ANCHORAGE, ALASKA—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) released the following statement after the Supreme Court today overruled the landmark 1984 Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council decision. The ruling overturns the often-cited ‘Chevron’ doctrine, which directed courts to defer to federal agencies when their interpretations of ambiguous federal statutes are deemed “reasonable.” “The Supreme Court’s ruling […]
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA—U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska), and Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (D-Alaska), today issued the following statements condemning the U.S. Department of the Interior (Interior) for selecting the “no action” alternative in its Record of Decision (ROD) for the Ambler Access Project (Ambler). The ROD rejects Ambler, a private haul road […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee, today welcomed the inclusion of language in the recent Group of Seven (G7) Leaders’ Communique opposing Russia’s “environmentally unsustainable and unfair trading practices regarding fish and seafood products.” Because of the devastating impacts Russia’s seafood dumping has had on Alaska and the larger […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), voted with 21 of his committee colleagues yesterday to advance the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) from committee. The $923 billion legislation includes 34 provisions authored by Sen. Sullivan and authorizes more than $790 million in military construction […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and ranking member of the Readiness and Management Support Subcommittee, sounded the alarm this morning in an interview on Fox News’ America Newsroom over the dramatic reduction of the U.S. Navy fleet and the shipbuilding crisis that has exponentially worsened under […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today announced that the Social Security Administration (SSA) has committed to a series of service improvements for Alaskans following meetings between Sen. Sullivan and SSA Commissioner Martin O’Malley. In his letter to Sen. Sullivan, Commissioner O’Malley committed to increasing the number of virtual appointment days in the Mat-Su, placing five […]
WASHINGTON—In an opinion published today in the Washington Examiner, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and ranking member of the Readiness and Management Subcommittee, announced amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act, legislation being negotiated this week, to address the crisis in U.S. Navy shipbuilding. This crisis […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), vice chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (SCIA), and U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) sent a letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) expressing their concern with the implementation of the Build America, Buy America (BABA) Act and the impact on infrastructure development […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today released the following statement regarding the verdict issued in the New York jury trial of former President Donald Trump. “This is a very sad day for America and the rule of law. The conviction of a former President—the leading candidate for the White House—just months before the election sets […]
[SINGAPORE] – After completing their successful official visit to Taiwan, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and a retired colonel with 30 years of service in the Marine Corps Reserve, and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Illinois)—who served in the Reserve Forces for 23 years and is a member […]