Press Releases
Senator Sullivan Releases Special Memorial Day Message
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) released the following video message in observance of Memorial Day. "Memorial Day holds a special significance to those of us who wear the uniform and to the families and communities who sustain us. On this day we not only honor the fallen but take time to remember those who are still missing. "Words cannot express and monuments cannot console the heartfelt loss we feel. "But we have a solemn obligation to mark this day in honor of the… Continue Reading
05.25.16
Sullivan Holds Hearing on the Implementation of WOTUS
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), chairman of the Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water and Wildlife, chaired a hearing yesterday entitled, "Erosion of Exemptions and Expansion of Federal Control - Implementation of the Definition of Waters of the United States." The principal topic of discussion was how the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are expanding federal control over land and water, including implementing… Continue Reading
05.20.16
Sullivan Urges Ban of Russian Team from Rio Olympics Pending Doping Investigation
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) today wrote International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach expressing concern over recent reports that the Russian government - including President Vladimir Putin - endorsed a widespread doping program over several past Olympic Games and a variety of sporting events. Sullivan holds the seat of the late Senator Ted Stevens who was responsible for 1978 legislation that established the U.S. Olympic Committee. Sullivan called on the IOC,… Continue Reading
05.18.16
Murkowski, Sullivan, Young Press Interior on Alaska OCS Development
Washington, D.C. - Alaska's congressional delegation - Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and Rep. Don Young - on Tuesday sent a letter to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell urging the Department to keep all three lease sales proposed for Alaska's OCS in the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's (BOEM) final Five-Year Program for the years 2017 to 2022. "The areas under consideration for leasing in Alaska's OCS contain vast resources that our nation will need to maintain its economy and security.… Continue Reading
05.18.16
Senate Passes Sullivan-Schatz-Markey International Fisheries Bill
WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Senate unanimously passed S.1335, the Ensuring Access to Fisheries Act. The bipartisan legislation, introduced by U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), will implement treaties ratified by the Senate last year to better manage certain fisheries in the North and South Pacific and the North Atlantic. "The Ensuring Access to Fisheries Act will rightfully give the United States a voice and assert our influence in bo… Continue Reading
05.17.16
Sullivan Chairs Hearing on Marine Debris
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee's Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife, held a hearing today entitled "Marine Debris and Wildlife: Impacts, Sources, and Solutions," exploring the sources of marine debris, its impacts on wildlife populations, and potential solutions to this issue. "Alaska is home to more coastline than the contiguous United States, and is disproportionately affected by the crisis we are se… Continue Reading
05.16.16
Anchorage Land Transfer Bill Headed to President’s Desk
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed legislation introduced by Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Congressman Don Young (R-AK) to allow for the sale of nine acres of unused and undeveloped federal property to the Municipality of Anchorage. S. 1492 facilitates the conveyance of the National Archives and Records Administration property located at 400 East 40th Avenue in Anchorage to the Municipality for no less than fair market value. "Working closely alongsi… Continue Reading
05.14.16
Senator Sullivan Delivers The Republican Weekly Address
WASHINGTON, DC - In the Weekly Republican Address, Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, discusses our nation's lack of economic growth under the Obama Administration. "Our economy is stagnant...We can do so much better for America. But President Obama tells us differently. He lowers expectations by calling his very weak economic record the 'new normal." Sen. Sullivan says, "Strong economic growth made the United States the g… Continue Reading
05.13.16
Sullivan Fights for Alaska Priorities in National Defense Authorization Bill
WASHINGTON, DC - The Senate Armed Services Committee yesterday, with U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan's (R-AK) support, passed out of committee legislation to authorize $602 billion in critical defense spending for Fiscal Year 2017. "A critical piece of legislation, the National Defense Authorization Act sets our nation's security priorities and allocates the resources our military needs to rapidly respond to threats against the homeland and across the globe," Senator Dan Sullivan said. "Today the wor… Continue Reading
05.13.16
Senator Sullivan to Deliver Weekly National Republican Address
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) was selected by the Republican Party to deliver the weekly national address to the nation. During his remarks, Senator Sullivan, will focus on the lost decade of economic growth under the Obama administration. The address will be available nationwide overnight and Alaska reporters will receive the audio, video and text of the message at 8:00 am on Saturday morning for inclusion in weekend newscasts. ###… Continue Reading
05.13.16
Senators Honor Heroes of the Last Frontier
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Senate passed a resolution (attached), introduced by U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Alaska State Troopers and honoring the "first responders of the last frontier" and their families for their service and sacrifice. In 1941, the 15th Territorial Legislature established the Alaska Highway Patrol, an organization created for the sole purpose of enforcing the traffic code in the territory. That organization grew an… Continue Reading
05.12.16
Alaska Delegation Calls for International Cooperation on Canadian Mines
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Amid concerns about how the development of several hardrock mines in British Columbia could negatively affect waterways and fisheries in Southeast Alaska, Senators Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young wrote a letter (attached) to Secretary of State John Kerry, urging for action. The Alaska Congressional Delegation called upon the Secretary to raise these issues and concerns at the international level and secure commitment from Canadian leaders to ensure that… Continue Reading
05.06.16
The truth about our continuing combat role
by Sen. Dan Sullivan
When the president is in open disagreement with the secretary of defense and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on one of the most critical issues our nation faces - whether to send our sons and daughters into combat - it should be cause for significant national concern. President Obama has repeatedly told the American people that U.S. troops are not in combat in the Middle East. In 2010, he announced that "our combat mission is ending" in Iraq. He used the same words in 2014 regarding A… Continue Reading
05.04.16
Sullivan reacts to White House Spokesman’s Statement on Combat Troops in Middle East
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) released the following statement today in response to comments made by White House spokesman Josh Earnest yesterday after it was reported that another American service member was killed in action in Iraq. Earnest told reporters that "the relatively small number of U.S. service members that are involved in these operations are not in combat but are in a dangerous place." Senator Sullivan said, "My deepest sympathy and respect goes out to the fam… Continue Reading
05.02.16
Sullivan Secures Victories for Alaska’s Water Infrastructure
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) thanked members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee for approving the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (WRDA), which includes several key provisions vital to Alaska's water and infrastructure future, and encourages the development of a future deep-water Arctic port. Under a provision secured by Senator Sullivan in WRDA 2016, a new water infrastructure grant program for small and disadvantaged communities is authorized at… Continue Reading
04.29.16
Sullivan: White House out of step with Pentagon on status of combat troops in Middle East
WASHINGTON, D.C.- American soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines, are in the line of fire in the Middle East. Some have lost their lives. U.S. fighter and bomber pilots are consistently flying combat sorties, and our special forces are engaged on the front lines in Syria. However, President Obama and others in his Administration have repeatedly made the false claim that U.S. troops serving in the Middle East are not combat troops. In a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Thursday, Senator… Continue Reading
04.29.16
Sullivan’s VA Express Appeals Bill Included in Comprehensive Veterans Accountability Legislation
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, applauded the rollout of the Veterans First Act, a bipartisan bill combining several pieces of legislation aimed at increasing accountability of senior executives at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and improving services for our nation's veterans. Among the provisions included in the bill is S. 2473, the Express Appeals Act of 2016, legislation authored by Senator Sullivan that require… Continue Reading
04.29.16
Sullivan Cosponsors Legislation to Reform Criminal Justice System
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) has announced that he has joined a bipartisan group of senators co-sponsoring the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015, comprehensive legislation aimed at recalibrating prison sentences for low level non-violent drug offenders, granting federal judges greater discretion at sentencing for these offenders, and ensuring protection of our communities from high level drug dealers and violent criminals. Past laws have resulted in the "over… Continue Reading
04.28.16
Obama Administration M.I.A. as Economy Posts Record Slow Growth
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) took to the Senate floor today to highlight yet another quarter of sluggish growth for the American economy. The Commerce Department today announced that the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) grew by only 0.5 percent during the first quarter of 2016. Under President Obama's administration, GDP - a key indicator of the nation's economic growth - has yet to hit three percent. Prior to the Obama administration, the longest stretch of time in which r… Continue Reading
04.27.16
Commerce Committee Prioritizes New Icebreaker, Passes Sullivan-Cantwell Provision
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) today thanked fellow members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation for approving the Polar Icebreaker Fleet Recapitalization Transparency Act, legislation that seeks to expedite the recapitalization of the U.S. Coast Guard's icebreaking fleet. Senator Sullivan and Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) offered the bill as an amendment to S. 2829, the Maritime Administration Authorization and Enhancement Act. The amendment auth… Continue Reading