Press Releases
Sullivan, Carper Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Implement Holistic Approach to Children’s Health Care
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, along with Representatives Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Michael Burgess (R-Texas), today introduced the Kickstarting Innovative Demonstrations Support (KIDS) Health Act of 2022 to establish a "whole child health care" model for children and youth eligible for Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The legislation would authorize federal dollar… Continue Reading
09.29.22
Alaska Delegation Applauds Announcement of 100% Federal Cost Share for Western Alaska Disaster
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska), Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (D-Alaska), and Governor Mike Dunleavy (R-Alaska) today welcomed an announcement that President Biden has approved the State of Alaska's request to waive the state's cost share for individual and public assistance for recovery efforts from the impacts of Typhoon Merbok in Western Alaska. President Biden's order today increases the federal share for emergency assistance to 100 percent of … Continue Reading
09.27.22
Sullivan Introduces Bill to Remove Obstacle to Mental Telehealth Services for Seniors
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today introduced legislation to permanently waive a federal provision requiring seniors who are seeking mental health services to have an in-person visit before receiving services virtually. The Trump administration waived this requirement during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic as part of the declaration of a public health emergency (PHE). Without legislative action, these flexibilities will end when the federal PHE ends. "Just like the 'origi… Continue Reading
09.27.22
Alaska Delegation United in Urging President Biden to Waive State’s Cost Share for Western Alaska Disaster
WASHINGTON-Following last week's federal major disaster declaration to support Western Alaska's recovery from the impact of Typhoon Merbok, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska), Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (D-Alaska), and Governor Mike Dunleavy (R-Alaska) are urging President Biden to waive 100 percent of the state's cost share for federal individual and public assistance for recovery efforts for 30 days, citing the fact that the cost is too great to cover with c… Continue Reading
09.23.22
Alaska Delegation Applauds Approval of Major Disaster Declaration for Western Alaska
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska), and Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (D-Alaska) today welcomed an announcement that President Joe Biden approved Alaska Governor Michael Dunleavy's (R-Alaska) request for a major disaster declaration to support Western Alaska's recovery from the impact of Typhoon Merbok on Alaskan families, homes, businesses, schools, and infrastructure. This announcement comes just two days after the delegation sent a letter urging the… Continue Reading
09.23.22
$63 Million in Broadband Investments Announced for Alaska
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) today announced that communities on the North Slope and in Southeast Alaska will receive a total of $63 million for high-speed internet network buildout / deployment projects. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) ReConnect Program grants, awarded to the Alaska Telephone Company and Arctic Slope Telephone, will help improve broadband access, including its affordability, for rural communities. "Having reliable internet… Continue Reading
09.22.22
Sullivan Calls for Quick, Equitable Federal Assistance for Alaskans Recovering from Typhoon Merbok
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) spoke on the Senate floor today about the importance of federal disaster relief funds for communities that were recently hit by Typhoon Merbok, one of the strongest storms in Alaska's history. Preliminary assessments show extensive damage to structures and essential infrastructure throughout the region. The Alaska congressional delegation sent a letter Tuesday to President Biden, urging him to immediately approve a federal disaster declaration re… Continue Reading
09.22.22
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Strengthens Alaska’s Wildfire Resilience
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) today announced the Department of the Interior (DOI) is investing over $3.3 million in funding from the bipartisan infrastructure law, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, to bolster wildfire resilience on nearly 8,000 acres of land across Alaska. These wildland fire management investments will increase fuels treatments in "high wildfire hazard potential" areas, which will help protect homes, businesses, and other … Continue Reading
09.22.22
SULLIVAN: Joe Biden Must Stop Using Our Military to Push Political Agendas
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) gave a speech on the Senate floor yesterday condemning President Biden for advancing policies that weaken America's military and distract from the military's core mission of lethality. As Senator Sullivan noted, the president has continually proposed cuts to the defense budget, while American soldiers are advised to use food stamps, and attempted to politicize America's armed forces by ordering Marines to stand as props in a partisan speech in Phil… Continue Reading
09.22.22
Murkowski, Sullivan Press Biden Administration to Quickly Re-Approve Ambler Road Project
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, both R-Alaska, recently sent a letter to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland reiterating their strong support for the Ambler Access Project (Ambler Road). The senators called on the Department of the Interior (DOI) to promptly complete its work to re-approve the Ambler Road following DOI's request for a voluntary remand of the project's Record of Decision (ROD). Murkowski and Sullivan specifically urged DOI to commit to a concrete timeline, a… Continue Reading
09.21.22
Sullivan, Senate Demand UN End China’s Charade as a “Developing Nation”
WASHINGTON-The U.S. Senate today voted unanimously in favor of an amendment offered by Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) conditioning the Senate's ratification of updates to the Montreal Protocol (known as the Kigali Amendment) on the U.S. taking action to remove China's designation as a "developing nation." In his remarks on the Senate floor prior to the amendment vote, Sen. Sullivan argued that China, by any fair measure, is not a "developing nation," and should no longer be able to exploit UN conc… Continue Reading
09.21.22
Alaska Delegation Urges Biden Administration to Approve Major Disaster Declaration for Western Alaska
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska), and Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (D-Alaska) sent a letter yesterday to President Joe Biden urging him to expeditiously approve Alaska Governor Michael Dunleavy's (R-Alaska) request for a Major Disaster declaration to support Western Alaska's recovery from the impact of Typhoon Merbok on Alaskan families, homes, businesses, schools, and infrastructure. "This was the strongest storm in seventy years to impact o… Continue Reading
09.20.22
Murkowski, Sullivan, Peltola Urge BLM to Re-Approve Willow Project By Year’s End
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska), and Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (D-Alaska), today sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland urging the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to complete the permitting process for the Willow Project in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A) by the end of the year, in time for the winter construction season. In their letter, the Alaska congressional delegation noted that the project has been develop… Continue Reading
09.15.22
Sullivan Champions Alaska Priorities in 2022 Coast Guard Authorization
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation (CST) Committee, and his committee colleagues voted this week to approve the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022, reauthorizing the Coast Guard for fiscal years 2022 and 2023. Sen. Sullivan championed an increase in appropriation levels that will enable the Coast Guard to carry out vessel capitalization and infrastructure development, particularly in the Arctic and Alaska, and support … Continue Reading
09.15.22
Sullivan Criticizes Biden & Schumer for Failing to Prioritize National Defense
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), yesterday criticized President Joe Biden for again proposing an inflation-adjusted cut to the Department of Defense, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) for failing to quickly bring the bipartisan Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to the floor for a vote. Sen. Sullivan's remarks on the Senate floor followed a letter he sent with Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-… Continue Reading
09.14.22
Sullivan, Colleagues Demand Leader Schumer Prioritize Troops, Bring NDAA to Floor
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), joined Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) and 21 other Senate colleagues in sending a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) demanding the Senate vote on the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) before the end of September. The House of Representatives approved its version of the legislation in July with a broad, bipartisan majority voting in support. The… Continue Reading
09.13.22
Sullivan, Lankford, Colleagues Stand Up for Female Athletes
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and James Lankford (R-Okla.) were joined by 10 other Republican senators in sending a letter to Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona urging the secretary to withdraw a recently proposed Title IX rule that pushes far-left gender ideology on schools receiving federal financial assistance. The senators argued that the rule runs afoul of the clear parameters of the statute and congressional intent and would have the opposite effect of Titl… Continue Reading
09.13.22
Sullivan Joins Colleagues in Introducing Comprehensive Regulatory and Permitting Reform Legislation
WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Environmental and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va) and 43 of his Republican colleagues in introducing the Simplify Timelines and Assure Regulatory Transparency (START) Act, comprehensive federal regulatory permitting and project review reform legislation. "I have been an avid supporter of permitting reform since I first arrived to the Senate in 2015. That's why I worked with the Tr… Continue Reading
09.13.22
Sullivan: As Alaskans’ Paychecks Shrink, Joe Biden and Congressional Democrats Take a Victory Lap
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) issued the following statement after the August 2022 Consumer Price Index (CPI) revealed inflation rose 13.2 percent since Joe Biden took office in January 2021. "Today's inflation numbers are another reminder of the economic pains this administration has unleashed on hard-working American families. Most concerning of all is that, as Americans struggle to stay afloat and continue to watch their paychecks shrink, especially in Alaska, President Bid… Continue Reading
09.13.22
Murkowski, Sullivan Welcome Congresswoman Mary Peltola to the House of Representatives
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) today attended the official swearing-in ceremony for Mary Peltola (D-Alaska), Alaska's newly-elected Congresswoman, who will serve the remainder of the late Congressman Don Young's term. Following the event, the Senators released the following statements. "I congratulate Congresswoman Peltola on her swearing-in and welcome her, not only as a member of our delegation, but also as the first Alaska Native to ever serve in Con… Continue Reading
