Press Releases
Sullivan Secures Wins for Alaska in Major Water Infrastructure Bill
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, celebrated the Senate’s passage last night of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024, which includes the Economic Development Reauthorization Act of 2024 and the Fiscally Responsible Highway Funding Act of 2024. The legislation features key victories for Alaska, including reauthorization of and funding for the Denali Commission through 2029, a novel Denali Commission … Continue Reading
12.18.24
FY 2025 Defense Authorization Includes 28 Sullivan Provisions, Historic Troop Pay Raise & $723 Million in Military Projects for Alaska
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), voted with 84 of his Senate colleagues today to pass the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The $895 billion legislation includes 28 provisions authored by Sen. Sullivan and authorizes more than $723 million in military construction for Alaska. “The National Defense Authorization Act is one of the most important bills of the entire year—setting the defense policies a… Continue Reading
12.12.24
Sullivan & 57 Congressional Colleagues Ask College Football Playoffs to Preserve Army-Navy Game’s ‘Time-Honored Tradition’
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and chairman of the U.S. Naval Academy’s Board of Visitors (BOV), along with 55 members of Congress and two senators-elect, sent a letter to the executive directors of the College Football Playoff and Bowl Season asking that they preserve the annual Army-Navy football game’s “time-honored tradition” of setting “aside the second Saturday in December in future seasons solely” for the patriotic s… Continue Reading
12.11.24
Senators Murkowski, Sullivan Celebrate Victory for Accessibility and Affordability of Groceries in Alaska
WASHINGTON - Following the news that Albertsons has backed out of the $24.6 billion merger with Kroger after a federal judge in Oregon and state judge in Washington blocked the deal yesterday, Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) released the following statements: "I have been working with the delegation for over a year to amplify the justified concerns Alaskans have about this merger, and I’m pleased that the courts have now recognized what we knew, that it would have impos… Continue Reading
12.11.24
Sullivan, Cantwell, Cruz, Baldwin Introduce Bipartisan Coast Guard Reauthorization Act of 2024
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 this branch of the U.S. military with the support, funding and attention the U.S. Coast Guard deserves,” Senator Sullivan sa… Continue Reading
12.11.24
Additional KC-135 Tankers Finally Coming to Eielson After Bureaucratic Delays
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, but subsequently delayed final approval and missed an expected arrival time of 2023. On October 8, 2024, Sen. Sullivan wrote a letter to Secretary… Continue Reading
12.10.24
Sullivan, Murkowski: Biden’s ANWR Decision Ignores Law
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 Coastal Plain by deliberately departing from the clear and unambiguous language tha… Continue Reading
11.26.24
Sullivan Calls for Return To Core Mission of the Pentagon: Lethality and Winning Wars
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 importance of the Constitution’s advice and consent process, and praised the growing national security team put forth by President Trump that aims to restore p… Continue Reading
11.22.24
Sullivan Recognizes Alaskan Truck Drivers Hauling U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree as “Alaskans of the Week”
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 Sitka Spruce over 4,000 miles during their three-week journey across the country. The tree, which arrived safely in Washington o… Continue Reading
11.21.24
Sullivan, Cardin Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Counter Censorship in China and Promote Free Expression for Chinese Citizens
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. Department of State and U.S. Agency for Global Media to develop technology to bypass PRC internet … Continue Reading
11.21.24
Sullivan, Romney Introduce Legislation to Realign U.S. Strategic Investment to Better Compete with China
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 U.S. foreign policy objectives through public and private investment. “The Chines… Continue Reading
11.20.24
Sullivan Statement on Vote Against Anti-Israel Legislation
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 the resolutions, introduced by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.),… Continue Reading
11.20.24
Sullivan Announces Fentanyl Awareness Competition for Alaska High School Students
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 information on the competition can be found below and by clicking here. The competition is part of the statewide … Continue Reading
11.19.24
Sullivan, Colleagues Demand Veterans Affairs Committee Enact Greater Accountability of VA Following Budget Shortfall Fiasco
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 and his colleagues are urging the SVAC chairman to ensure the Protecting Regular Order (PRO) for Vete… Continue Reading
11.19.24
Sullivan Applauds Advancement of Five-Year Extension of Alaska Native Vietnam Veterans Allotment Program
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) applauded the advancement of legislation to extend the Alaska Native Vietnam Veterans Allotment Program for an additional five years. The program was established by a Sullivan-authored provision that became law in 2019, which enabled several thousand Alaska Native veterans to apply for their congressionally-promised Native land allotments—an opportunity many originally missed due to their military service during the Vietnam War era. That program wa… Continue Reading
11.15.24
Sullivan, Risch & 32 Senate Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Combat Israel’s Persecution at UN
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), along with 32 of their Senate colleagues, this week introduced the Stand with Israel Act, legislation to cut off U.S. funding to United Nations (UN) agencies that expel, downgrade, suspend, or otherwise restrict the participation of the State of Israel. Senator Sullivan is a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Senator Risch is ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. “Antisemitism has pervad… Continue Reading
11.14.24
Sullivan Lauds Two-Year Extension of Secure Rural School Program
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) issued the following statement after the Senate unanimously passed legislation yesterday he cosponsored to reauthorize the U.S. Forest Service’s Secure Rural Schools and Self-Determination Program (SRS) through 2026. Sen. Sullivan is a strong proponent of the program, which many Alaska communities are forced to rely on due to declining timber receipts from surrounding federal lands. “I have always been a strong supporter of Secure Rural Schools, w… Continue Reading
11.13.24
Sullivan, Schatz Introduce Legislation To Increase Quality Health Care for Seniors in Rural Areas
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) introduced the Save Our Lone Emergency Services (SOLES) Act and the Comprehensive Reimbursement Initiative Targeting Investment and Care in Rural Locations (CRITICAL) Act to increase Medicare reimbursement for community and rural hospitals in Alaska and Hawaii. Historically, rural and noncontiguous states have faced significant cost disparities for Medicare reimbursement that drive up costs for both hospitals and patien… Continue Reading
11.12.24
Delegation Applauds $104 Million for Alaska Port and Maritime Infrastructure Projects
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA—U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska), and Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (D-Alaska), announced today that six coastal communities in Alaska will receive more than $104 million in investments this year for critical port and maritime infrastructure. These grants, funded by both annual appropriations and the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), will benefit port, harbor, and dock improvement and development in communities across Alaska.… Continue Reading
11.08.24
Alaska Delegation Celebrates FCC’s “Alaska Plan 2.0” to Strengthen State Broadband Connectivity
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski (both R-Alaska), and Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (D-Alaska), celebrated the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announcement of the Alaska Connect Fund (ACF), an extension of the successful Alaska Plan program aimed at expanding and improving broadband connectivity throughout Alaska. The Alaska Plan, which went into effect in 2016, reserved $1.5 billion in funding over ten years for maintenance, extensions, and upgrades … Continue Reading
