Press Releases
Sullivan & Murkowski Ask Secretary Haaland to Correct Injustice, Approve Land Orders Needed for Alaska Native Vietnam-Era Veterans to Select Promised Allotments
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA-U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski (both R-Alaska) today sent a letter to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, in advance of her first visit to Alaska this week, asking the secretary to expeditiously allow the Alaska Native Vietnam-era Veterans Land Allotment Program to proceed. Specifically, the senators are requesting the secretary lift the Public Land Orders (PLOs) that would make over 28-million acres of federal land available for selection by eligible veterans or the… Continue Reading
04.17.22
OP-ED: Sullivan and Inupiaq Leader: As Interior Secretary Visits Alaska, Here’s What We’d Like Her to Say.
by Harry Brower and Dan Sullivan
As many Alaskans know, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland is visiting our state this coming week, including a visit to Utqiagvik. It's a commitment that she gave to Sen. Dan Sullivan prior to her confirmation, and we are heartened that she's living up to this commitment. Because of the power Interior secretaries have over our state, the relationship between the secretary and state leaders has at various times in history been strained. And many of the decisions that the Interior Department, o… Continue Reading
04.13.22
Sullivan, Speier, Murkowski Call on Army Secretary to Address High Alaska Servicemember Suicide Rate
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-Calif.), chair of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, and Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) have sent a letter to Army Secretary Christine Wormuth calling on the Army to do more to address the high incidence of service member deaths by suicide in Alaska and to take comprehensive actions to change the… Continue Reading
04.07.22
Chairman of Joint Chiefs Opposes Delisting Iran’s IRGC as Terrorist Organization
WASHINGTON-The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, appeared today before the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and said, in his personal opinion, he does not support delisting Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a foreign terrorist organization. Milley was responding to a question posed by U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the committee, who asked whether the Biden administration should concede the delisting in order to attain a new nuc… Continue Reading
04.07.22
Sullivan Votes Against Confirmation of Judge Jackson to Supreme Court
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today released the following statement after voting against the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve as the next associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. "Today, I voted against the confirmation of Judge Jackson to be an Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. "As with all U.S. Supreme Court nominees, I thoroughly examine the individual's record, prior decisions, confirmation hearing transcripts, judicial philosophy, and … Continue Reading
04.06.22
ICYMI: Sullivan: Democrats Host Show Trial to Dodge Responsibility for Biden Price Hike
WASHINGTON-In a Senate Republican press conference this afternoon, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) called out House Democrats for conducting a "show trial" with senior executives from America's energy companies in an effort to shift blame for the energy crisis hurting working families. Sen. Sullivan: This is a Show Trial. Six Months Ago, Democrat House Members Were Telling Oil Executives to Produce Less Oil SULLIVAN: "If you're watching what's going on in the House right now, i… Continue Reading
04.06.22
NOAA Announces Marine Debris Foundation Board Members
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island), and Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey) today welcomed an announcement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on the twelve appointees to the inaugural Board of Directors of the new Marine Debris Foundation. The charitable and nonprofit foundation was established by Sullivan, Whitehouse, and Menendez's Save Our Seas 2.0 Act, the most comprehensive legislation ever passed by Congress to address… Continue Reading
04.05.22
Sullivan, SASC Republicans Respond to President Biden’s Inadequate Defense Budget
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), and his Republican committee colleagues are criticizing President Joe Biden for proposing an inadequate fiscal year 2023 defense budget. Every Republican member of SASC joined U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), ranking members of the Senate and House Armed Services Committees, in urging President Biden to increase the defense budget by 5 percent above inflation… Continue Reading
04.05.22
Sullivan, Colleagues Call On SEC to Withdraw Proposed Climate Disclosure Rule
WASHINGTON-Today, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) joined Senator Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) and a group of their Republican colleagues in calling on Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler to withdraw the agency's proposed climate disclosure rule, which would require publicly-traded companies to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and other information related to climate change. The letter expresses the senators' strong opposition to the proposed rule and raises concerns … Continue Reading
04.04.22
Murkowski, Sullivan Respond to Damaging Designation of ‘Critical Habitat’ in Alaska
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, both R-Alaska, today slammed the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for announcing it is designating critical habitat in U.S. waters off the coast of Alaska for the Beringia "distinct population segment" (DPS) of bearded seals and Arctic ringed seals. The designated area extends from St. Matthew Island to the Canadian border in the Beaufort Sea, which is roughly equivalent in size to the state of Texas. "NOAA's decisi… Continue Reading
03.30.22
Murkowski, Sullivan Lead Resolution Honoring Congressman Don Young
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, both R-Alaska, yesterdaythanked members of the Senate for unanimously cosponsoring and passing their resolution honoring the life and legacy of Congressman Don Young, who served Alaska in the House of Representatives for the last 49 years. Congressman Young passed away on March 18. "Congressman Don Young was larger than life, as is the legacy he leaves behind. He devoted 49 years to the service of Alaska and the nation. In that time, he… Continue Reading
03.28.22
Sens. Sullivan, Cramer, Lummis Urge Biden Administration to Implement “American Energy, Jobs & Climate Plan”
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) today urged the Biden administration to fully commit to implementing the “American Energy, Jobs & Climate Plan.” With last week’s announcement that the Biden administration intends to work with the European Union to help reduce European reliance on Russian natural gas, the senators are calling on the administration to take serious steps to reverse its anti-American energy policies and implement a… Continue Reading
03.24.22
ICYMI: Sullivan: Americans Are Sick of Companies Blackballing U.S. Energy Workers While Propping Up the Chinese Communist Party
WASHINGTON-In an interview on CNBC's Squawk Box this morning, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) called out Biden administration officials and Wall Street investment firms for restricting the American energy sector and harming American workers, particularly in Alaska. Sullivan: The American People Are Sick of Companies Blackballing American Energy Workers While Supporting the Chinese Communist Party JOE KERNEN: Would you say that they're [oil companies] responding to pressure from t… Continue Reading
03.23.22
Sullivan, GOP Colleagues Press Biden to Boost Defense Budget by 5% Above Inflation
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and 39 of his congressional Republican colleagues on the House and Senate Armed Services Committees today sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to include a five percent increase above inflation for the defense spending in his fiscal year 2023 budget request. Sullivan has been a leading critic of President Biden for offering an inflation-adjusted cut to defense spending in his FY 2022 budget request, which was ultimately rejected on a bro… Continue Reading
03.23.22
SPEECH: Remembering Congressman Don Young
Mr. President, like my good friend and colleague Senator Murkowski, I rise today to recognize a giant, a larger than life man, certainly a legend in our State, and certainly a legend in the House of Representatives, Congressman for all Alaska, Donald Edwin Young. As Senator Murkowski mentioned, we lost this great Alaskan, this great American, while flying home with his beloved wife, Anne, by his side just this weekend. He was flying back home to Alaska, the State he loved so much and serv… Continue Reading
03.18.22
Sullivan Statement on Positive COVID-19 Test
U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan's (R-Alaska) press office released the following statement today: "This morning, Senator Sullivan tested positive with a breakthrough case of COVID-19 while in Florida with family. He is experiencing very mild symptoms and will be isolating and following CDC recommendations." # # #… Continue Reading
03.18.22
Murkowski, Sullivan Commend Coast Guard for Updating Mental Health Policies
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) commended the United States Coast Guard (USCG) for updating its mental and behavioral health policies to achieve parity with the policies of the Department of Defense (DoD), a legislative effort Senator Murkowski spearheaded this Congress. In February, Senator Murkowski introduced with Senators Sullivan, Bill Cassidy (R-La.), and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) the Guarding Mental Health Act, legislation to support Coast Guard mem… Continue Reading
03.18.22
Sullivan Mourns Passing of Congressman Don Young
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) issued the following statement after hearing the news that Congressman Don Young passed away earlier today: "Like all Alaskans, Julie and I are saddened, shocked, and devastated by the sudden passing of our Congressman Don Young. His spirit-authentic, tenacious, indomitable, a man of the people-epitomized our great state to such a degree that there was a sense he'd always be with us, that he'd live forever. "He was a dear friend and mentor, and … Continue Reading
03.17.22
U.S. Coast Guard Releases Spending Plan for Infrastructure Bill Funding
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young, all R-Alaska, released the following statements after the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) released a spending plan for funding received through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Over half of the total funding allocated to the USCG through the IIJA will be used for Alaska projects. “I’ve been a long-time advocate for all of America’s military members, including Alaska’s Coasties. The work our Coast Guard… Continue Reading
03.16.22
Delegation Welcomes Court Ruling Reinstating King Cove Land Exchange Agreement
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young, all R-Alaska, today welcomed a ruling from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reinstating the land exchange needed to facilitate a life-saving road for the residents of King Cove, Alaska. The Ninth Circuit's decision reversed and remanded a flawed District Court ruling that set aside the land exchange agreement in June 2020. "This decision out of the Ninth Circuit reflects the right read of ANILCA and the Sec… Continue Reading