Press Releases
Sullivan and Murkowski Introduce Alaska Salmon Research Task Force Act
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski (both R-Alaska) introduced the Alaska Salmon Research Task Force Act, legislation that would form a panel of Alaska's salmon stakeholders and research experts to study Pacific salmon trends and create a coordinated research strategy for Pacific salmon in Alaska to support salmon management. The Research Task Force would be directed to conduct a comprehensive review of Pacific salmon science relevant to understanding and managing salmon ret… Continue Reading
12.17.21
Sullivan Recognizes 50th Anniversary of Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski (both R-Alaska) yesterday introduced S. Res. 482, a resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) and the lasting impact of this landmark law on Alaska and Alaska Native people. ANCSA, the largest land claims settlement in U.S. history, transferred 44 million acres of federal land to 12 newly formed Regional Alaska Native Corporations (ANCs) and more than 200 Village and Urban… Continue Reading
12.17.21
Sullivan Honors Shari Daugherty as “Alaskan of the Week”
WASHINGTON-On the floor of the U.S. Senate yesterday, Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) recognized Shari Daugherty, of Homer, who founded "Share the Spirit" back in 1992, a community-driven nonprofit that provides all of the ingredients of a proper Christmas celebration-including a full meal and presents-for less-fortunate families and children. Daugherty is retiring from the program and from her job as a medical biller at South Peninsula Hospital this year, but will be handing on the reins for "S… Continue Reading
12.16.21
Sullivan-Whitehouse Provision in Defense Bill Aimed at Cracking Down on Pirate Fishing
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) today announced passage of their maritime security proposal as part of the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which has now cleared Congress and is expected to be signed into law by the President. The senators' amendment requires the Secretary of the Navy to produce a report on maritime security measures related to illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. "As the largest produce… Continue Reading
12.16.21
Senate Passes Sullivan-Van Hollen “Foreign Service Families Act”
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), co-founders of the bipartisan Senate Foreign Service Caucus, announced the passage of their Foreign Service Families Act yesterday as part of the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The legislation will help ensure that the Foreign Service is able to attract and retain a world-class diplomatic corps by providing expanded career options and services to eligible family members. For many of these … Continue Reading
12.15.21
Sullivan, Senate Pass Defense Bill That Takes Care Of Our Troops and Makes America More Secure
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), voted today to pass the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which would raise the Department of Defense's (DOD) budget by $25 billion beyond President Joe Biden's defense budget proposal, a level consistent with the recommendations of the National Defense Strategy Commission, and includes numerous Arctic and Alaska priorities championed by Sullivan. The bill now goes t… Continue Reading
12.15.21
Commerce Committee Advances Sullivan’s “Visit America Act” in Tourism Omnibus
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, today thanked his committee colleagues for advancing his Visit America Act as part of the larger Omnibus Travel and Tourism Act of 2021. The bill would set a visitation goal of 116 million annual international travelers to the United States by 2028, formally authorize the U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board, and create a high-ranking position within the Department of Commerc… Continue Reading
12.15.21
SPEECH: FY 2022 National Defense Authorization Act
Mr. President, I want to come down to the Senate floor and commend a number of Senators, but I want to particularly commend the chairman of the Armed Services Committee, Senator Reed, and the ranking member, Senator Inhofe, and their staff, and all the staff on the Armed Services Committee for the exceptional work they have done over the last several months to produce the strong National Defense Authorization Act that just passed in a very strong bipartisan vote here on the floor of the U.S. Sen… Continue Reading
12.13.21
SPEECH: Ninth Circuit Nominees
Madam President, this week, the Senate is going to take up three Ninth Circuit judges, three Federal judges for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. And in the process, the Biden administration is going to smash an institutional and constitutional norm between the executive and legislative branches, particularly the executive branch, the White House, and the U.S. Senate that every U.S. Senator--all 100 of us--should be concerned about. Let me explain. This is a really impo… Continue Reading
12.10.21
Sullivan: Historic Inflation Increase & $5 Trillion CBO Price Tag for ‘Build Back Better’ Should Kill Biden’s Socialist Agenda, Save Christmas
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) issued the following statement in response to the Labor Department's announcement today that U.S. inflation hit a 39-year annualized high of 6.8% at the end of October, and the Congressional Budget Office's assessment released today that President Joe Biden's so-called "Build Back Better" legislation would cost $4.9 trillion and add $3 trillion to the national debt-rebutting the administration's absurd claim that the bill will cost "zero." Sen. Sul… Continue Reading
12.09.21
Sullivan Requests IG Investigation of Senior Biden Interior Officials Targeting Alaska
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, yesterday sent a letter to the inspector general (IG) of the Department of the Interior (DOI) requesting an investigation of four senior political appointees in the department who are allegedly working on matters directly related to and benefitting their previous clients and work. The officials mentioned by Sen. Sullivan are Nada Culver, deputy director of policy and programs at the Bur… Continue Reading
12.08.21
Sullivan, Braun Lead Bipartisan Group of Senators in Voting to Overturn Biden Vaccine Mandate for Businesses
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today voted with all 49 of his Senate Republican colleagues, as well as two Democratic senators, to overturn President Biden's unconstitutional vaccine mandate for businesses using the Congressional Review Act (CRA), an expedited process for Congress to eliminate an executive branch rule. Sen. Sullivan led the CRA effort against the vaccine mandate with Senator Mike Braun (R-Ind.). The joint resolution, S.J. Res. 29, provides congressional disappro… Continue Reading
12.07.21
Sullivan Cheers Withdrawal of Radical Omarova Nomination
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) celebrated President Joe Biden's announcement today that Saule Omarova has withdrawn her nomination to serve as Comptroller of the Currency. Sen. Sullivan has been rallying his colleagues and speaking out forcefully for weeks against the nominee, highlighting her demonstrated hostility toward the free market system and American banking, her lack of qualifications, and her affinity for Marxist ideology. "Good news for a change: President Biden with… Continue Reading
12.03.21
Sullivan Honors Beth Bragg as “Alaskan of the Week”
WASHINGTON-On the floor of the U.S. Senate yesterday, Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) recognized Beth Bragg, of Anchorage, who retired recently after a 35-year-long career covering sports for the Anchorage Daily News. Bragg has covered Alaska's diverse sports scene and events, from the Iditarod to the World Eskimo Indian Olympics, as well as Alaska's many heroes, from Kikkan Randall, to Tommy Moe, to Lydia Jacoby, to the everyday athlete who makes Alaska so special. Bragg was recognized as part … Continue Reading
12.01.21
Save Our Seas 2.0 Lead Sponsors Welcome New Academy of Sciences Report on Marine Debris Crisis
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.) and Don Young (R-Alaska)-champions of the 2020 Save Our Seas (SOS) 2.0 Act, the most comprehensive marine debris legislation ever-today welcomed a report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine entitled "Reckoning with the U.S. Role in Global Ocean Plastic Waste." The report, mandated by the SOS 2.0 Act and sponsored by … Continue Reading
11.29.21
Sullivan Introduces Arctic Focus Act to Direct Coast Guard Operations to America’s Arctic
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), ranking member of the Senate Commerce subcommittee with oversight of the Coast Guard, today introduced the Arctic Focus Act, legislation to ensure the historic investments being made in the Arctic achieve their intended benefits for the United States, including improving America's ability to operate in the Arctic, securing economic opportunities as sea ice recedes and traffic increases, and addressing threats posed by America's adversaries. The Co… Continue Reading
11.23.21
Sullivan Statement on Biden Decision to Tap Strategic Petroleum Reserve
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today issued the following statement regarding President Biden's decision to release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in an attempt to tame skyrocketing gas prices. "The Biden administration's incompetent and schizophrenic energy policies continue, and America's working families are paying the price. Since Day 1, this administration has purposely sought to raise energy prices, by limiting the production of American energy, killing energy … Continue Reading
11.22.21
Murkowski, Sullivan Introduce Landless Legislation to Rectify 50-Year Injustice
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, both R-Alaska, introduced updated legislation to allow the Alaska Native communities of Haines, Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg, and Tenakee to form urban corporations and receive land entitlements under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA). The five Southeast communities were not included in ANCSA, which divided 44 million acres of land among more than 200 regional, village, and urban corporations to resolve land claims throug… Continue Reading
11.20.21
Alaska Delegation Criticizes Biden Administration Rule to Restrict Economic Activity Across the Tongass
WASHINGTON--U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young, all R-Alaska, issued the following statements after the U.S. Forest Service announced it will attempt to re-impose near-blanket restrictions on road construction and other economic activities across millions of acres of the Tongass National Forest. The Forest Service will seek to do this by proposing a new rule to reinstate the 2001 Roadless Rule, despite finalizing a different rule to exempt the Tongass from t… Continue Reading
11.19.21
Sullivan Statement on House Passage of Democrats’ Reckless Tax and Spending Bill
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) issued the following statement after passage of the Democrats' reckless tax and spending bill in the House of Representatives. "The out-of-control spending being driven by radical far-left Democrats is going to do real, lasting damage to our economy. It's going to have a huge cost for our country and American taxpayers are going to be the ones paying for it, both in terms of new taxes and inflation," Sen. Sullivan said. "With the skyrocketing pric… Continue Reading