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Sullivan Introduces Amendment to Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act
Amendment Will Make Overall Bill Stronger, Country More Secure WASHINGTON, DC - Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) spoke on the Senate floor today about his amendment to the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 (S.615), which would limit sanctions relief until Iran is determined to no longer be a state sponsor of terrorism. In his speech, Senator Sullivan posed a simple question: Is it good policy for the United States of America to allow, or even encourage countries and corporations to do b… Continue Reading
04.29.15
Sullivan Applauds Japanese Prime Minister Abe’s Address to Congress
WASHINGTON, DC - Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) released the following statement today after attending Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s historic joint address to Congress: “Today, Prime Minister Abe delivered a powerful and heartfelt message to Congress about the strong ties between our two countries,” Sen. Sullivan said. “From my meeting with him earlier this month, I know firsthand that his resolute commitment to strengthening the U.S.-Japan alliance goes well beyond his words. Japan’s i… Continue Reading
04.26.15
Standing tall against sex trafficking: Sen. Dan Sullivan crafted worthy amendment to bill targeting sex trade
by Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Editorial Board
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner editorial: Sex trafficking is a difficult issue to confront. It's hard to think about people being placed in such a position, much less talk about it and develop effective strategies to combat it. Therefore, it's heartening the U.S. Senate, in a rare show of bipartisanship, came together this week to pass legislation aimed at protecting victims of sex trafficking and making punishing the perpetrators of such crimes more effective. Kudos especially to Sen. Dan Sullivan,… Continue Reading
04.23.15
Sullivan Votes Against Loretta Lynch Confirmation
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) released the following statement today after voting against the nomination of Loretta Lynch to be attorney general for the United States. “I applaud Ms. Lynch’s impressive background, including her many years of public service as a federal prosecutor. However, the most important question a nominee for attorney general has to definitively answer and demonstrate is whether his or her principal responsibility is to uphold the rule of law and Cons… Continue Reading
04.22.15
Sen. Dan Sullivan explains his views on the Iran deal and why
by Sen. Dan Sullivan
Last week in an op-ed about the Iranian nuclear deal, Juneau resident Richard Moniak raised questions about an earlier column I wrote in this paper, and about the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's recent passage of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015, which I co-sponsored. If the act passes in both the House and the Senate, it will allow Congress to have an up-or-down vote on an eventual nuclear arms agreement with Iran - one of the most significant national security issues facing A… Continue Reading
04.22.15
Sen. Dan Sullivan: Team of Apache helicopters likely moving to Fairbanks
by Casey Grove
ANCHORAGE - Twenty-four AH-64 Apache attack helicopters and their crews likely are headed to Fort Wainwright, U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan said Tuesday. Roughly 400 personnel also will be headed to the Army post in Fairbanks, Sullivan said in a written statement. The plan is "pre-decisional" and pending environmental impact statements and approval by the secretary of the Army, said Sullivan's press secretary, Mike Anderson. According to Defense News, at defensenews.com, the Army's assistant … Continue Reading
04.22.15
Sullivan’s Amendment to Human Trafficking Bill Passes Senate
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, in a unanimous vote (99-0), the U.S. Senate passed S. 178, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, which included U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan’s (R-AK) Mann Act Cooperation amendment. Before the vote, Senator Sullivan urged his colleagues to support his amendment. “What this amendment will do is increase prosecutions of human trafficking without an increase of cost to the federal government,” said Sen. Sullivan. “It allows and encourages federal prosecutors to wo… Continue Reading
04.17.15
SEN. SULLIVAN DISCUSSES NUCLEAR AGREEMENT WITH IRAN
Mr. SULLIVAN. Mr. President, I wish to say a few words on the nuclear agreement that is being negotiated with Iran. I will start by commending the members of the Foreign Relations Committee, particularly Senator Corker, the chairman of that committee. They moved the Corker-Menendez bill through the committee a few days ago with a unanimous vote. It was very important work. It is a good start to a critically important topic for the American people. I know it was a struggle. We read about what hap… Continue Reading
04.14.15
Sullivan Supports “Doc Fix” Legislation, Applauds Secure Rural School Extension
WASHINGTON, DC - Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) today voted in support of H.R. 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act. The legislation, which passed on a vote of 92-8, will permanently fix Medicare's outdated physician payment system. The bill also extends a program to help rural schools and continues funding for both Community Health Centers and the Children’s Health Insurance Program or CHIP. The bill, known as the “Doc Fix,” will replace an outdated formula from 1997 that ties M… Continue Reading
04.14.15
Alaska Delegation: F-16s to Stay Put Because “America Needs Eielson”
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Alaska’s Congressional Delegation received good news today, as U.S. Air Force Secretary Deborah James called each of them to announce that the F-16 Aggressor Squadron will remain at Eielson Air Force Base for the long-term future. When the U.S. Air Force announced that Eielson was the preferred location for two squadrons of F-35s, it began a nationwide review of whether the F-16s should stay there after the arrival of the F-35s or be considered for moves to either Joint Base … Continue Reading
04.08.15
New waters rule would greatly expand EPA role
by Sen. Dan Sullivan
Alaskans and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy generally don't agree on much. But recently, when talking to a reporter about water, she hit on a consensus, albeit unintentionally: "Water is personal," she said. Indeed it is. And Alaskans know just how personal. We are a state that understands and loves its water. We boast 43,000 miles of coastline, and millions of lakes. More than 43 percent of our state's surface area is composed of wetlands - which accounts for 6… Continue Reading
04.08.15
Sullivan Holds Second EPW Field Hearing on EPA’s WOTUS Rule
FAIRBANKS, AK - Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), chairman of the Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife subcommittee for the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today chaired his second field hearing in Alaska on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Waters of the United States rule. Held in Fairbanks, AK, the hearing examined the impacts of the EPA’s Waters of the United States rule on state and local governments and stakeholders. Senator Sullivan opened the hearing by exp… Continue Reading
04.06.15
Sullivan Chairs EPW Subcommittee Hearing on WOTUS
ANCHORAGE, AK - On the same day that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sent their proposed Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule to the White House, Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK), chairman of the Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Fish, Water, and Wildlife, chaired his first field hearing in Anchorage on the impacts of the proposed WOTUS rule on state and local governments and stakeholders. Senator Sullivan, who has been outspoken against the EPA’s over-reaching jurisdictional… Continue Reading
04.03.15
Sullivan Meets With Japanese Prime Minister Abe on Trip to Asia
ANCHORAGE, AK - Senate Armed Services Committee member Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), today returned from a trip across the Asia-Pacific, with stops in Hawaii, Guam, Okinawa and Tokyo, Japan, where he met with senior military officials and government leaders to assess the United States’ strategic rebalance in the region - a long-term, global military strategy announced in 2012 to optimize the way in which U.S. forces are deployed throughout the Asia-Pacific. Sen. Sullivan concluded his trip wit… Continue Reading
04.03.15
Sullivan Responds to Obama Administration’s ANWR Comprehensive Conservation Plan, Formal Request to Congress
ANCHORAGE, AK - Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) today released the following statement in response to the Obama Administration’s revised Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) to manage the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) as wilderness, and a formal request to Congress to approve the wilderness designation. “This outrageous proposal from the Obama Administration will undermine Alaska’s future and America’s energy security. It will never see the light of day in Congress,” said Sen. Sullivan… Continue Reading
03.24.15
Sullivan talks states' rights, AKLNG
by Katie Moritz
With polarizing issues facing the Alaska Legislature, there couldn't have been a more interesting time for the state's freshman U.S. senator to make a stop at the Capitol. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, made it clear in his first-ever address to lawmakers that his intention is to push against President Barack Obama's mandates while working to get things done for the state. Needless to say, his speech was a hit with the Republican House and Senate majorities. Sullivan, a former Alaska attorney ge… Continue Reading
03.24.15
Wall Street Journal OpEd: Obama’s Alaska Wilderness Head Fake
by Senator Dan Sullivan
President Obama's plan to designate 12 million acres as wilderness in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge did not fool Alaskans. The announcement in January revealed his goal of starving the trans-Alaska pipeline by stranding tens of billions of barrels of American oil permanently under the Arctic tundra, and turning the state into a giant national park. Given the huge importance the oil industry plays in employing Alaskans and funding state services, the president's plan will wreak havoc on t… Continue Reading
03.23.15
Sullivan talks federal regs, military presence
by Molly Dischner
JUNEAU - U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan on Monday said fighting federal overreach and pushing for a continued military presence in Alaska are among his priorities. Sullivan made his comments in addressing a joint session of the state Legislature. Such addresses are tradition among Alaska's U.S. senators, and this was the first for Sullivan, a Republican who won election last November. Sullivan said his efforts to limit the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency include support for a bill that provides f… Continue Reading
03.21.15
Congress should have a say in US-Iran nuclear weapons deal
by Sen. Dan Sullivan
As I traveled throughout our great state last year, I heard repeatedly how worried Alaskans were about national security. From the growth and brutality of ISIS and a resurgent Russia waging war in the heart of Europe, to a steady march by Iran to obtain nuclear weapons, Alaskans recognized the unprecedented challenges threatening our country. They sensed what former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger recently put into words during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing: "The United States ha… Continue Reading
03.16.15
Sullivan Introduces Amendment to Human Trafficking Bill
WASHINGTON, DC - On Thursday, Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) took to the Senate floor, to speak in support of S. 178, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, as well as offer his Mann Act Cooperation amendment. Sen. Sullivan’s bipartisan amendment, co-sponsored by Senators Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), would free up federal resources by allowing and encouraging state Attorneys General and local District Attorneys to prosecute… Continue Reading