Press Releases
Alaska Congressional Delegation Welcome Disaster Relief for Alaska Fisheries
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young, (all R-Alaska), today welcomed an announcement by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that the agency approved $24.4 million to restore losses for Alaska fisheries impacted by the 2018 Pacific cod fishery disaster and $10.3 million for the 2018 sockeye salmon failure in Chignik. The NOAA-approved funds will now be administered by the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, the age… Continue Reading
02.26.20
Sullivan Raises Concerns On Overly Expansive Humpback Whale Habitat Designation
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) sent a letter this month to Dr. Neil Jacobs, acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere - the acting National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Administrator - urging the revision of a proposed rule, issued by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), designating critical habitat for humpback whales in the North Pacific. Specifically, Sullivan asks Dr. Jacobs to exclude much of Alaska's coastal areas, particu… Continue Reading
02.26.20
ICYMI: Sullivan Discusses Iwo Jima 75th Anniversary on Fox News
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) yesterday joined The Story with Martha MacCallum on Fox News Channel to discuss the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II. Sullivan, a Colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, is an original cosponsor of a Senate resolution recognizing the valor and heroism exhibited by America's service members, led by the United States Marine Corps, in defeating Imperial Japan on the small island, resulting in more than 26,000 Amer… Continue Reading
02.25.20
Sullivan Receives Disabled American Veterans’ Legislator of the Year Award
WASHINGTON, DC - Disabled American Veterans (DAV), a more than one million member veterans service organization (VSO), this week presented U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) with its 2020 Outstanding Senate Legislator of the Year Award. Earlier today, Sullivan, a member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, heard from the DAV national leadership in a committee hearing on the organization's legislative priorities for the coming year. DAV has identified the Veterans Burn Pits Exposure Recogn… Continue Reading
02.24.20
Sullivan’s POWER Act Leads to 100 Pro Bono Legal Summits in 2019
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today welcomed a report from the Administrative Office of the United States Courts detailing 100 public events promoting pro bono legal services for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault that were held in 2019 in 86 judicial districts across the country in accordance with the Pro Bono Work to Empower and Represent (POWER) Act, Sullivan's legislation that was signed into law in 2018. The POWER Act mandates that each year for four y… Continue Reading
02.14.20
NORTHCOM Commander Highlights Alaska’s Importance to Homeland Defense
WASHINGTON, DC - In a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee this week, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) received strong support for Arctic and Alaska-specific defense priorities from General Terrance O'Shaughnessy, the U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) commander, and Admiral Charles Richard, the U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) commander. During the hearing, General O'Shaughnessy agreed with many of Senator Sullivan's Arctic priorities, including the need for additional missile … Continue Reading
02.13.20
Delegation Responds to Misguided Letter Seeking to Undermine Investment in Alaska
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Rep. Don Young, all R-Alaska, sent a letter this week to the chief executives of 11 major banks in response to a misguided letter that a number of their Democratic colleagues sent in late January. The delegation's letter calls out mischaracterizations being made as part of an effort to deter investment in responsible energy production in a small part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Below is an excerpt from the letter: "U… Continue Reading
02.12.20
Senate Confirms Joshua Kindred to Serve as Alaska District Court Judge
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, with the support of U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska), the U.S. Senate confirmed Joshua Kindred to serve as a United States District Court Judge for the District of Alaska. Before the confirmation vote, Senators Murkowski and Sullivan spoke on the Senate floor in support of Kindred's confirmation. "Josh Kindred's experience in civil, criminal, and administrative law, at both the state and federal levels, in both the public sector as well as th… Continue Reading
02.11.20
Sullivan, Van Hollen Introduce China Reciprocity Legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Security, and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) today introduced the True Reciprocity Act of 2020, legislation to address the substantial imbalance in the relationship between the United States and China across a number of sectors, including diplomacy, trade, communications, and education. Specifically, the legislation directs the Trump administration to develop an in-depth report to Congress detaili… Continue Reading
02.11.20
Sullivan Applauds $20 Million Infrastructure Development Grant for Port of Alaska
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded a $20 million Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) grant to the Port of Alaska, located in Anchorage. "I want to thank Secretary Chao for recognizing the dire state of one of Alaska's most important pieces of infrastructure and heeding the call of Alaskans by approving this much-needed PIDP grant," said Senator Sullivan. "The Port of Alaska not only serve… Continue Reading
02.06.20
Sullivan Decries Senate Democrats’ Efforts to Block ANWR Development
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, rebuked 16 of his Democratic colleagues in a committee hearing yesterday for signing onto a letter to the heads of the nation's 15 largest banks that called on the banks to refrain from investing in Alaska's North Slope, particularly impending energy development within the non-wilderness 1002 Area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). "I'm going to be a little pa… Continue Reading
02.05.20
Sullivan Votes “Not Guilty” on Two Articles of Impeachment
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today shared the following message with Alaskans after voting "not guilty" on the two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. To read Senator Sullivan's full statement submitted to the Congressional Record, click here. VIDEO REMARKS AS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY: Greetings from Washington, D.C. I just came out of the final session of the Senate impeachment trial of the President of the United States. I want to begin by t… Continue Reading
02.05.20
Full Statement on the Senate Impeachment Proceedings
I. Introduction Mr. SULLIVAN. Mr. President, I rise today to speak about the impeachment of Donald J. Trump. The Democratic House Managers, who are prosecuting the case against the President, emphasized that history is watching. That is true. Every action taken by the House and the Senate during this impeachment sets a precedent for our country and our institutions of government-whether good or bad. For that reason, it is our job as Senators to look at the entire record of this… Continue Reading
02.05.20
Sullivan Reacts to President Trump’s State of the Union Address
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) released the following statement after attending President Donald Trump's third State of the Union address: "Hey, Alaska. Good evening. I just came from the President's State of the Union address here in D.C. I had a special guest with me at the State of the Union. This year, it was Matt Alward-the president of United Fishermen of Alaska. I was honored to take him around, having him meet a bunch of my Senate colleagues and talk about h… Continue Reading
01.31.20
Sullivan Statement on Witnesses in Senate Impeachment Trial
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) released the following statement today after joining a majority of the U.S. Senate in opposing a motion to pursue additional witnesses and evidence in the impeachment proceedings: "Out of respect to my constituents and constitutional oath, I have refrained from commenting on the Senate impeachment trial until both sides have fully presented their case. That has now taken place. "After reading hundreds of pages of briefs, speeches and the hi… Continue Reading
01.29.20
Senate Veterans’ Committee Advances Five Sullivan Bills
WASHINGTON, DC - Members of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee today voted unanimously to advance five pieces of legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), building on the senator's legislative efforts to support and serve America's veterans. The set of bills includes S.2991, theVeterans Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act, which would direct the VA to conduct an independent expert study to determine whether there's a direct correlation between veteran suicide and … Continue Reading
01.28.20
Sullivan Honored to Announce 2020 Military Service Academy Nominations
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) had the honor and privilege of nominating 32 outstanding young Alaskans to four of our country's U.S. Military Service Academies. "Nominating candidates for our nation's outstanding Military Service Academies is truly an honor and is one of my favorite things to do as a U.S. Senator." said Senator Dan Sullivan. "All of the candidates clearly exhibited academic excellence, and demonstrated leadership and a commitment to serving their communit… Continue Reading
01.28.20
Senate Resolution Supports National Trafficking, Modern Slavery Prevention Month
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today introduced a resolution in support of National Trafficking and Modern Slavery Prevention Month. The resolution works to raise awareness by highlighting how prevalent cases are in the U.S. as well as identifying solutions to combat human trafficking. The full text of the resolution can be found here. "The human trafficking industry generates an estimated $150 billion in illega… Continue Reading
01.24.20
OP-ED: Goldman Sachs to Native Alaskans: Drop Dead
by Harry Brower Jr.
As the mayor of Alaska's North Slope Borough, I represent about 10,000 people in an area larger than most states. Beneath our lands are some of the largest oil and gas reserves in the world, including Prudhoe Bay and the coastal plain of the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge. Since the 19th century, when our Inupiat ancestors made initial contact with the West, we have worked to maintain a balance between the modern world and our rich cultural inheritance. Largely because of the oil and gas und… Continue Reading
01.23.20
Sullivan Applauds Revised Definition of WOTUS Rule
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), released the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) issuing a revised definition of the "Waters of the United States" (WOTUS) Rule: "I join hard-working Alaskans and land owners across the country in welcoming the Trump administration's final, clear WOTUS Rule, which stands in sta… Continue Reading