Press Releases
Alaska & Florida Delegations Introduce FISHES Act to Bolster Disaster Relief for Fisheries
WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) introduced legislation to improve the federal process associated with delivering fishery disaster relief. Representatives Mary Sattler Peltola (D-Alaska) and Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) introduced the companion legislation in the House of Representatives last year. The Fishery Improvement to Streamline Untimely Regulatory Hurdles post Emergency Situation Act (FISHES Act) s… Continue Reading
05.01.24
Sullivan, Ricketts, James, Fulcher Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Overturn Biden’s EV Mandates
WASHINGTON- Today, U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) and U.S. Representatives John James (R-Mich.-10) and Russ Fulcher (R-Idaho-01) introduced bipartisan Congressional Review Act (CRA) legislation in the Senate and House to block the Biden administration’s electric vehicle mandates. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently finalized new emissions regulations which would require up to two-thirds of new cars and nearly 40 percent of trucks sold in the U.S. … Continue Reading
04.24.24
Sullivan & Blumenthal Call on President to Enforce Stronger Sanctions Against Iran
Sullivan & Blumenthal Call on President to Enforce Stronger Sanctions Against Iran WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), both members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), called on President Biden to enforce stronger sanctions against Iran in a letter sent last week. Citing Iran’s attacks on Israel on April 13, as well as the repeated attacks by Iran’s proxies on Israel and U.S. Navy ships, the senators detailed several ways the United … Continue Reading
04.23.24
Sullivan Says National Security Legislation Is Not an Exhibit of Joe Biden’s Foreign Policy Triumphs, But a Response to His Failures
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), delivered remarks on the Senate floor today advocating for passage of the national security legislation he played a lead role in crafting and voted with 30 of his Republican colleagues to advance. In his speech, Senator Sullivan emphasized that the legislation will help improve America’s capacity to produce weapons and military readiness, and is necessary because of the Biden administration’s… Continue Reading
04.23.24
Sullivan, Cotton, Colleagues Demand Biden Administration Protect Jewish Students from Pro-Hamas, Antisemitic Mobs
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), along with 25 of their Senate Republican colleagues, sent a letter today to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, urging them to restore order to campuses that have been effectively shut down by antisemitic mobs that are targeting Jewish students. The senators requested Attorney General Garland and Secretary Cardona provide an update on efforts to protect Jewish students by Wednesday, … Continue Reading
04.22.24
Sullivan: Biden Cancelled Indigenous Alaskans Supporting Resource Development in NPR-A
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) said President Joe Biden effectively “cancelled” the voices of the Alaska Native North Slope leaders who were unanimously opposed to the President’s decision to restrict more than 13 million acres in the National Petroleum Reserve of Alaska (NPR-A) from resource development in an interview on CBS News’ “Face the Nation” and in an opinion published in the Wall Street Journal over the weekend. Senator Sullivan also warned of the dangerous national … Continue Reading
04.22.24
Sullivan, Padilla Lead Senate Resolution Recognizing “National Water Week”
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) today thanked their colleagues for unanimously passing their bipartisan Senate resolution recognizing the week of April 7, 2024 through April 13, 2024 as “National Water Week.” The resolution recognizes that every community in the United States deserves to have access to affordable, safe, and clean drinking water, sanitation, and other critical water infrastructure. The resolution also highlights the hurdles to guarant… Continue Reading
04.19.24
Delegation Slams Biden Decisions to Further Restrict, Deny Resource Development in Alaska
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) and Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (D-Alaska) today slammed President Biden and his administration for making two more major adversarial decisions—on top of dozens of others over the past three years—that will prevent responsible resource development in Alaska. Earlier today, the Department of the Interior (DOI) released a Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Ambler Access Project (AAP), se… Continue Reading
04.18.24
Alaska Delegation Leads Effort to Delay Alaska Air National Guard Cuts, Protect Defense in the Arctic
Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (D-Alaska) today applauded the announcement that the Air National Guard will delay the implementation of full-time leveling actions in the state of Alaska that would impact or eliminate nearly 80 Active Guard Reserve positions and threaten the United States homeland defense mission in Alaska and beyond. The delay moves implementation from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, allow… Continue Reading
04.18.24
Sullivan, Luján Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Boost Wildfire Mitigation and Research
WASHINGTON--Today, U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) introduced the Regional Leadership in Wildland Fire Research Act to establish regional research centers at institutions of higher education across the country. Under this bipartisan legislation, these regional centers would be tasked with developing next-generation fire and vegetation models and technologies to support the wildland fire management community in their mission, and address the specific needs of the … Continue Reading
04.18.24
Sullivan: “What a Dangerous World This President Has Created” as Biden Administration Continues Sanctions on American Energy
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee(SASC), warned in a press conference today that the Biden administration’s continued sanctions levied against American energy and critical mineral production endanger U.S. national security. The press conference was held in anticipation of the announcement that the Biden administration will impose severe restrictions on resource development in the National Petroleum Reserve of Alaska (NPR-A) and kill … Continue Reading
04.16.24
As Biden Moves to Shut Down NPR-Alaska, Sullivan & Colleagues Warn Biden Not To Renew Oil Sanctions Relief For Venezuela’s Dictatorship
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), and six of his Republican colleagues sent a letter to President Biden last week urging the administration not renew oil sanctions relief for Venezuela. The administration must decide whether to re-authorize the sanctions relief by Thursday when the previous authorization expires. The letter was first reported on in a story by Fox News Digital’s Thomas Catenacci. The full letter can be read… Continue Reading
04.16.24
Sullivan Condemns Biden for “Sanctioning Alaska More than Terrorist Regimes” Like Iran
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), last night criticized the Biden administration for appeasing Iran and declining to enforce oil sanctions on the terrorist regime while simultaneously moving to restrict development on more than 10 million acres of land in Alaska. Recent reports indicate the Biden administration is preparing to finalize a rule reversing more than half of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A) from dev… Continue Reading
04.11.24
Alaska Congressional Delegation selects Julie Kitka to lead Denali Commission
Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) and Representative Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) today announced that they have passed along their recommendation for Julie Kitka to serve as the Denali Commission Federal Co-Chair. If approved, Kitka would replace Jocelyn Fenton who started serving in the role of Interim Federal Co-Chair on March 6, 2024. “Alaskans know what Julie Kitka can deliver when she’s taking the lead,” said Senator Lisa Murkowski. “For 33 years, s… Continue Reading
04.11.24
Sullivan: “Put Iranian Spy Ships at the Bottom of the Ocean” to Re-establish Deterrence in the Middle East
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC),emphasized the urgent need to re-establish deterrence with regard to Iran and their terrorist proxies in an interview onThe Hugh Hewitt Radio Show this morning. Sen. Sullivan has repeatedly called for a stronger response to Iranian aggression in the Middle East, urging the Biden administration to take action against Iranian spy ships supplying targeting intel against American warships in an ex… Continue Reading
04.09.24
Sullivan & Murkowski Welcome Significant Investments to Make Rural Alaska More Resilient
Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) welcomed the United States Department of Transportation’s announcement of over $50 million in grants for the state of Alaska through the Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-saving Transportation (PROJECT) program. These grants are part of the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act, and aim to bolster community resilience efforts, secure funding for at-risk coastal infrastructure, as… Continue Reading
04.09.24
Sullivan Warns Biden’s Defense Cuts Could Put U.S. in Dangerous Territory & Below 3% of GDP
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), this morning pressed Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General C.Q. Brown on the implications of President Joe Biden’s proposal to cut military spending in an increasingly dangerous world. Senator Sullivan noted that the Biden administration’s proposed defense spending cuts would put the United States on a path to spend less than three percent of GDP … Continue Reading
04.03.24
Alaska Delegation Continues to Make the Case Against Proposed NPR-A Rule
Anchorage, AK—U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) and U.S. Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (D-Alaska) today released a letter they sent to Secretary Deb Haaland last week, urging the Department of the Interior (DOI) to withdraw a misguided rule targeting the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A). In their letter, the delegation called attention to four recent developments that “reinforce why DOI must change its approach and withdraw this unlawful rule”: 1. … Continue Reading
04.02.24
Sullivan, Murkowski Applaud Implementation of Cold Weather Pay for Alaska Air and Space Forces
Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), and Senator Lisa Murkowski (both R-Alaska) applauded the implementation of cold weather special duty pay for Air and Space Forces service members based in certain locations, including Eielson Air Force Base in Fairbanks, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, and Clear Space Force Station in Anderson. This announcement, effective April 1, 2024, follows two letters sent by Senators Sullivan … Continue Reading
03.29.24
Sullivan, Ricketts and House Leaders Pledge Effort to Reverse Biden’s Heavy-Duty Vehicle Emissions Rule
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) and Representatives John James (MI-10) and Russ Fulcher (ID-01) pledged today to lead efforts to overturn the Biden Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) finalized rule for heavy-duty vehicle emission standards. The rule would require 30-40% of all new trucks be electric in just eight years. Today’s rule comes in addition to the new light-duty and medium-duty emission standards that were announced last week. Those r… Continue Reading
