WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) released the following statement after attending the signing of the U.S.-China Phase One Trade Agreement at the White House: “I want to commend the President and his team—particularly U.S. Trade Representative Bob Lighthizer—for negotiating this trade agreement. Today’s agreement is an important, serious, and much-needed first step in […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) yesterday held a colloquy on the Senate floor to discuss the Senate’s recent passage, by a unanimous vote, of the Save Our Seas (SOS) 2.0 Act, legislation introduced by the three senators last June. SOS 2.0 aims to address plastics and trash entering the ocean that […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) recognized Doug and April Moore, of Talkeetna, on the floor of the U.S. Senate this week. Doug and April are owners of Moores’ Hardware and Building Supply in Talkeetna—an iconic establishment in the area. The Moores are devoted to their employees and heavily involved in the community, giving generously to […]
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Senate yesterday evening voted unanimously to pass S. 1982, the Save Our Seas (SOS) 2.0 Act,legislation introduced by Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) to address the plastic debris crisis threatening coastal economies and harming marine life. SOS 2.0 builds on the success of the Save Our Seas Act, introduced […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) released the following statement regarding the Trump administration’s release of a proposed rule to modernize and accelerate environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). “Because of our broken public works and environmental approval process, our country’s infrastructure is in serious disrepair,” said Senator Sullivan. “Our bridges, our water mains, […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), and Mazie Hirono (D-HI) today introduced the “Inspiring Nationally Vibrant Economies Sustaining Tribes (INVEST) Act. This legislation aims to make significant improvements to the existing New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program to more effectively reach Native American communities, such as those […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young, all R-Alaska, announced that the U.S. Department of Justice has awarded $950,000 in grant funding to Covenant House Alaska to assist minor victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation. “Human trafficking is undoubtedly one of the most horrific crimes and is unfortunately […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Angus King (I-Maine) have introduced S. 3080, the Arctic Naval Focus Act of 2019, legislation directing the federal government to recognize the importance of the Arctic region to our country’s national and economic security interests, and to put forward a strategy for the U.S. fleet’s ability […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) released the following statement after voting today to fund the federal government though September 30—the end of fiscal year 2020. “While I continue to believe that the process by which we fund the government is fundamentally flawed and must be reformed, these bills include significant wins for Alaskans. At […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, the U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly to pass the conference report to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which now heads to the President’s desk for his signature. Among the many provisions included in the final legislation was the Air Traffic Controllers Hiring Reform Act, a bill cosponsored by Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), which […]