Press Releases
Sullivan Congratulates Mary Peltola on the Special Election to U.S. House of Representatives
ANCHORAGE-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) issued the following statement congratulating Mary Peltola on winning the special election to represent Alaska in the U.S. House of Representatives: "I congratulate Mary Peltola on winning the special election to serve out the remaining term of the late, great Congressman Don Young. The three-person Alaska congressional delegation has a long and distinguished record of working together to advance and defend the interests of Alaskans, despite not al… Continue Reading
08.31.22
Sullivan, Murkowski Urge Energy Department To Complete, Without Delay, Draft SEIS For AKLNG Project
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski (both R-Alaska) sent a letter yesterday to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm expressing their support for the Alaska LNG Project (AKLNG), and urging the department to "complete, without delay, finalization of the draft supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS)" for the project. The letter calls for the DOE to reissue their approval of the project. "Given the United States is on the brink of an economi… Continue Reading
08.25.22
Sullivan, Whitehouse Introduce FISH Act to Fight Illegal, Unreported, Unregulated Seafood Harvest
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) today announced the introduction of the Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvest (FISH) Actto combat foreign illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The FISH Act will combat foreign IUU fishing by blacklisting offending vessels from U.S. ports and waters, bolstering the U.S. Coast Guard's enforcement capabilities, and advancing international and bilateral negotiations to achieve enforceable agreements and… Continue Reading
08.19.22
Murkowski, Sullivan Welcome over $45 Million DOT Grant to the Native Village of Eyak to Benefit Oil Spill Response Facility
Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-AK) today announced $45.7 million in a U.S. Department of Transportation grant has been awarded to the Native Village of Eyak. This funding will allow for a 4.2 mile highway extension to connect to Cordova's existing road system at Orca Creek to the Shepard Point Oil Spill Response Facility. "The 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill resulted in the release of roughly eleven million gallons of crude oil into the open ocean, impacting … Continue Reading
08.19.22
Senate Passes Bill to Make Sullivan-Shaheen POWER Act Permanent, Supporting Survivors of Violence
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) are celebrating the Senate's unanimous vote to remove the sunset date for the Pro Bono Work to Empower and Represent (POWER) Act, which was set to expire later this year after being signed into law in 2018. The POWER Act has been helping combat domestic violence and sexual assault across the country by holding summits that encourage lawyers to offer pro bono legal services to survivors of these crimes. The bill also req… Continue Reading
08.16.22
Murkowski, Sullivan Congratulate Santos on Pikka Project Investment Decision
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA-U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) today issued the following statements welcoming Santos' announcement that it has approved a $2.6 billion investment for Phase 1 of its Pikka project on Alaska's North Slope. "This is great news for Alaska that will strengthen our economy for a long time to come," Murkowski said. "The Pikka project will help refill the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System while creating good jobs for Alaskans and bolstering our nation's en… Continue Reading
08.12.22
Murkowski, Sullivan Enshrine Former U.S. Senator Ted Stevens’ Arctic Legacy through Grand Opening of Arctic Security Studies Center
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) took part in the grand opening of the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies. The center, named after the late Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska, will support defense strategy objectives and policy priorities through a unique academic forum, while also developing robust international networks of security leaders. "The Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies-I'm so proud to be able to say that. Ted always watched out … Continue Reading
08.08.22
Senate Passes Sullivan-Duckworth Resolution Celebrating US-ROK Alliance, Korean War Memorial Re-dedication
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), announced the Senate's unanimous passage of their resolution thanking the Republic of Korea (ROK) for funding the new Wall of Remembrance at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., and celebrating the long-standing U.S.-ROK alliance. The dedication ceremony took place on July 27. "Americans and Koreans gathered in D.C recently for a powerful d… Continue Reading
08.07.22
Sullivan: Working Class Americans will Bear the Brunt of Democrats’ Reckless Tax and Spending Bill
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) issued the following statement after voting against the Senate Democrats' reckless tax and spending bill. "The Biden administration inherited a strong economy, but now here we are-Biden stagflation has arrived in America. Inflation is the highest it's been in more than four decades and we're now in a recession following two quarters of negative growth. This is all a result of way too much spending and the unrelenting war on American energy being w… Continue Reading
08.07.22
VIDEO: Democrats Block Sullivan Amendment to Secure the Border
WASHINGTON-The Senate voted today on an amendment offered by U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) to direct $500 million in the Schumer-Sanders reckless tax and spending bill, originally earmarked for sustainability and environmental programs at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), to instead be allocated to U.S. Customs and Border Protection to secure the southern border. All 50 Senate Democrats voted against the measure. "The humanitarian crisis, the national security crisis, and … Continue Reading
08.07.22
Sullivan Condemns China’s Aggressive Actions Toward Taiwan
WASHNGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement on China's military exercises in the Taiwan Strait: "These very aggressive maneuvers by the Chinese People's Liberation Army in the Taiwan Strait are dangerous and unacceptable. It is another reminder that we have entered a new era of authoritarian aggression led by the dictators Xi Jinping of China and Putin of Russia. They are increasingly isolated and dangerou… Continue Reading
08.07.22
Sullivan Condemns China’s Aggressive Actions Toward Taiwan
WASHNGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement on China's military exercises in the Taiwan Strait: "These very aggressive maneuvers by the Chinese People's Liberation Army in the Taiwan Strait are dangerous and unacceptable. It is another reminder that we have entered a new era of authoritarian aggression led by the dictators Xi Jinping of China and Putin of Russia. They are increasingly isolated and dangerou… Continue Reading
08.05.22
Senate Approves Sullivan-Murkowski-Reed Resolution Designating August 16th as “National Airborne Day”
WASHINGTON-The United States Senate last night unanimously approved a resolution sponsored by U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan, Lisa Murkowski (both R-Alaska), and Jack Reed (D-R.I.) designating August 16, 2022 as National Airborne Day. The resolution calls on all Americans to observe the day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities. The resolution also adds language acknowledging the recent re-activation of the 11th Airborne Division in Alaska as part of the ongoing history of American … Continue Reading
08.04.22
Sullivan Leads Effort to Defuse Biden ‘Delay Bomb’ for Infrastructure
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today was joined by all of his voting Republican colleagues and Democratic Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) in passing his legislation to overturn the Biden administration's "National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Implementing Regulations Revisions." The Biden rule will bog down the already-onerous federal permitting process and add further delay to vital infrastructure projects that would put hard-working Americans back to work. "I want to t… Continue Reading
08.03.22
Sullivan, Senate Ratify Accession of Finland and Sweden into NATO Alliance
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), today voted to ratify a resolution of advice and consent for the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). For new members to join the NATO alliance, every existing member must approve a country's accession. For the United States, this responsibility falls under the "advice and consent" duties of the U.S. Senate, the body tasked with … Continue Reading
08.02.22
Over 40 Organizations Support Hard-Working Americans With NEPA Reform
WASHINGTON-Following today's press conference on efforts by U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) to nullify the Biden administration's recently promulgated and onerous National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Implementing Regulations Revisions through a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution, Senator Sullivan's press office released a list of organizations supporting the resolution.Sullivan's resolution is supported by all 49 Senate Republicans. The names and statements (where applicable) of … Continue Reading
08.02.22
Sullivan, Senate Colleagues Support Visit to Taiwan by Speaker Pelosi
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and 25 of his colleagues-including Senators Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), John Thune (R-S.D.), Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Rob Portman (R-Ohio)… Continue Reading
08.01.22
EDITORIAL: A Permitting Test for Democrats
by Editorial Board
Permitting headaches for public works are a bipartisan complaint. So we wonder: Will Democratic Senators join their Republican colleagues in voting to reverse a Biden Administration rule that adds costly new roadblocks? Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan plans to call for a vote as early as this week on a resolution to overturn a Council on Environmental Quality change to permitting rules under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Under the Congressional Review Act, a simple majority of both ch… Continue Reading
07.29.22
Sullivan Will Hold Three Pentagon Nominees Over Biden’s Choking Off Domestic Critical Mineral Supplies
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), yesterday announced he intends to hold three senior Biden administration Defense Department nominees in response to the administration's decision in February to stall the Ambler Mining District Industrial Access Road project in Alaska. The nominees will be in charge of the nation's defense industrial base, including the domestic supply chain of critical minerals, resources that are essential … Continue Reading
07.28.22
Senate Passes Key Infrastructure Provisions for Alaska Ports and Harbors
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) celebrated today's passage of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022 on the Senate floor. The legislation includes key victories for Alaska infrastructure, including increased cost-sharing for the Nome Arctic Deep Draft Port (resulting in community savings of $132 million) and authorization for the Elim Subsistence Harbor project.… Continue Reading
