Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Rep. Don Young, all R-Alaska, today issued the following statements after successfully including a two-year extension of the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program in the final Appropriations measures for Fiscal Year 2020. All three delegation members are strong proponents of the program, which many Alaska communities […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today joined 85 of his colleagues in voting to pass the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) following a constructive conference process between the House and Senate. The bill authorizes $738 billion in critical defense spending and includes numerous provisions […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today voted with 85 of his colleagues to pass the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which authorizes $738 billion in critical defense spending and includes many provisions introduced by Sullivan that positively impact Alaska. One Sullivan-provision of particular importance would undo a discriminatory contracting requirement that applied only to businesses […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) recognized Dr. Hugh “Bud” Fate, of Fairbanks, Alaska, on the floor of the U.S. Senate last week. Bud, who recently celebrated his 90th birthday, is a legend across Alaska. He has been a rodeo cowboy, a college football player, a roughneck, a soldier, a gold miner, a carpenter, a hunter, a commercial and […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Security, today convened a hearing, “Expanding Opportunities, Challenges, and Threats in the Arctic: A Focus on the U.S. Coast Guard Arctic Strategic Outlook,” to examine the U.S. Coast Guard’s (USCG) current presence in the Arctic and what capabilities or infrastructure the […]
WASHINGTON D.C.—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee, today thanked his colleagues on the committee for voting unanimously to advance the Arctic Shipping Federal Advisory Committee Act, legislation to address the impacts and opportunities of increasing shipping and maritime traffic. The bill was introduced by U.S. Senator Lisa […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) introduced bipartisan legislation today to expand community-based outreach that will help veterans access services to improve their health and wellness and prevent suicides. The number of veteran suicides nationwide continues to rise, and approximately 14 of the 20 […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) are today celebrating the passage of the Support for Suicide Prevention Coordinators Act, a bipartisan, bicameral effort to help tackle one of the nation’s most pressing health concerns—veteran suicide. The senators’ legislation requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report on the responsibilities, workload, training, and […]
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Rep. Don Young, all R-Alaska, today issued the following statements after the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, the operator of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS), announced the 18-billionth barrel of oil entered Pump Station 1 of the 800-mile pipeline—more than double what was originally projected. “TAPS is […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) introduced the Veterans Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act, legislation that would direct the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct an independent expert study on the deaths of all veterans being treated at the […]