was to do, and retired as deputy chief of police. Senator Sullivan recognized Daniel Welborn as part of his series, "Alaskan of the Week."… Continue Reading
06.26.20
Delegation Announces Paycheck Protection Program Fix for Commercial Fishing Businesses
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young (all R-Alaska) today applauded a rule released by the Department of Treasury and Small Business Administration that will allow commercial fishing businesses to account for crew member payroll when applying for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. Over the past several weeks, the Alaska Congressional Delegation has pressed the Trump administration for the change - which included sending a letter to Tre… Continue Reading
06.25.20
Alaska Native Vietnam War-Era Veterans Are One Step Closer To Being Able to Apply for Land Allotments
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Rep. Don Young, all R-Alaska, today welcomed the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) announcement of proposed rules that will allow more than 1,000 Alaska Native Vietnam War-era veterans to apply for land allotments of up to 160 acres of land. This is a key step to fulfilling an important provision of the Dingell Act, landmark public lands legislation that Congress passed early last year. BLM also announced the specific lands availabl… Continue Reading