Press Releases
Murkowski, Sullivan Announce Over $116 Million in Infrastructure Funding for High-Speed Internet in Alaska
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is awarding over $116 million to improve high-speed internet access in numerous Alaska villages and communities. These grants were made possible by the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), led by Senator Murkowski. The grants come through USDA's ReConnect Program, which aims to provide high-speed internet for all communities across the United Sta… Continue Reading
07.28.22
Sullivan: We Are in a Recession and Democrats Want to Raise Taxes
WASHINGTON-Following the announcement by the Bureau of Economic Analysis that U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 0.9% in this year's second quarter, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) released the following statement: "According to Biden's own National Economic Council Director, today's GDP numbers indicate we are in a recession," Sen. Sullivan said. "I find it extremely concerning that the White House refuses to acknowledge and accept responsibility for the havoc they have unle… Continue Reading
07.28.22
SPEECH: Sullivan Speaks on Biden's Burdensome NEPA Rules
WASHINGTON-Madam President, today, actually, I want to talk about the Americans of the century, the Americans of the century. This is an iconic, iconic picture of the men--and, of course, women--who built our great Nation: the working families, the union members who built our great Nation, won World War II. This is, by the way, the Empire State Building. Some of our workers built that. I want to talk about that here in a minute. They are having a little bit of lunch. But these are the wor… Continue Reading
07.22.22
Sullivan Recognizes Betsy Lawer as “Alaskan of the Week”
WASHINGTON-On the floor of the U.S. Senate yesterday, Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) recognized Betsy Lawer, the board chair, CEO and president of First National Bank Alaska, which is celebrating 100 years since its founding. Betsy is a member of the storied Cuddy family, which purchased a controlling interest in the bank by the early 1940s and helped grow it into an important financial institution supporting the growth of the state and economic opportunities for Alaskans. Lawer was recognized … Continue Reading
07.22.22
Sullivan: Why Won’t Senate Democrats Tell Americans The Truth About Spiking Energy Prices?
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) this week called out Senate Democrats for blocking a bill offered by Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) that would direct the U.S. Energy Information Agency (EIA) to determine whether any executive order or action taken by the Biden administration has caused or contributed to the recent spike in energy prices. Senate Democrats objected to passage of S.3086, the Give Americans Stability at Pumps as Rising Inflation Causes Emergencies (GAS PRICE) Act, by unani… Continue Reading
07.19.22
Sullivan: Biden’s Domestic Energy Surrender Put President in “Position of Weakness” with Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON-On CNBC Squawk Box this morning, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) called President Joe Biden's recent trip to Saudi Arabia a failure due to the president's inability to secure commitments from the Saudis to ramp up oil and gas production. Sullivan argued that the president's domestic energy policies-blocking energy infrastructure, pressing the financial sector to blackball American energy, and appointing anti-U.S. energy senior financial officials-have put the United States in a p… Continue Reading
07.18.22
Sullivan: Senate Democrats Have a Choice—Stand with Hard-Working Americans or Far-Left Environmentalists
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) spoke on the Senate floor recently about a joint resolution of disapproval he introduced under the Congressional Review Act (CRA), with all 49 of his Senate Republican colleagues, to nullify the Biden administration's new National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulation. In his speech, Sullivan argued that the new NEPA rules will further bog down the already-onerous federal permitting process, undermine important regulatory reforms that he helpe… Continue Reading
07.18.22
Sullivan, Fellow Senators Ask Defense Department to Expedite Critical Military Aid to Ukraine
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Robert Portman (R-Ohio), and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) sent a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley, asking them to immediately expedite shipments of military equipment to Ukraine as appropriated by Congress under the Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act. Passed on May 19, the act provided ne… Continue Reading
07.15.22
Sullivan Says Biden’s Equity Agenda Too Often Ignores Alaska Natives
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) yesterday urged President Joe Biden and his administration to expeditiously advance the Willow Project, a large oil and gas project in the National Petroleum Reserve of Alaska (NPR-A) that is overwhelmingly supported by Alaskans, particularly statewide Alaska Native leaders and those who reside on Alaska's North Slope. The Biden administration's Bureau of Land Management recently released a draft supplemental environmental impact statement (EIS) fo… Continue Reading
07.15.22
Sullivan Tells Biden: Send Envoys to Alaska & Texas—Not Saudi Arabia & Venezuela—for America’s Energy Needs
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) joined Larry Kudlow on Fox Business Network yesterday and criticized President Joe Biden for begging dictators around the world-this week, in Saudi Arabia-to produce more oil when states, like Alaska, have untapped resources waiting to be produced by American workers. The senator called on the president to send envoys to Alaska and Texas-not the dictators in Saudi Arabia and Venezuela-to meet with producers and hear how the administration can help,… Continue Reading
07.14.22
Sullivan Leads Effort to Overturn Biden’s Onerous NEPA Rules, Save Historic Infrastructure Investments
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) yesterday introduced S.J. Res. 55, a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act(CRA), with all 49 of his Senate Republican colleagues to nullify the Biden administration's new regulation, "National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Implementing Regulations Revisions," that will further bog down the already-onerous federal permitting process and add further delay to building vital infrastructure projects and putting hard-workin… Continue Reading
07.14.22
SPEECH: Sullivan leads effort to overturn Biden’s onerous NEPA rules
WASHINGTON-Madam President, I want to talk about two other issues today that I care deeply about--I think most Senators do, and certainly Americans do--and that is two things that our country desperately needs: infrastructure and energy. Infrastructure and energy--and we all know that this is what is needed. We talk about it here a lot in the Senate. However, some, especially in the Biden administration, talk a lot about these issues but, then, when it comes to taking action, maybe not s… Continue Reading
07.14.22
SPEECH: Sullivan speaks about Alaska's Willow project
WASHINGTON-Madam President, I want to turn to energy now. You know the President is in Saudi Arabia. There is a lot of irony here, I believe, because his administration has clearly made it harder for Americans to produce American energy with American workers, with American infrastructure. That is a fact. That is a fact, OK? I see it in Alaska every day--every single day. The Federal Government is trying to stop the production of American energy. What are we seeing? Inflation, super high … Continue Reading
07.13.22
SULLIVAN: Record Inflation is the Result of Biden’s Disastrous Policies
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) released the following statement after the Labor Department announced Wednesday that Americans experienced 9.1% inflation in consumer prices in June 2022 compared to the year before - a new 40-year record: "Today's announcement of record inflation confirms what American families already know: President Biden's disastrous policies are making it harder and harder for American families to pay their bills, put food on their tables, and fill up… Continue Reading
07.08.22
Murkowski, Sullivan Announce Infrastructure Grant for Ted Stevens International Airport
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA-U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, both R-Alaska, today announced over $2.4 million in grant funding for the Ted Stevens International Airport in Anchorage. This grant was made possible by the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act's (IIJA) Airport Terminals Program. "The Ted Stevens International Airport has facilitated our ability to fly across Alaska for decades - moving goods and services, connecting friends and family, supporting tourism, and servin… Continue Reading
07.08.22
Sullivan Statement on Willow Project’s Draft SEIS
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) released the following statement in light of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) - Alaska's draft supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) of the Willow Project. "Getting this draft supplemental EIS is another important step in the Willow process, but the devil is in the details as this undergoes review," Senator Sullivan said. "I was proud to work closely with Congressman Young and the Trump administration in getting the Willow Projec… Continue Reading
07.07.22
Diane Kaplan Nominated to Serve on CPB Board
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA-U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski, both R-Alaska, released the following statement after the Diane Kaplan, President and CEO of the Rasmuson Foundation, was nominated to serve as a member of the Board of Directors for the Corporation of Public Broadcasting. "I want to congratulate Diane on this prestigious appointment to the CPB Board, a fitting capstone to an already impressive career and a life of service to others. Public media offers an invaluable service in a … Continue Reading
06.24.22
Sullivan Recognizes Jeff Streit as “Alaskan of the Week”
WASHINGTON-On the floor of the U.S. Senate yesterday, Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) recognized Jeff Streit, of Fairbanks, the longest-serving employee of the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, which operates and maintains the 800-mile-long Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS). This week, Alyeska celebrates the 45th anniversary of TAPS, which was built in just three years and has moved more than 17 billion barrels of oil. Jeff's career with TAPS spanned 48 years, beginning in 1974 when he was one… Continue Reading
06.24.22
Sullivan Reacts to Supreme Court "Dobbs" Decision
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court's ruling today in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women's Health Organization. "I support the Supreme Court's decision today, which returns the authority to regulate abortion 'to the people and their elected representatives.' "I recognize that abortion is a profoundly emotional issue upon which many Alaskans have strongly held views and serious disagreements. The decision today does not by any str… Continue Reading
06.24.22
Sullivan Votes to Protect Second Amendment Rights of Alaskans
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) issued the following statement after voting against the Senate gun-control legislation. "One of my top priorities as a U.S. Senator has been to work with my colleagues on vitally-needed solutions to address the mental health crisis, especially among young Americans, that is unfolding across our nation. This is a challenge that is clearly at the heart of the recent horrific shootings. This is where our focus should be, and this legislation represen… Continue Reading
