Press Releases
Delegation Applauds USDA Purchase of Alaska Seafood Products
Anchorage, AK - Today, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) and Representative Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) applauded the USDA announcing its plans to purchase about $100 million of Alaska pink and sockeye salmon through Section 32 and the Commodity Credit Corporation. “USDA’s Section 32 purchase announcement is great news for Alaska—almost $100 million of Alaskan seafood for people experiencing food insecurity. This purchase won’t just bolster Alaska’s seafood industry and … Continue Reading
02.13.24
Sullivan, Murkowski Renew Effort to Deliver Alaska Native Vietnam-Era Veterans Their Rightful Land Allotments
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski (both R-Alaska) have introduced legislation to extend the Alaska Native Vietnam Veteran Land Allotment Program for another five years before its expiration in December 2025. The program was established by a Sullivan-authored provision that became law in 2019, which enabled several thousand Alaska Native veterans to apply for their congressionally-promised Native land allotments—an opportunity many originally missed due to their military se… Continue Reading
02.13.24
Sullivan & 69 U.S. Senators Advance National Security Legislation
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), today released the following statement after voting with 69 of his fellow senators to pass legislation to strengthen America’s defense industrial base and provide weapons to America’s allies facing threats abroad. “The United States is in one of the most dangerous periods since World War II. Authoritarian dictators—Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and the Ayatollahs in Iran—are on the march and wo… Continue Reading
02.07.24
Senator Sullivan Statement on Senate Border Legislation
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), released the following statement pending the Senate vote to advance border legislation: “On day one, the Biden administration created this border crisis with their self-imposed open border policies,” Sen. Sullivan said. “In the last three years, Americans in all fifty states have felt the impacts of this administration’s decision to do nothing, month after month, year after year, as the crisis on our southern border quickly became the largest inv… Continue Reading
02.05.24
Sullivan Announces 2024 Military Service Academy Nominations
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today announced the names of 27 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 eleven 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. “It is a highlight of my job to nominate young Alaskans to our nation’… Continue Reading
02.02.24
Sullivan Statement on Retaliatory Strikes Against Iranian Proxies in Iraq & Syria
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), released the following statement today in response to retaliatory strikes launched by U.S. forces against Iranian terrorist proxies in Syria and Iraq. Iran-backed terrorist proxies have launched over 160 attacks on U.S. forces in the Middle East since last October, including killing three U.S. service members and wounding dozens more in a drone attack on January 28. “The Biden administration… Continue Reading
02.02.24
Alaska & Hawaii Delegations Seek Medicare Reimbursement Flexibility for Rural Hospitals
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski (both R-Alaska), and Senators Brian Schatz and Mazie Hirono (both D-Hawaii), introduced legislation this week to increase the amount that hospitals in Alaska and Hawaii can be reimbursed by Medicare to perform outpatient procedures for enrolled seniors. Historically, rural states have faced significant cost disparities for Medicare reimbursement that drive up costs for both hospitals and patients. This legislation would recognize the uniqu… Continue Reading
01.29.24
ICYMI: Sullivan Calls for Return to Aggressive, Trump-era Iran Deterrence Policies
WASHINGTON—In an interview this morning on Fox News Channel, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) criticized the Biden administration for pursuing an appeasement strategy toward Iran, the world’s largest state sponsor of terrorism, and called for a return to the aggressive deterrence policies enacted during the Trump administration. His comments follow the recent strike carried out by Iran-backed terrorist proxies in Jordan that killed three U.S. service members and wounded nearly three dozen ot… Continue Reading
01.28.24
Sullivan Says Killing of 3 U.S. Service Members Crosses Red Line
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), released the following statement today in response to a strike carried out by Iran-backed terrorist proxies in Jordan that reportedly killed three U.S. service members and wounded 25 others. “Iranian terrorist proxies have crossed a red line with the reported killing of 3 brave U.S. service members and wounding of dozens more,” said. Sen. Sullivan. “This strike, and the 150+ attacks our forc… Continue Reading
01.26.24
Sullivan Recognizes Longtime Alaska News Anchor Maria Downey as “Alaskan of the Week”
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) recognized Maria Downey, longtime Alaska news anchor, on the Senate floor Thursday for her journalistic career of more than 40 years. Downey first joined Alaska’s news industry in 1981 and became a full-time news anchor at Channel 2 in 1985, delivering the nightly news to homes across the state. Downey is renowned throughout Alaska for her sincere and intrepid reporting, service to her community, and dedication to mentoring the next generation of A… Continue Reading
01.26.24
Sullivan Condemns Biden’s LNG Export Permitting Ban
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) released the following statement after the Biden administration announced a pause on all pending non-Free-Trade Agreement (FTA) export permit applications, effectively banning new export permits for liquefied natural gas (LNG). “Once again, President Biden has caved to far-left extremists, choosing politics over the actual climate science, gutting the American workforce, and putting America’s national security and our allies at risk,” Sen. Sulliva… Continue Reading
01.26.24
Congressional Delegation Applauds Milestone in Port of Nome Expansion Project
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska), and Representative Mary Peltola (D-Alaska), applauded the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ announcement yesterday of a Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) for the Port of Nome expansion project, which includes the construction of a new deep-water basin. The PPA, which legally binds the government and the State of Alaska to execute the project, was marked by a signing ceremony held in Nome. $250 million through the bipartisan… Continue Reading
01.25.24
Following Sullivan-Led Roundtable, AAHA and HUD Announce Alaska Housing Task Force
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) welcomed the announcement this week of a new task force by the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD), in partnership with the Association of Alaska Housing Authorities (AAHA), focused on addressing obstacles to affordable housing, especially in rural Alaska. The task force is a result of a roundtable meeting Sen. Sullivan convened in Anchorage last August with HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge and leaders from rural and urban Alaska com… Continue Reading
01.24.24
Sullivan, Budd Introduce Strategically Lowering Gas Prices Act
WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Ted Budd (R-N.C.) introduced the Strategically Lowering Gas Prices Act. They were joined by Senators Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), and Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.). The bill would prohibit the Biden administration from releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) until any executive orders blocking energy development on federal land that would otherwise be available for leasing are revoked. “President Biden depleted … Continue Reading
01.19.24
OP-ED: Alaska Uniquely Positioned to Strengthen National Security During Dangerous Period
by Sen. Dan Sullivan
We are in one of the most dangerous period in U.S. history since World War II—a new era of authoritarian aggression led by the dictators in Moscow, Beijing and Tehran. This difficult reality faces us nearly every day: joint Russian and Chinese naval flotillas operating off Alaska’s coast, the barbaric attack by Iran-funded Hamas terrorists against Israel, other Iranian-backed terrorists lobbing missiles to shut down global shipping lanes in the Middle East, and the Chinese Communist Party threat… Continue Reading
01.19.24
Alaska Congressional Delegation Introduces Legislation to Settle Cape Fox’s Land Entitlement
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska), and Representative Mary Peltola (D-Alaska), introduced legislation to settle Cape Fox’s remaining land entitlement under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA). The measure has the support of a wide coalition of communities in Southeast, Alaska. The legislation waives an existing statutory requirement that would compel Cape Fox Corporation, an Alaska Native Corporation for the Village of Saxman, to use a portio… Continue Reading
01.17.24
Sullivan Says Houthis Terrorist Designation is an Overdue ‘Step Forward’ that ‘Doesn’t Go Far Enough’
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), released the following statement today after the Biden administration announced it will redesignate the Houthi rebels as a “specially-designated global terrorist group.” The Houthis had been designated both a “specially-designated global terrorist group” and a “Foreign Terrorist Organization” (FTO) by the Trump administration, but both designations were reversed by the Biden administration in… Continue Reading
01.16.24
ICYMI: Sullivan Says Tougher Deterrent Policies Will Help Avert War with Iran, Not Appeasement
WASHINGTON—In an interview with NBC’s Kristen Welker last week, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), pressed the Biden administration to reestablish deterrence with regard to Iran and its terrorist proxies following the announcement that U.S. and British military forces, with assistance from other allies, launched a strike against Houthi rebels in Yemen. For months, the Iranian-backed Houthis have been launching missiles and drones against… Continue Reading
01.13.24
Sullivan, Duckworth Congratulate Taiwan Following Successful Democratic Elections
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) congratulated the Taiwanese people following today’s successful democratic elections that resulted in a historic third consecutive term for the Democratic Progressive Party, led by President-elect Lai Ching-te and Vice President-elect Hsiao Bi-khim, which favors strong ties with the United States. The senators, who traveled to Taiwan in 2021 to deliver desperately-needed COVID-19 vaccines, issued the following statemen… Continue Reading
01.12.24
Sullivan Supports Overdue Strikes on Houthis in Yemen
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement today after a strike by U.S. and British military forces, with assistance from other allies, against Houthi rebels in Yemen. For months, the Houthis have been launching missiles and drones against military and commercial vessels traversing the Red Sea, substantially disrupting trade and shipping. “For months, I have been calling on the Biden administration to… Continue Reading
