WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) introduced bipartisan legislation that would authorize $30.45 billion for the U.S. Coast Guard for Fiscal Years 2025 and 2026. “My colleagues on the Commerce Committee and I have crafted a bill that makes great strides in fulfilling our commitment to […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), today welcomed an announcement from the Air Force that it will finally fulfill its commitment to redistribute four KC-135 refueling aircraft to Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska. The Air Force had previously committed to the basing in March of 2021, […]
Washington, DC—U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) slammed the Department of the Interior (DOI) after it released an unlawful Record of Decision (ROD) for the federally-mandated oil and gas program on the Coastal Plain of the non-wilderness Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in northeast Alaska. Interior’s ROD dramatically restricts leasing and future development on the 1.57-million-acre […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) backed calls for serious reforms at the Department of Defense (DOD) and a return to the priorities of winning wars and lethality in an interview on Sunday Night in America with Trey Gowdy on Fox News. Senator Sullivan also discussed the […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) recognized longtime Alaskan truck drivers Fred Austin and John Schank on the Senate floor yesterday for their work driving the Capitol Christmas tree from Wrangell, Alaska to Washington, D.C. Fred and John, veteran Teamster truck drivers with combined experience of over 130 years, completed the task of hauling the 80-foot […]
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and introduced the Informing a Nation with Free, Open, and Reliable Media (INFORM) Act to improve access to independent information and advance freedom of expression for citizens in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). This legislation strengthens efforts at the U.S. […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah) and today introduced the Aligning Development and Competition Act of 2024, legislation that aims to reorient U.S. foreign development investments through the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to better compete with China. DFC was created by the BUILD Act of 2018 with the dual mandate of advancing global development and […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), released the following statement after three separate anti-Israel pieces of legislation failed to advance in the Senate this evening. The resolutions of disapproval, if passed, would have forced the Department of Defense (DOD) to halt a series of arms and munitions sales to Israel. Senators voted overwhelmingly against discharging […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) formally announced a competition for high school students across Alaska today to help raise awareness about the dangers of fentanyl in their community. Students who participate in the competition will gain valuable experience in media and public affairs campaigns – important life experiences that will also serve their communities. More […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (SVAC), sent a letter with 15 of his Senate colleagues yesterday to SVAC Chairman Senator Jon Tester (D-Mont.) demanding greater accountability and oversight of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) after a stunning multi-billion-dollar budget debacle in recent weeks. Specifically, Sen. Sullivan […]