WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) released the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted to confirm President Donald J. Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce, Wilbur Ross. “I was proud to cast my vote today to confirm Wilbur Ross as the next Secretary of Commerce. In meetings with […]
ANCHORAGE, AK – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) released a statement today following reports that China has completed new structures on artificial islands in the South China Sea for the purpose of holding surface-to-air missiles. “Despite claims to the contrary, China is continuing to change the facts on the ground in the South China Sea,” […]
ANCHORAGE, AK – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) released the following statement today on President Trump’s appointment of Lt. General H.R. McMaster as National Security Adviser. “I am very encouraged by President Trump’s selection of Lt. General H.R. McMaster as National Security Adviser. I’ve known Lt. Gen. McMaster for many years, including having served under him […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) today joined 51 of his colleagues in voting to confirm Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt as the next administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. “Over the past eight years, Alaskans and all Americans have witnessed the EPA, under the leadership of Gina McCarthy, acting well outside the […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) released the following statement today on President Trump’s appointment of Mike Dubke to be White House Communications Director. “I couldn’t think of a better choice for White House Communications Director than Mike Dubke,” said Senator Sullivan. “Over the past few years, he has been a trusted advisor […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) today applauded the U.S. House of Representatives’ passage of H.J. Res. 69, a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act to overturn an August 2016 final rule issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that significantly undermines public participation and restricts the state’s ability […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) today thanked Alaska Governor Bill Walker and Alaska Health and Social Services Commissioner Val Davidson for declaring a state emergency yesterday in response to the epidemic of opioid addiction in the state. “I want to thank Governor Walker and Commissioner Davidson for their state disaster declaration, which […]
WASHINGTON, DC–Today Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) voted to rescind an Obama administration rule that requires the Social Security Administration (SSA) to report to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System anyone who receives benefits for certain disabilities and who the SSA believes needs a representative payee to help manage these benefits. Under the rule – […]
ANCHORAGE, AK – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) released the following statement today regarding North Korea’s ballistic missile test: “Yesterday’s missile test by North Korea – and the two recent tests by Iran – are just the latest reasons why the U.S. needs to invest in a much stronger missile defense system. Both of these […]