Press Releases
Alaska Congressional Delegation Welcome DOJ Declaration of Law Enforcement Emergency in Rural Alaska
WASHINGTON D.C. -U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young, all R-Alaska, today welcomed the Department of Justice's Announcement that Attorney General Barr will declare a law enforcement emergency in rural Alaska under the Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance Program today. Immediately following his announcement, $6 million was made available to the state of Alaska to support critical law enforcement needs of Alaska Native villages. In addition, the Attorney … Continue Reading
06.27.19
Senate Overwhelmingly Passes FY 2020 Defense Authorization
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today joined 85 of his colleagues in voting to pass the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which authorizes $750 billion in critical defense spending and includes 30 provisions and amendments introduced by Sullivan, many of which directly impact Alaska. The FY 2020 NDAA passed out of committee on a vote of 25 to 2. "This year's NDAA takes seriously the complexity of threa… Continue Reading
06.27.19
Sullivan launches new bipartisan effort to clean up oceans
by ALISTAIR GARDINER
KODIAK - U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) introduced a new bill Wednesday aimed at cleaning up the marine debris crisis affecting America's oceans, shorelines and inland waterways, as well as other coasts across the globe. At a press conference in Washington, D.C., the three senators unveiled new legislation that looks to build on the Save Our Seas Act, a marine debris bill that was sponsored by Sullivan and Whitehouse and signed into law last … Continue Reading
06.27.19
Senate 'odd couple' returns, this time in search of a genius
by Rob Hotakainen
When President Trump signed a bill aimed at cleaning up plastic trash last fall, he noted the unlikely pair of senators standing by his side: Sheldon Whitehouse, a Democrat from Rhode Island, and Dan Sullivan, a Republican from Alaska. "The president remarked on us being a rather odd couple," Whitehouse said yesterday at a Capitol Hill news conference, recalling the Oct. 11, 2018, ceremony. The duo is back with a sequel: Eight months after the president signed the Save Our Seas Act into law, W… Continue Reading
06.26.19
Sullivan, Whitehouse, Menendez Launch New Effort to Combat Marine Debris
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) today led colleagues from both sides of the aisle in launching a new effort to combat the global marine debris crisis. At a news conference this morning in the Capitol, the senators unveiled the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act to address plastics and trash entering the ocean that harm fisheries and marine life, litter shorelines, and threaten the livelihood of coastal communities. The Save Our Seas 2.0 … Continue Reading
06.26.19
Delegation, Governor Welcome Lifting of PLOs to Restore Balanced Land Use in Alaska
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, Rep. Don Young, and Gov. Michael J. Dunleavy, all R-Alaska, today released the following statement after the Department of the Interior issued new Public Land Orders (PLO) partially revoking a number of PLOs put in place in eastern interior Alaska in 1972. The Department also announced today it would partially revoke PLOs in place in the Bering Glacier area. Joe Balash, the Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management at the De… Continue Reading
06.25.19
Sullivan, Whitehouse, Menendez Launch New Bipartisan Effort to Clean Up the World’s Oceans
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan, Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) will tomorrow morning launch a new bipartisan effort aimed at cleaning up the marine debris crisis affecting America's oceans, shorelines, and inland waterways, as well as other coasts across the globe. The Senators will unveil new legislation to build on the progress made by the Save Our Seas Act, which was sponsored by Sullivan and Whitehouse and signed into law last fall. Roughly eight million me… Continue Reading
06.25.19
Sullivan, Harris Introduce Legislation to Expand Legal Representation for Victims of Violence
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Kamala Harris (D-CA) have introduced S. 1959, the Ensuring Representation for Survivors Act, legislation that works to ensure that all survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault have access to a lawyer if they need it. Studies have shown that when abused victims are represented by an attorney, their ability to break out of the cycle of violence increases dramatically. "Thousands of victims each year-whether due to income, lack of ac… Continue Reading
06.19.19
ICYMI: Sullivan Convenes Hearing on Drone Security
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Security, yesterday convened a hearing on drone security. The hearing examined threats and challenges posed by unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), including the status of UAS detection and mitigation technology and capabilities. The hearing also examined the legal and regulatory authorities granted to government agencies to mitigate UAS threats, and recent deployments of UAS detection and mitigation t… Continue Reading
06.18.19
Delegation Urges Administration’s Support for Seafood Industry Embroiled in China Trade Dispute
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young (all R-AK) sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue urging the Trump administration to provide relief for Alaskan fishermen and seafood processers, as it has for the domestic agriculture industry, from the devastating impacts of retaliatory tariffs inflicted on American products by China. In May, President Trump announced roughly $15 billion in aid, directed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture,… Continue Reading
06.14.19
Sullivan Honors Alaskan of the Week: Jake Adams
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) spoke yesterday on the Senate floor to recognize Jacob Adams, of Utqiagvik, a former mayor of Barrow and the North Slope Borough, former CEO of Arctic Slope Regional Corporation, a whaling captain and founding member of the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission, and a legendary advocate for the larger Alaska Native community. Senator Sullivan recognized Adams as part of his series, "Alaskan of the Week." TRIBUTE TO JAKE ADAMS: Mr. President,… Continue Reading
06.13.19
Western States Call for Action on Transboundary Issues
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate delegations of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, and Washington sent a letter to Premier John Horgan of British Columbia (B.C.) urging attention and action on key issues related to transboundary mining practices. The letter, led by Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), which was also signed by U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Jim Risch (R-ID), Jon Tester (D-MT), Steve Daines (R-MT), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), and Patty Murray (D-WA), encourages standards… Continue Reading
06.11.19
Senators Introduce Post Traumatic Stress Resolution
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) have introduced a resolution designating the month of June as National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month and June 27 as National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day. "The wounds of war inflicted upon our brave men and women in uniform are not always visible," said Senator Sullivan. "Thousands of our returning service members continue to face the traumatic situations… Continue Reading
06.03.19
Alaska Congressional Delegation Applauds Justice Department Announcement on Initiative to Combat Violent Crime
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young, all R-Alaska, today all thanked the Department of Justice for selecting Anchorage, Alaska as one of ten new National Public Safety Partnership (PSP) sites. This program aims to support areas with elevated crime rates, providing a framework for increasing federal support for tribal, local, and state law enforcement officials. "Anchorage is facing alarmingly high rates of violent crimes and addressing this … Continue Reading
05.24.19
Murkowski, Sullivan Applaud Senate Passage of Disaster Relief Supplemental
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, both R-Alaska, today applauded the Senate passage of a bipartisan supplemental disaster relief package. The $19.1 billion package passed the Senate with strong support, by an 85-8 vote. "Following the 7.1 magnitude earthquake and other disasters across the state, we've seen the incredible resilience of Alaskans. Like so many communities across the nation, in the face of hardship they came together to help their friends, family, nei… Continue Reading
05.23.19
Legislation Combatting Unwanted, Illegal Robocalls Passes Senate
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, joined his Senate colleagues today in passing S. 151, the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act, legislation introduced by Senators Thune (R-SD) and Markey (D-MA) that Sullivan cosponsored. The bipartisan legislation would provide regulators and law enforcement additional tools to prevent illegal robocalls and punish illegal robocallers, a… Continue Reading
05.23.19
Sullivan Secures Alaska Military Priorities in Defense Bill
WASHINGTON, DC - The Senate Armed Services Committee, with U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan's (R-AK) support, passed out of committee bipartisan legislation to authorize $750 billion in critical defense spending for Fiscal Year 2020. This year's National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) includes 30 provisions and amendments introduced by Senator Sullivan that will directly impact Alaska-including advancing military capabilities in the Arctic, strengthening and improving our missile defense system, and … Continue Reading
05.22.19
Sullivan, Senate Leaders Announce Bipartisan 5G Leadership Act
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Sens. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., Mark Warner, D-Va., Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, today introduced the United States 5G Leadership Act of 2019. This legislation would establish U.S. policy for the commercial deployment and security of Fifth Generation (5G) networks by creating the Supply Chain Security Trust Fund grant program. This program would help U.S. … Continue Reading
05.17.19
Alaska Applauds Air Force Decision to Base Additional F-22 Jets at JBER
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young, all R-Alaska, today applauded the Air Force for its plan to permanently station six additional F-22s, previously based at Tyndall AFB, Florida, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The plan is expected to become final following completion of environmental review. "We have long advocated for our military in Alaska, including the importance of our strategic geographic location for protecting our nation and res… Continue Reading
05.17.19
Sullivan Honors Alaskan of the Week: Anchorage Police Officer Angie Fraize
WASHINGTON, DC - During National Police Week, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) recognized all of the law enforcement officers across Alaska, including Officer Angie Fraize of the Anchorage Police Department (APD). Officer Fraize is passionate about her job and about finding creative ways for the police department and the public to interact. She's also a strong advocate for people with special needs. As APD Chief Justin Doll said, "She is the epitome of the public servant ideal that is the founda… Continue Reading