Press Releases
Alaska Delegation Applauds Major Progress for Port of Nome
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the Alaska Congressional Delegation (all R-Alaska) applauded the Army Corps of Engineers' completion of the Chief's Report for the Port of Nome Modification Feasibility Study. With the signing of this report, the proposal is eligible for consideration by Congress for authorization and funding. The project is already recognized in the authorizing legislation, S. 3591, the America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2020, which passed out of the Senate Environment and Public Wor… Continue Reading
05.22.20
Sullivan Honors Alaskan of the Week: Sharon Long
WASHINGTON, DC - On the floor of the U.S. Senate yesterday, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) recognized Anchorage resident Sharon Long, a Gold Star Mother who spent more than a decade advocating for a proper burial at Arlington National Cemetery for her son, Marine Corps Lance Corporal Grant Fraser. As we head into the Memorial Day weekend, Sharon's tenacity and fierce determination for her son, who sacrificed his life for our country in Iraq in 2005, gives us all much-needed inspiration and… Continue Reading
05.22.20
Sullivan, Durbin Applaud Passage of Due Process Protections Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) today applauded the Senate's unanimous passage of S. 1380, the Due Process Protections Act, legislation they introduced earlier this Congress to reinforce the constitutional right of defendants to access favorable and potentially exculpatory evidence obtained by prosecutors. "The vast majority of federal prosecutors abide by their constitutional duties and obligations," said Senator Sullivan. "But some choose … Continue Reading
05.20.20
Alaska Congressional Delegation Applauds Park Service Rule for Hunting and Trapping in Alaska National Preserves
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Alaska Congressional Delegation (all R-Alaska) applauded the National Park Service's (NPS) announced final rule that amends its regulations for hunting and trapping in Alaska national preserves, removing a 2015 Obama administration rule limiting harvest practices, which are otherwise permitted by the state of Alaska and federal law. This rule provides for Alaska residents who rely on state law to engage in their traditional hunting practices. "This final rule prote… Continue Reading
05.15.20
Senators Seek to Strengthen Innovative Airport Security Programs in Age of COVID-19
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Security, Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, have introduced S. 3730, the Registered Traveler Act of 2020 to modernize the Registered Traveler (RT) program and strengthen aviation security through innovations born out of the success of RT public-private partne… Continue Reading
05.15.20
Sullivan Honors Alaskans of the Week: Adam Crum and Anne Zink
WASHINGTON, DC - On the floor of the U.S. Senate yesterday, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) recognized Alaska Department of Health and Social Services Commissioner Adam Crum and Alaska's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anne Zink, both of whom have shown tremendous leadership during this pandemic. Senator Sullivan recognized Commissioner Crum and Dr. Zink as part of his series, "Alaskan of the Week." TRIBUTE TO ADAM CRUM AND DR. ANNE ZINK: Mr. SULLIVAN. Mr. President, it is Thursday, and I… Continue Reading
05.14.20
ICYMI: WaPo Feature Story on Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex (JPARC)
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) was interviewed by Dan Lamothe, a reporter with theWashington Post, for a story, published today, exploring the U.S. Air Force's extensive training exercises conducted at the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex (JPARC) in Interior Alaska. The complex is expected to play an increasingly important role in military readiness with the arrival of two squadrons of F-35A Joint Strike Fighter aircraft at Eielson Air Force Base nearby, and the accelera… Continue Reading
05.13.20
Sullivan on Saudi Arabia’s Commitment to Additional Oil Production Cut
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) released the following statement on the announcement that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will be cutting an additional one million barrels of oil in daily production. This reduction is in addition to the significant decreases that Saudi Arabia agreed to on April 12 following pressure from Senators Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) and Sullivan, who in March introduced legislation to remove U.S. troops and weapons systems from the Kingdom. Once all of the re… Continue Reading
05.13.20
ICYMI: Sullivan Talks to Defense News about Military Strength in the Arctic
WASHINGTON, DC - Defense News recently featured a wide-ranging interview with U.S. Senator Sullivan (R-Alaska) about military strength in the Arctic. The Q&A included questions about the change in the Pentagon's stance about the Arctic as an area of strategic importance, the military build-up in Alaska, the need for a strategic Arctic port in Alaska, and the "complete no-brainer" for Alaska to be the home for the KC-46 bed down" "A former Alaska attorney general and Marine Corps officer," t… Continue Reading
05.12.20
Sullivan, Trump Discuss CARES Act Flexibility for States, Municipalities & Tribes
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) attended a meeting at the White House today with President Donald Trump, Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin, and a group of Republican senators to discuss several legislative proposals to grant states and local governments flexibility to use relief funds under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Last Thursday, Sullivan introduced the Coronavirus Relief Fund Flexibility Act, which would allow the Coronavirus Re… Continue Reading
05.11.20
ICYMI: Sullivan Presses Senior DOD Nominees on KC-46 Basing & the Arctic
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, in a hearing last Thursday questioned several senior Department of Defense (DOD) nominees on priorities important to Alaska, including the basing of the KC-46 tanker aircraft, the need for a strategic Arctic port, and legislative efforts to establish a "Ted Stevens Arctic Center for Security Studies" within the DOD. Sullivan also asked the nominees to commit to coming to Alaska in their new ro… Continue Reading
05.08.20
Sullivan Honors Alaskan of the Week: Kyle Hopkins
WASHINGTON, DC - On the floor of the U.S. Senate yesterday, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) recognized Kyle Hopkins, a journalist at the Anchorage Daily News and the recipient of the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. The prize was awarded for the 17-story series, "Lawless," about the public safety crisis in rural Alaska, with a focus on sexual assault. The series combined dogged reporting, meticulous fact-checking, and was written with the utmost sensitivity that a subject like this r… Continue Reading
05.08.20
Members of Congress to Trump: Don’t Let Big Banks Discriminate Against Energy Sector
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), and Congressmen Don Young (R-Alaska) and Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) led a letter to President Donald J. Trump urging the administration to take action against large American financial institutions that discriminate against American energy companies and their workers-who are being hit very hard during the coronavirus pandemic. For decades, such financial institutions have received significant federal government support, … Continue Reading
05.07.20
Senators Aim to Give States, Cities Greater Flexibility with COVID-19 Relief Funds
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Angus King (I-Maine), and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.)have introduced the Coronavirus Relief Fund Flexibility Act, legislation that would allow the federal relief funds provided to local governments in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to be used to replace revenue shortfalls resulting from the pandemic. The legislation would appl… Continue Reading
05.06.20
Sullivan Lauds Progress on Maritime, Rural Water & Sewer Infrastructure
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Environment & Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined his colleagues today in unanimously advancing two major bipartisan pieces of legislation-S.3591, the America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (AWIA) andS.3590, the Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (DWIA)-out of the committee, which include a new $250 million water infrastructure grant program and support for a deep-water port in Nome, Alaska, both author… Continue Reading
05.06.20
Republicans and Democrats Urge the Trump Administration to Fund Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment
WASHINGTON, DC-U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), along with 22 of their colleagues, urged the Trump administration to fund behavioral health centers that provide treatment to Americans with mental health and substance use disorders. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, behavioral health services are needed now more than ever while funding is being reduced. In a letter, the senators asked the administration to sup… Continue Reading
05.04.20
Alaska Delegation Welcomes $20 Million USDA Purchase of Alaska Pollock
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the Alaska Congressional Delegation welcomed a $20 million purchase of Alaska Pollock by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the Section 32 program. "The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted supply chains and severely impacted industries throughout our economy, including Alaska's vibrant seafood sector," said the Alaska Congressional Delegation. "Food security across our country is essential in these unprecedented times. Alaska produces 60 percent of Am… Continue Reading
05.04.20
Ross Commits to Evaluating All Federal Authorities to Secure America’s Energy Independence After Urging By Inhofe, Sullivan and Cramer
WASHINGTON - U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) spoke with Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross this past week about their position that we need to apply tariffs, including 232 national security tariffs, to oil imports from Saudi Arabia and Russia as a result of their anticompetitive behavior. This is Sen. Inhofe's second call with Secretary Ross since his March 18 letter. "Saudi Arabia and Russia's continued dumping of crude is having lasting and d… Continue Reading
05.01.20
Sullivan, Van Hollen Recognize U.S. Foreign Service Day
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), co-founders of the Senate Foreign Service Caucus, are introducing a resolution designating May 1, 2020 as "United States Foreign Service Day" in recognition of the men and women who have served, or are presently serving, in the Foreign Service of the United States and honoring the members of the Foreign Service who have given their lives in the line of duty. Foreign Service Day has been celebrated on the first… Continue Reading
04.27.20
Alaska Delegation Welcomes CARES Act Seasonal-Worker Rule Fix
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young (all R-Alaska) today welcomed a rule change released by the Treasury Departmentthat enables seasonal businesses, to choose a different 12-week expense period when applying for a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan, a period that more accurately reflects their operating payroll. The Alaska Congressional Delegation has pressed the Trump administration for weeks, including in multiple conversations with P… Continue Reading