Press Releases
Sullivan, Van Hollen Introduce Resolution Honoring Late Secretary George Shultz
WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), co-chairs of the Senate Foreign Service Caucus, have introduced a resolution honoring the life, achievements and legacy of George P. Shultz, who diedon Saturday. Shultz served as secretary of state in the Reagan administration, secretary of the treasury and of labor in the Nixon administration, and senior staff economist in the Eisenhower administration. Early in his career, Shultz also rose to the rank of capta… Continue Reading
02.08.21
RESOLUTION: Celebrating Black History Month
S.Res.45 - A resolution celebrating Black History Month Whereas, in 1776, people envisioned the United States as a new nation dedicated to the proposition stated in the Declaration of Independence that "all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness"; Whereas Africans were first brought involuntarily to the shores of the United States as early as the 17th century; Whereas Africa… Continue Reading
02.08.21
SPEECH: Remembering George P. Shultz
Madam President, as many of us know, our country is mourning the loss of a great man, a man who I believe was one of the greatest of the Greatest Generation. Yesterday, we all received the sad news that George Shultz, Secretary Shultz, died in his home in California yesterday. He was 100 years old. He just celebrated his 100th birthday in December. He was a man of great intelligence, of courage, of integrity. He exemplified service, what is great about this Nation, and hope for our country--no… Continue Reading
02.05.21
Canada Decision to Ban Cruise Ships in Canadian Waters is Unacceptable: Alaska Congressional Delegation
Washington, DC- The Canadian Minister of Transport, the Honorable Omar Alghabra, announced two new Interim Orders which ban pleasure craft in Canadian Arctic waters and cruise vessels in all Canadian waters until February 28, 2022. The effect of these combined bans will prevent Alaska sailings out of Seattle via Canada. Following the announcement, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young, all R-Alaska, released the following statement: "As the state with the most ex… Continue Reading
02.05.21
Sullivan Announces 2021 Military Service Academy Nominations
WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today announced the names of 41 young Alaskans he nominated to the U.S. Military Service Academies. Senator Sullivan made his selections with the help of an Academy Review Board, comprised of ten members from across Alaska, many of whom are service academy graduates. The board reviewed applications, interviewed each of the applicants, and made recommendations to the senator. "This year's selection of candidates was exceptional, as always, w… Continue Reading
02.04.21
Peters, Sullivan, Hassan & Tillis Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Firefighters from Hazardous PFAS Chemicals
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-Mich.), chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) reintroduced a bipartisan bill to help protect the health and safety of firefighters, emergency responders and the communities they serve. The Protecting Firefighters from Adverse Substances (PFAS) Act, which passed the Senate last Congress, directs federal agencies to develop best practices, trainin… Continue Reading
02.03.21
Biden EPA Nominee: Not a ‘good idea to kill jobs’ in Energy Sector
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Michael Regan, President Joe Biden's nominee to serve as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), today agreed with U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), that losing jobs in the energy sector, in the middle of a pandemic-driven recession, is not "a good idea." The exchange, which occurred in an EPW confirmation hearing for Regan, follows Sen. Sullivan's concerns about sweeping actions taken … Continue Reading
02.02.21
Biden DOD Nominee Acknowledges Crucial Link Between Domestic Energy & National Security
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), questioned Dr. Kathleen H. Hicks, nominee to become deputy secretary of defense, during her confirmation hearing about how she views the relationship between a robust domestic energy sector and national security. Sen. Sullivan has raised concerns about recent orders issued by the Biden administration targeting domestic oil and gas producers, including sending a letter with 25 o… Continue Reading
01.29.21
Sullivan Speaks to Fox News’ Neil Cavuto on Biden Energy Orders
WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) appeared on Your World with Neil Cavuto yesterday afternoon to discuss the recent executive orders and actions taken by the Biden administration targeting Alaska and other resource development states, the energy sector, and thousands of good-paying middle class American jobs. Senator Sullivan also led 25 of his Senate colleagues in a letter to President Joe Biden yesterday voicing their concerns on behalf of their constituents, and requestin… Continue Reading
01.29.21
Delegation Urges Administration to Swiftly Provide Seafood Processors COVID-19 Relief
Washington, DC- U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, joined by U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan and Congressman Don Young, all R-AK, called on the Acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Kevin Shea, to expeditiously develop and robustly fund a program to provide grants and forgivable loan support to seafood processing facilities and processing vessels for COVID response measures, in fulfillment of language Senator Murkowski included in theConsolidated Appropriations Act of 2021. "Given the co… Continue Reading
01.29.21
Odd couple: How a Republican senator and Biden’s defense secretary became friends downrange
by Joe Gould
WASHINGTON ? Long before he was U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, he was Marine Reserve Maj. Dan Sullivan, tapped to write U.S. Central Command's strategy document and, by his telling, not getting much help from the subordinate commanders in the region. That is, until he went to Lloyd Austin, then CENTCOM's two-star chief of staff. "He did a big video teleconference with all the subordinate commanders and said in very forceful language: This guy is doing it and you better help him," Sullivan, R-Alaska, t… Continue Reading
01.28.21
26 Senators Request Meeting with President Biden Following Actions Targeting Energy Workers
WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) led a letter with 25 of his Senate colleagues to President Joe Biden voicing their concerns about the new administration's recent executive orders and regulatory actions targeting the domestic energy sector and the thousands of good-paying American jobs it supports, and requesting a meeting with the president. The letter is also signed by Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Bill Cassidy… Continue Reading
01.28.21
Delegation Denounces Executive Order to Stop Oil and Gas Leasing on Federal Lands
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and U.S. Congressman Don Young, all R-Alaska, issued the following statements after President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order directing the Secretary of the Interior to not issue any new oil or natural gas leases on public lands and offshore waters, as well as requiring the Department to evaluate all existing leasing and permitting practices. In Fiscal Year 2019, the oil and gas industry supported $3.1 billion in state and local… Continue Reading
01.23.21
Sullivan Blasts Biden Orders Targeting Blue Collar Jobs and Energy Sector
WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) rebuked President Joe Biden on the floor of the Senate yesterday after the new administration issued a series of orders and regulatory reviews targeting Alaska and other resource development states, the energy sector, and thousands of blue collar American jobs. The actions taken by the Biden administration this week include issuing a temporary moratorium on oil and gas leasing in the non-wilderness Coastal Plain (1002 Area) of the Arctic Nati… Continue Reading
01.22.21
Sullivan, Senate Vote to Confirm Lloyd Austin as Defense Secretary
WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, voted today with 92 of his Senate colleagues to confirm Lloyd Austin as the secretary of defense. Austin is a retired four-star Army general. Yesterday, Sullivan voted to waive a National Security Act of 1947 requirement that would have mandated Austin wait seven years following the conclusion of his military service before being eligible to serve as defense secretary. Sullivan and Austin ser… Continue Reading
01.22.21
Alaska Delegation Welcomes $40 Million DOT Grant to the Native Village of Eyak for the Construction of an Oil Spill Response Facility
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan, Lisa Murkowski, and Congressman Don Young (all R-Alaska) welcomed a $40,199,275 grant awarded to the Native Village of Eyak from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). This funding, made available under the Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects Program, will be used for the construction of a dock and small port that will serve as the proposed Shepard Point Marine Tribal Transportation (MTT) & Oil Spill Response (O… Continue Reading
01.20.21
Delegation Rebukes Biden Administration Effort to Block Development in ANWR
WASHINGTON, D.C.--U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and U.S. Congressman Don Young, all R-Alaska, issued the following statement after President Joe Biden announced a temporary moratorium on oil and gas leasing in the non-wilderness Coastal Plain (1002 Area) of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). "Today, President Biden announced that he will pick up where the Obama administration left off by conducting a review of multiple rulemakings that are critical to Alaska and by placin… Continue Reading
01.20.21
Delegation Applauds Issuance of Leases for Coastal Plain Oil & Gas Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and U.S. Congressman Don Young, all R-Alaska, issued the following statements after the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced the signing and issuing of leases on nine of the tracts that received qualifying bids from the first lease sale for lands in the non-wilderness Coastal Plain (1002 Area) of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). Results of the January 6 lease sale are available on BLM's website. "The Alaska Delegatio… Continue Reading
01.19.21
Sullivan Introduces Defense Secretary Nominee Lloyd Austin
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), today was one of two speakers to introduce Lloyd Austin, a retired four-star Army general, at his confirmation hearing to serve as the next secretary of defense in the incoming Biden administration. The other speaker introducing Austin was Leon Panetta, who previously served as defense secretary and director of the Central Intelligence Agency. In his introductory remarks, Sullivan u… Continue Reading
01.12.21
U.S. Supreme Court Grants Review in Alaska Native Corporations CARES Act Cases
The U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari to petitions from Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and several Alaska Native Corporations (ANCs) challenging the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals' decision that determined ANCs are not eligible for the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) tribal set-aside within Title V of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act. The motion from the Alaska Delegation to participate was also granted. In November, 2019, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Da… Continue Reading