WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Co-Chair of the Senate Foreign Service Caucus and former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs, today joined 56 of his Senate colleagues in voting to confirm CIA Director Mike Pompeo as the next Secretary of State. “I’m glad that members on both […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, today welcomed the U.S. Coast Guard’s announcement on the homeporting of six Fast Response Cutters (FRC) slated for Alaska and two additional patrol boats for Petersburg and Juneau. The new FRCs will be homeported […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) this week honored Dimitri Philemonof, originally from St. George Island, Alaska, as part of his “Alaskan of the Week” series. Dimitri has served the people of the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands for forty years at the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association, where he has been President and CEO […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, released the following statement after meeting with Admiral Ronny Jackson, M.D., President Trump’s nominee to serve as the next Secretary for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Senator Dan Sullivan discussing Alaska’s unique veterans’ challenges and needs with […]
WASHINGTON, DC – At a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) questioned Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer and U.S. Marine Corps Commandant General Robert Neller on the Navy’s capacity, capabilities and strategy to operate in the Arctic region – referencing the Arctic as “key strategic terrain,” a phrase first […]
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and Congressman Don Young, all R-Alaska, today released the following statement after the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced a 60-day public scoping period as it prepares to draft an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Department of the Interior’s oil and gas leasing program […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement today on the coordinated airstrikes in Syria: “The precision military strikes launched this evening, in partnership with our British and French allies, send a clear and concise message to the Assad regime: the use of […]
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) this week honored Bethel resident John Active, legendary Yup’ik storyteller and decades long voice of KYUK public media, as part of his “Alaskan of the Week” series. Sullivan Honoring John Active as Alaskan of the Week (Click image or here to watch, click here to download). […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) today joined members of the Senate Commerce and Judiciary Committees for a 5 hour long hearing with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg entitled: “Facebook, Social Media Privacy, and the Use and Abuse of Data.” During his five minute opportunity to question Mr. Zuckerberg, Sullivan asked a wide range […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) today congratulated Jon Katchen on his nomination to the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska by President Donald J. Trump: “I congratulate Jon Katchen on being nominated to serve on the federal bench for the District of Alaska. Jon and I worked closely together for […]