Press Releases
Sullivan Holds EPW Subcommittee Hearing on WOTUS Legislation
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Fisheries, Water and Wildlife Subcommittee, today held a legislative hearing on S. 1140, the Federal Water Quality Protection Act. This bipartisan bill, co-sponsored by Sen. Sullivan, will ensure appropriate protection of waters under federal jurisdiction and will require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to withdraw the proposed Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule and issue a revise… Continue Reading
05.19.15
Bill to Combat Sex Trafficking Headed to President’s Desk
House Passes the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, which includes Sullivan’s Mann Act Cooperation Amendment WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) released the following statement today after the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed S. 178, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, which includes Sen. Sullivan’s Mann Act Cooperation amendment. “I’m extremely pleased that once again, Congress is proving that it’s working hard for the people, particularly the m… Continue Reading
05.11.15
Sullivan Comments on Conditional DOI Approval of Shell’s 2015 Exploration Plan
ANCHORAGE, AK - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Interior today conditionally approved Shell Oil Company’s revised offshore Alaska Exploration Plan for 2015. “I’m pleased to hear that the Department of Interior conditionally approved Shell’s Revised Chukchi Sea Exploration Plan,” said Sen. Sullivan. “As I said to Department of Interior Secretary Sally Jewell during a February meeting, the federal government needs to work with the … Continue Reading
05.11.15
OP-ED: ‘Rebalance’ to Asia calls for 3-pronged strategy
by Sen. Dan Sullivan
Almost two decades ago, I was a Marine Corps infantry officer aboard an amphibious assault ship with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit deployed in the South China Sea. The ship I was on, the USS Belleau Wood, received orders to transit the Taiwan Strait during what later became known as the Third Taiwan Strait Crisis, precipitated by Chinese military action and missile launches in the run up to Taiwan's 1996 presidential elections. We were part of a show of substantial U.S. military force in th… Continue Reading
05.07.15
Sullivan Votes in Support of Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) released the following statement today after voting in favor of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act: “Despite a limited amendment process that prohibited votes on amendments which would have strengthened this legislation, I voted in support of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act,” Senator Sullivan said. “I did so because the American people, through their representatives in Congress, deserve an opportunity to debate one of the most signifi… Continue Reading
05.06.15
Sullivan Grills U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Director Ashe on ANWR
WASHINGTON, DC - During a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing today to examine the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) FY2016 budget, Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) pressed FWS Director Ashe on the Obama administration’s announcement in January to recommend for Wilderness designation nearly all of the remaining non-Wilderness portions of 19.6 million acre Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), including the Coastal Plain or 1002 area. During a round of questioning, Senator … Continue Reading
05.05.15
Sullivan Votes In Support of Budget Conference Report
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) released the following statement today after voting in support of the Budget Conference Report, which passed on a vote of 51-48. “Today I was pleased to vote for a budget that will curb out-of-control spending, ensure a strong national defense, protect Social Security, strengthen Medicare, all without raising taxes on hardworking Alaskans,” Sen. Sullivan said. “Under the previous Senate majority, the Senate kicked the can on tough decision… Continue Reading
04.30.15
Sullivan Introduces Amendment to Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act
Amendment Will Make Overall Bill Stronger, Country More Secure WASHINGTON, DC - Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) spoke on the Senate floor today about his amendment to the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 (S.615), which would limit sanctions relief until Iran is determined to no longer be a state sponsor of terrorism. In his speech, Senator Sullivan posed a simple question: Is it good policy for the United States of America to allow, or even encourage countries and corporations to do b… Continue Reading
04.29.15
Sullivan Applauds Japanese Prime Minister Abe’s Address to Congress
WASHINGTON, DC - Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) released the following statement today after attending Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s historic joint address to Congress: “Today, Prime Minister Abe delivered a powerful and heartfelt message to Congress about the strong ties between our two countries,” Sen. Sullivan said. “From my meeting with him earlier this month, I know firsthand that his resolute commitment to strengthening the U.S.-Japan alliance goes well beyond his words. Japan’s i… Continue Reading
04.26.15
Standing tall against sex trafficking: Sen. Dan Sullivan crafted worthy amendment to bill targeting sex trade
by Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Editorial Board
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner editorial: Sex trafficking is a difficult issue to confront. It's hard to think about people being placed in such a position, much less talk about it and develop effective strategies to combat it. Therefore, it's heartening the U.S. Senate, in a rare show of bipartisanship, came together this week to pass legislation aimed at protecting victims of sex trafficking and making punishing the perpetrators of such crimes more effective. Kudos especially to Sen. Dan Sullivan,… Continue Reading
04.23.15
Sullivan Votes Against Loretta Lynch Confirmation
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) released the following statement today after voting against the nomination of Loretta Lynch to be attorney general for the United States. “I applaud Ms. Lynch’s impressive background, including her many years of public service as a federal prosecutor. However, the most important question a nominee for attorney general has to definitively answer and demonstrate is whether his or her principal responsibility is to uphold the rule of law and Cons… Continue Reading
04.22.15
Sen. Dan Sullivan explains his views on the Iran deal and why
by Sen. Dan Sullivan
Last week in an op-ed about the Iranian nuclear deal, Juneau resident Richard Moniak raised questions about an earlier column I wrote in this paper, and about the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's recent passage of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015, which I co-sponsored. If the act passes in both the House and the Senate, it will allow Congress to have an up-or-down vote on an eventual nuclear arms agreement with Iran - one of the most significant national security issues facing A… Continue Reading
04.22.15
Sen. Dan Sullivan: Team of Apache helicopters likely moving to Fairbanks
by Casey Grove
ANCHORAGE - Twenty-four AH-64 Apache attack helicopters and their crews likely are headed to Fort Wainwright, U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan said Tuesday. Roughly 400 personnel also will be headed to the Army post in Fairbanks, Sullivan said in a written statement. The plan is "pre-decisional" and pending environmental impact statements and approval by the secretary of the Army, said Sullivan's press secretary, Mike Anderson. According to Defense News, at defensenews.com, the Army's assistant … Continue Reading
04.22.15
Sullivan’s Amendment to Human Trafficking Bill Passes Senate
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, in a unanimous vote (99-0), the U.S. Senate passed S. 178, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, which included U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan’s (R-AK) Mann Act Cooperation amendment. Before the vote, Senator Sullivan urged his colleagues to support his amendment. “What this amendment will do is increase prosecutions of human trafficking without an increase of cost to the federal government,” said Sen. Sullivan. “It allows and encourages federal prosecutors to wo… Continue Reading
04.17.15
SEN. SULLIVAN DISCUSSES NUCLEAR AGREEMENT WITH IRAN
Mr. SULLIVAN. Mr. President, I wish to say a few words on the nuclear agreement that is being negotiated with Iran. I will start by commending the members of the Foreign Relations Committee, particularly Senator Corker, the chairman of that committee. They moved the Corker-Menendez bill through the committee a few days ago with a unanimous vote. It was very important work. It is a good start to a critically important topic for the American people. I know it was a struggle. We read about what hap… Continue Reading
04.14.15
Sullivan Supports “Doc Fix” Legislation, Applauds Secure Rural School Extension
WASHINGTON, DC - Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) today voted in support of H.R. 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act. The legislation, which passed on a vote of 92-8, will permanently fix Medicare's outdated physician payment system. The bill also extends a program to help rural schools and continues funding for both Community Health Centers and the Children’s Health Insurance Program or CHIP. The bill, known as the “Doc Fix,” will replace an outdated formula from 1997 that ties M… Continue Reading
04.14.15
Alaska Delegation: F-16s to Stay Put Because “America Needs Eielson”
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Alaska’s Congressional Delegation received good news today, as U.S. Air Force Secretary Deborah James called each of them to announce that the F-16 Aggressor Squadron will remain at Eielson Air Force Base for the long-term future. When the U.S. Air Force announced that Eielson was the preferred location for two squadrons of F-35s, it began a nationwide review of whether the F-16s should stay there after the arrival of the F-35s or be considered for moves to either Joint Base … Continue Reading
04.08.15
New waters rule would greatly expand EPA role
by Sen. Dan Sullivan
Alaskans and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy generally don't agree on much. But recently, when talking to a reporter about water, she hit on a consensus, albeit unintentionally: "Water is personal," she said. Indeed it is. And Alaskans know just how personal. We are a state that understands and loves its water. We boast 43,000 miles of coastline, and millions of lakes. More than 43 percent of our state's surface area is composed of wetlands - which accounts for 6… Continue Reading
04.08.15
Sullivan Holds Second EPW Field Hearing on EPA’s WOTUS Rule
FAIRBANKS, AK - Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), chairman of the Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife subcommittee for the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today chaired his second field hearing in Alaska on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Waters of the United States rule. Held in Fairbanks, AK, the hearing examined the impacts of the EPA’s Waters of the United States rule on state and local governments and stakeholders. Senator Sullivan opened the hearing by exp… Continue Reading
04.06.15
Sullivan Chairs EPW Subcommittee Hearing on WOTUS
ANCHORAGE, AK - On the same day that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sent their proposed Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule to the White House, Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK), chairman of the Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Fish, Water, and Wildlife, chaired his first field hearing in Anchorage on the impacts of the proposed WOTUS rule on state and local governments and stakeholders. Senator Sullivan, who has been outspoken against the EPA’s over-reaching jurisdictional… Continue Reading