WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.) yesterday announced that they are leading a group of senators in a bipartisan delegation visit to the Abraham Accords member countries of Israel, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, and Morocco. In visiting these countries, the senators will see firsthand how the Abraham […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and Chairman of the International Republican Institute (IRI), issued the following statement today welcoming Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to Washington. “I want to welcome Prime Minister Kishida to the United States. I’m hopeful that, following the release of Japan’s groundbreaking […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (CST) sent a letter today, calling for hearings and potential congressional action on TikTok, related to privacy issues, national security concerns, and troubling influence over our children associated with the platform. The letter was sent to the chair and […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) released the following statement today after it was reported President Biden announced he would be visiting the southern border on Sunday. “While I’m glad to see President Biden finally visit the border, it is unfathomable that he has not done so yet as president – or apparently ever – especially […]
WASHINGTON—Today, the Don Young Recognition Act was signed into law. U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) championed this legislation in an effort to honor the life and legacy of the late Don Young, dean of the House and congressman for all Alaska, who passed away on March 18, 2022 after serving Alaska in the […]
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today released the following statement criticizing the Biden administration’s recently-announced Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Rule under the Clean Water Act. “The Biden administration today announced its ‘final’ Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Rule, resuscitating the burdensome and […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, both R-Alaska, today celebrated the enactment of private legislation they led with the late Congressman for all Alaska, Don Young. The measure – H.R. 681, For the Relief of Rebecca Trimble – is now Private Law [117-1], and provides Mrs. Trimble with a pathway to lawful permanent resident […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) released the following statement today after voting against H.R. 2617, the 4,155-page, $1.7 trillion omnibus appropriations bill for fiscal year 2023. “End of year omnibus votes are always difficult because of the looming threat of a government shutdown and the fact that some of the provisions in these bills inevitably […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska), and Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (D-Alaska), today released the following joint statement after a meeting at the White House about the Willow Project on Alaska’s North Slope. “We met today with senior officials from the White House, Department of the Interior, and Department of Labor regarding Alaska’s Willow Project, […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, issued the following statement regarding Senate passage of H.R. 7735, the Improving Access to the VA Home Loan Act of 2022. H.R. 7735, which was sponsored by Congressman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), ranking member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, will enhance the Department […]