North Pole, Alaska – Last week, U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski (both R-Alaska) hosted Secretary of the U.S. Air Force Barbara Barrett for her second visit to Alaska this year. The senators and Secretary Barrett extensively toured the 354th Fighter Wing, including the 18th Aggressor Squadron and the newly-formed 356th Fighter Squadron, at Eielson Air Force Base (AFB) and […]
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) released the following statement regarding the Trump administration’s notice today of a final rule to modernize and accelerate environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the first update of NEPA regulations in more than 40 years. The rule, titled Update to the Regulations Implementing the Procedural Provisions of […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and Congressman Don Young (all R-Alaska) today welcomed an announcement from the U.S. Department of Commerce that the Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $5.3 million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance to the State of Alaska to administer a Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) to provide critical financing […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) today announced the introduction of their FRONTIER Community Act, bipartisan legislation to expand access to mental health services through telemedicine in frontier states, and to make this change permanent. Companion legislation has been introduced in the House by Congressman Don Young (R-Alaska). “One of my […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the floor of the U.S. Senate yesterday, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) recognized the hundreds of men and women who stand watch and patrol the northern skies Alaska, particularly from possible Russian incursions. These Alaskans include those who fly and maintain our F-22 Raptors, our E-3 “Sentry,” also known as AWACS, our […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate unanimously passed legislation to extend the Paycheck Protection Program to August 8, 2020. The small business loan program expired yesterday, on June 30. It now needs to pass the House in order for it to be sent to the President’s desk to be signed into law. Just last week the Department […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Alaska Congressional Delegation introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation that will provide for fair Medicare payments for nursing facilities in Alaska and Hawaii. The bill will authorize a cost-of-living adjustment at skilled nursing facilities in those states to take into account the higher costs of delivering care. The Equitable Payments for Nursing Facilities Act of […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and Congressman Don Young (all R-Alaska) today welcomed the court decision deeming Alaska Native Corporations (ANCs) eligible for tribal assistance appropriated through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Today U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta ruled that Alaska Native Corporations can receive a share […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the floor of the U.S. Senate yesterday, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) recognized Fairbanks resident Daniel Welborn, a recently retired police officer with the Fairbanks Police Department. Welborn, on the force for 26 years, did nearly every job there was to do, and retired as deputy chief of police. Senator Sullivan recognized […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young (all R-Alaska) today applauded a rule released by the Department of Treasury and Small Business Administration that will allow commercial fishing businesses to account for crew member payroll when applying for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. Over the past several weeks, the Alaska Congressional Delegation […]