Great to visit and play bingo with our amazing seniors in Palmer during Colony Days!
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Official twitter account for U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan. Proudly serving the state of Alaska.
Joined November 2014
- Schumer Shutdown Episode I We’ve reversed the Biden “Last Frontier Lock Up” and we are on a path toward the Alaska Comeback. But one threat we keep facing in the Senate? The Schumer Shutdown. The Minority Leader of the Senate, Chuck Schumer, has been the most anti-Alaska00:00
- I had a great time at Colony Days in Palmer this past weekend! Colony Days celebrates the Matanuska Colony settlers who first arrived in the Valley in 1935. Each year, Colony Days starts with a ceremonial ringing of the St. Mihiel ship’s bell. The St. Mihiel transported some of00:00
- More icebreakers where the ice is! Our great state will soon be home to FOUR icebreakers—two in Kodiak, one in Seward, and the Storis in Juneau. This is great news for our communities and for Arctic and national security.Three medium icebreakers are expected to arrive in Alaska for use starting in 2028 with the goal of homeporting two in Kodiak and a third in Seward “when the infrastructure is ready,” the Coast Guard said Thursday. adn.com/alaska-news/mi…
- I had a good discussion with KMT Chair Cheng Li-wun today. I’m a strong advocate for the US-Taiwan relationship, regardless of politics in Taiwan. But, as I told her, we need KMT to join with the DPP to finish the defense budget and support the Alaska LNG project.
- BIG NEWS FOR ALASKA! Four icebreakers are being homeported in our great state! Two will be in Kodiak and one in Seward, on top of the Storis in Juneau. This is something I’ve been working on my entire career in the Senate. We need icebreakers in the state with the ice—now, we’re00:00
- OVER A DECADE OF ICEBREAKER ADVOCACY🧊⛏️ For 10+ years, I’ve been fighting to homeport icebreakers where the ice is—Alaska. Now, that fight is paying off. MORE ICEBREAKERS ARE COMING TO ALASKA! This is not only great for our national security, it’s great for our state’s economy,00:00
- Today we celebrate Alaska’s late, great Congressman Don Young, the Dean of the House and a true man of the people, who was ceaselessly invested in improving the lives of Alaskans. Don was a friend and mentor to so many, Julie and me included. Don’s spirit—authentic, tenacious,
- A huge part of the Alaska Comeback is big infrastructure projects like the Cooper Landing Bypass Bridge! I’ve been working on this for nearly a decade. 70% of through traffic will be redirected onto the bridge, providing major traffic relief, improved traffic safety, and faster00:00
- It’s a great day for Alaska! My ARTIST Act has passed the House and now heads to @POTUS' desk to become law. The ARTIST Act protects the right of Alaska Native ivory art to be sold anywhere in America. I have been working alongside Alaska Native Artists on this for years! For00:00
- We’re undergoing what is possibly the largest military buildup in our state’s history: ✅ $7B recapitalization effort for JBER that will create 4,000 jobs ✅ At least 3 new icebreakers homeported in AK ✅ 4 new KC-135 tankers at Eielson ✅ A new Marine ANGLICO unit This is00:00
- Historic win for Alaska Native artists! My ARTIST Act has passed through the House and now heads to the President’s desk to be signed into law. For eight years, I have been working on this legislation to protect the legal rights of Alaska Native artists who use lawfully
- The Russians have said publicly that they are at war with Alaska fishermen, flooding markets to drive down prices. I led the effort to fight back and impose a comprehensive ban on Russian seafood imports. In a @SenateCommerce hearing I chaired, I asked Jeremy Woodrow w/00:00
