WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and John Kennedy (R-La.) today issued the following statement regarding U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler’s announcement that the SEC would increase scrutiny on Chinese companies seeking to be listed on U.S. exchanges. “We appreciate SEC Chair Gensler’s quick public response to our recent letter on the risks to American […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and Angus King (I-Maine) yesterday introduced the American Grown Act, legislation requiring the Executive Office of the President, the Department of Defense, and the Department of State to only procure cut flowers and cut greens grown in the United States. Congressman Don Young (R-Alaska) first introduced […]
WASHINGTON—The Alaska congressional delegation introduced landmark legislation to increase accessibility for tax-exempt financing on economic development efforts for Alaska Native and American Indian projects. Such financing, known as Tribal Economic Development (TED)bonds, is an important tool for tribal governments to finance economic development opportunities and diversify resources that benefit their communities. The purpose of this legislation is to even […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) spoke at a press conference with eight of his Republican colleagues yesterday criticizing the reckless tax-and-spend policies of the Biden administration and congressional Democrats that are driving up inflation, and threatening America’s post-pandemic recovery and the livelihoods of hard-working Americans. Sen. Sullivan argued that the Biden administration’s policies aimed at […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and John Kennedy (R-La.), along with five of their Senate colleagues, sent a letter today to Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Gary Gensler on behalf of American investors following the recent initial public offering (IPO) by the Chinese vehicle-for-hire company Didi, and subsequent enforcement actions by the Chinese […]
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate yesterday voted narrowly, 50 to 49, to proceed to consideration of the nomination of Tracy Stone-Manning to serve as director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), with all Senate Democrats voting for the motion. Before the vote, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), who voted against the motion, spoke on the Senate […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) today introduced a resolution designating July as “American Grown Flower and Foliage Month” and encouraging Americans to buy domestically-grown flowers and foliage. “Innovative and hard-working Alaskans have established a world-class flower industry in our great state thanks in part to Alaska’s moderate weather, […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), voted with 22 of his colleagues this week to advance from committee the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which would raise the Department of Defense’s (DOD) budget by $25 billion beyond President Joe Biden’s defense budget proposal. Senator […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young, all R-Alaska, today announced that Garrett Boyle has been appointed by the secretary of commerce as the Denali Commission federal co-chair. Boyle will replace John Torgerson who has been serving in the role of interim federal co-chair. Garrett Boyle received his bachelor’s degree from […]
WASHINGTON—On the floor of the U.S. Senate on Thursday, Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) recognized 85-year-old Chad Resari, of Anchorage, Alaska, the oldest person to ever finish Seward, Alaska’s daunting Mount Marathon race. The race, which dates back to 1915, was called “the toughest 5K on the planet” by Outside magazine. Sen. Sullivan recognized Resari, a long-time physical education teacher in Alaska, as […]