WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) today announced that he has selected Caitlin Sweeney to serve as Alaska’s representative in the 2017 Cherry Blossom Princess Program. Caitlin Sweeney is an Iñupiat originally from Barrow, Alaska. Currently a sophomore at Cornell University, she is pursuing a major in hotel administration. She serves on […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-AK), introduced a resolution (attached) commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Alaska Purchase. This resolution highlights important events from the past 150 years and recognizes the many characteristics that make our state so unique. “Honoring our 150th anniversary as part of the U.S. gives […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) today introduced S. 756, the bipartisan Save our Seas (SOS) Act to help address the marine debris epidemic affecting America’s ocean shorelines and inland waterways, as well as other coasts across the globe. Senators Chris Coons (D-DE), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), […]
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) spoke this week on the Senate floor in recognition of Ivory Gerhardt Cyrus, of Kiana, a powerful young advocate for students suffering from fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and founder of the “One Positive Thing” initiative in Alaska. Cyrus was recognized as part of Senator Sullivan’s series, “Alaskan of the Week.” […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) today reintroduced the Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent (POWER) Act, to help combat domestic abuse and sexual violence. Senators Shaheen (D-NH), Murkowski (R-AK), Capito (R-WV), Cornyn (R-TX) and Daines (R-MT) also co-sponsored the bill. “Today we mark the seventh anniversary of Alaska’s […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) today convened his first hearing as chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries and the Coast Guard. The hearing, attended by Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Paul Zukunft, examined the missions, manpower, resources, acquisitions and budgetary needs of the U.S. Coast Guard. “Congress has given […]
WASHINGTON, DC – The Alaska Congressional Delegation today applauded the Senate’s passage of H.J. Res. 69, a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act to overturn an August 2016 final rule issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that significantly undermines public participation and restricts the state’s ability to manage fish and wildlife on federal refuge lands in Alaska. “Working […]
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) spoke this week on the Senate floor in recognition of Pastor Evelyn Erbele, co-pastor of Ketchikan’s First United Methodist Church, who operates the First City Homeless Services Day Shelter. Erbele was recognized as part of Senator Sullivan’s series, “Alaskan of the Week.” The following is the statement submitted to the […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) today sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) calling on Chairman Ajit Pai to support the E-Rate program. The E-Rate program, a part of the 1996 Telecommunications Act, provides schools and libraries funding for internet access. Before passage of the […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and U.S. Representative Mark Amodei (R-NV-2) today congratulated the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) on the new proposal from the Secretary of the Army to place a small monument in Arlington National Cemetery honoring the nearly 5,000 helicopter pilots and crewmembers killed during […]