Press Releases
SPEECH: Democrats' Tax and Spending Spree
Mr. President, I want to talk about transparency, and I want to talk about the need for transparency here in the U.S. Senate more than ever. The House and the Senate are moving with breakneck speed to pass one of the biggest, most reckless spending social bills in U.S. history, over $3.5 trillion--a spending spree that will be the largest in a generation--which will include the largest tax hike that we have seen in peacetime and something that the majority leader himself has called the largest … Continue Reading
09.23.21
SPEECH: Biden's Afghanistan Debacle
Mr. President, there have been a lot of discussions on the floor today--and I fully support them--about an important, important role of the U.S. Senate that we need to take on with regard to our oversight responsibility of what the entire country has recently observed as a fiasco, debacle, with regard to foreign policy in Afghanistan that is going to have consequences for years. Like all of us, I was home over August when all of these images on TV were unfolding. And I will tell you, I d… Continue Reading
09.21.21
Sullivan, Schatz, Murkowski, Hirono Introduce Bill to Make Cost-Of-Living Adjustment For Alaska, Hawaii Nursing Facilities
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai'i) today reintroduced legislation that will provide for fair Medicare payments for nursing facilities in Hawai'i and Alaska. The bipartisan Equitable Payments for Nursing Facilities Act will authorize a cost-of-living adjustment at skilled nursing facilities in those states to take into account the higher costs of delivering care. "As the largest state in the coun… Continue Reading
09.17.21
Sullivan, Rubio, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Designate Taliban as a Foreign Terrorist Organization
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) were joined by Senators Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) in introducing the Preventing Recognition of Terrorist States Act, which directs the U.S. secretary of state to designate the illegitimate "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan" as a state sponsor of terrorism, and the Taliban as a terrorist organization. The bill would also impose sanctions agains… Continue Reading
09.16.21
Sullivan, Braun, Hagerty, Marshall, Lee Oppose Biden Vaccine Mandate and Demand Congressional Review
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah), along with Congressman Fred Keller (R-Pa.), are demanding congressional review of President Biden's recent vaccine mandate on private employees before it goes into effect. Last week, President Joe Biden issued vaccine and testing mandates for private businesses with more than 100 employees, affecting more than 80 million Americans and threatening $14,000 f… Continue Reading
09.15.21
Sullivan, Lee & Tuberville Introduce Bill Requiring Senate Vote for CDC Director
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) yesterday introduced the Restoring Trust in Public Health Act, which would require that nominees for director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) be confirmed by the United States Senate. Recently, the CDC has impacted the lives of hundreds of millions of Americans through its COVID-19 guidelines and eviction moratorium, all under directors who have not been confirmed by the Sena… Continue Reading
09.15.21
ICYMI: Sullivan Discusses Briefing on Biden’s Botched Afghanistan Withdrawal
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), spoke at a press conference yesterday with seven of his Senate colleagues after participating in a classified briefing with testimony from General Austin Scott Miller, the former commander of U.S. Forces-Afghanistan, regarding the Biden administration's botched withdrawal from Afghanistan. Sen. Sullivan also discussed the briefing with Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino on Fox News Channel's America… Continue Reading
09.10.21
Alaska Delegation Responds to EPA’s Announcement to Reinstate the 404(c) Determination Process
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young, all R-Alaska, issued the following statements after the EPA announced it is seeking to reinstate the process to make a Clean Water Act Section 404(c) determination over what it the agency called an effort to "protect certain waters in Bristol Bay, Alaska." "A year ago, the Army Corps of Engineers denied a section 404 permit for the proposed Pebble mine project. This denial came after years of study, including t… Continue Reading
09.09.21
Sullivan, Colleagues Call for Hearings on Botched Afghanistan Withdrawal
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), along with eight of their colleagues on the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), sent a letter yesterday to SASC Chairman Jack Reed (D-R.I.) calling on him to exercise the committee's authority by holding hearings on the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Specifically, the senators requested sworn testimony from senior military leaders, including Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Chairman of the Joint Chie… Continue Reading
09.01.21
Sullivan Warns America’s Adversaries Will “Test” Biden Administration Following Afghanistan Debacle
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino on Fox News Channel's America's Newsroom this morning to discuss the aftermath of the Biden administration's full withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan on Monday, with hundreds of Americans still in the Taliban-controlled country. In the interview, Sen. Sullivan warned that America's adversaries, like Russia and China, will likely "test" the United Stat… Continue Reading
08.31.21
Sullivan Demands Answers from Biden Officials on Botched Afghanistan Withdrawal
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan demanding answers on why the Biden administration chose the seemingly arbitrary date of August 31st to withdraw all U.S. military forces from Afghanistan, even though American citizens remain trapped in the Taliban-controlled country. Below is the full text… Continue Reading
08.30.21
Sullivan: President Biden Has Forsaken Hundreds of Americans in Afghanistan
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), today released the following statement after the departure of the last U.S. military personnel from Afghanistan while hundreds of U.S. citizens remain behind in the country, now controlled by the Taliban. "I never thought I'd see the day when the U.S. government would knowingly leave behind hundreds of its own citizens-who wanted to be rescued by the U.S. military-in one of the most d… Continue Reading
08.21.21
Sullivan to Biden: Get Our Citizens Trapped in Afghanistan Out Now
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), spoke with Charles Payne on Fox News Channel this morning about the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan following the Biden administration's botched withdrawal of U.S. forces and personnel. Sen. Sullivan called on President Biden to level with the American people about his responsibility for the debacle taking place in Afghanistan, to assure U.S. veterans of Afghanistan and their families that thei… Continue Reading
08.20.21
Alaska Delegation Condemns Court Ruling on Alaska’s North Slope Willow Project
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young, all R-Alaska, released the following statements in response to an Order of the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska scraping an essential permit for the Willow Project, a multi-billion dollar expansion of ConocoPhillips's oil and gas operations in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A). The Willow Project was approved only after years of analysis and public input, including a robust environmenta… Continue Reading
08.17.21
Sullivan Names Experienced Alaskan Chad Padgett as New State Director
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today announced the appointment of Chad Padgett as the new state director for his Alaska Senate office. "With nearly three decades spent working to improve the lives of everyday Alaskans, Chad Padgett has a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities we have in Alaska," said Senator Sullivan. "Chad brings with him a wealth of experience serving on the front lines looking out for the best interests of our communities and he will… Continue Reading
08.16.21
Senator Sullivan Responds to President Biden’s Speech on Afghanistan Debacle
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement in response to President Joe Biden's speech today on the unraveling situation in Afghanistan. "It has been a gut-wrenching few days for all Americans seeing our citizens being frantically ferried by helicopter in Kabul, echoing the tragic end of the Vietnam War. It did not have to be this way. President Biden chose to embark on a time-based withdrawal from A… Continue Reading
08.16.21
Sullivan to Secretary Granholm: Look to Alaska, not China or Saudi Arabia, for Energy Resources
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today sent a letter welcoming Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm for her first visit to Alaska as secretary, and urging her and the Biden administration to allow Alaska-rather than America's adversaries-to meet the nation's all-of-the-above energy needs, including oil and natural gas, and the critical minerals used in renewable energy technologies. Below is the full text of the letter. The Honorable Jennifer M. Granholm Secretary U.S. … Continue Reading
08.13.21
Senators to Blinken: Expand Afghan Visa Eligibility for U.S. Allies Before It’s Too Late
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), and Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), today sent a letter with 15 of their Senate colleagues to Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging the secretary to swiftly expand the State Department's interpretation of eligibility for the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program, which the senators argue is being too narrowly applied, risking the live… Continue Reading
08.11.21
Sullivan Rejects Democrats $3.5 Trillion Reckless Tax and Spending Spree
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) issued the following statement on his vote in opposition to the Democrats' legislative blueprint for their $3.5 trillion reckless tax and spending spree that will have a disastrous impact on the country. "The Democrats' unprecedented $3.5 trillion tax and spending spree being written by self-described socialist Bernie Sanders is a partisan liberal wish list loaded with radical policies, like the Green New Deal, that will further push upon American… Continue Reading
08.11.21
Sullivan Amendment Blocks Taxpayer Funding of UN Human Rights Council for Empowering State Sponsors of Terror and Other Rogue Nations
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today proposed an amendment to the Democrats' reckless tax-and-spend legislation that would restrict U.S. funding from going to international organizations, such as the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), until the Department of State certifies that no members of the organization are U.S.-designated state sponsors of terrorism and the Department of the Treasury reports on the prevalence of sanctioned entities within countries that are memb… Continue Reading