WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Angus King (I-Maine), and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.)have introduced the Coronavirus Relief Fund Flexibility Act, legislation that would allow the federal relief funds provided to local governments in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to be used to replace revenue […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Environment & Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined his colleagues today in unanimously advancing two major bipartisan pieces of legislation—S.3591, the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (AWIA) andS.3590, the Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (DWIA)—out of the committee, which include a new $250 million water infrastructure […]
WASHINGTON, DC—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), along with 22 of their colleagues, urged the Trump administration to fund behavioral health centers that provide treatment to Americans with mental health and substance use disorders. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, behavioral health services are needed now more than ever while funding is […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Alaska Congressional Delegation welcomed a $20 million purchase of Alaska Pollock by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the Section 32 program. “The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted supply chains and severely impacted industries throughout our economy, including Alaska’s vibrant seafood sector,” said the Alaska Congressional Delegation. “Food security across […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) spoke with Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross this past week about their position that we need to apply tariffs, including 232 national security tariffs, to oil imports from Saudi Arabia and Russia as a result of their anticompetitive behavior. This is […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), co-founders of the Senate Foreign Service Caucus, are introducing a resolution designating May 1, 2020 as “United States Foreign Service Day” in recognition of the men and women who have served, or are presently serving, in the Foreign Service of the United States and honoring the members of […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young (all R-Alaska) today welcomed a rule change released by the Treasury Departmentthat enables seasonal businesses, to choose a different 12-week expense period when applying for a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan, a period that more accurately reflects their operating payroll. The Alaska Congressional Delegation […]
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and Congressman Don Young, all R-Alaska, released the following statement after Alyeska, the consortium that owns and operates the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System, announced the temporary proration of North Slope crude oil production. “The impacts of the coronavirus pandemic and the oil price war have hit Alaska […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today participated in a ceremony at the White House where President Donald Trump signed the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act into law, which replenishes the funding for several of the pandemic relief programs initiated by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, among other measures. After the signing […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) joined Stuart Varney yesterday on Fox Business Network to discuss the severe supply and demand shocks hitting the energy industry in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, and efforts by banks and certain politicians to further harm the oil & gas sector, which supports thousands of jobs in […]