WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, today released the following statement after meeting with President-elect Donald J. Trump’s designee to be the next Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce, Wilbur Ross. “I had a productive discussion with Wilbur Ross today about the […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement today after meeting with President-elect Donald J. Trump’s designee to be Secretary of the U.S. Department of Defense, General James Mattis. “It’s not every day that I get to have another Marine Corps infantry officer […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, both R-Alaska, today introduced legislation that would allow limited oil and natural gas development within the non-wilderness portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). The Alaska Oil and Gas Production Act, S. 49, would allow development of no more than 2,000 surface acres within […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) today announced that he has been selected to serve on four U.S. Senate committees for the 115th Congress. Senator Sullivan will serve on the following Senate committees: Armed Services; Commerce, Science and Transportation; Environment and Public Works; and Veterans’ Affairs. “I am honored to have the opportunity to […]
ANCHORAGE, AK – Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) released the following statement in response to the Obama Administration’s refusal today to veto a United Nations resolution condemning Israeli settlements. “The Obama Administration’s relationship with our critical ally Israel is at an historic low since the signing of President Obama’s Iran nuclear deal. The administration’s abstention at […]
ANCHORAGE, AK – U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan today announced that Chere Klein has been hired as their Ketchikan Delegation Representative. Klein will serve constituents in Ketchikan and other communities in the Southern Southeast region by helping them with specific concerns and problems with federal agencies and offices. Klein replaces Penny Pederson, who served […]
ANCHORAGE, AK – Senator Lisa Murkowski, Senator Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young (all R-Alaska) today slammed President Barack Obama for unilaterally placing the entire Chukchi Sea and the vast majority of the Beaufort Sea off-limits to energy development. The sweeping withdrawal disrespects the Alaskan people, is not based on sound science, and contradicts the […]
ANCHORAGE, AK – Amid growing reports of additional withdrawals that the Obama administration plans to impose in Alaska in its final days in office, Senator Lisa Murkowski, Senator Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young (all R-Alaska) today wrote President Barack Obama urging him to take no further action in Alaska and requesting a meeting to […]
ANCHORAGE, AK – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) today released the following statement regarding the Obama administration’s final rule on stream buffer zones for coal mining. “By issuing this rule, the Obama administration is cementing its lawless legacy of failing to consider the concerns and comments raised during the rulemaking process, in favor of pushing […]
ANCHORAGE, AK – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) spoke on the Senate floor Friday to honor Alaska’s police officers, particularly those who have recently been victims of shootings, including Anchorage Police Officer Arn Salao, and deceased Fairbanks Police Sergeant Allen Brandt. Senator Sullivan also introduced the Protect Our Heroes Act, which would make it a […]