Murkowski & Kaine Introduce Legislation to Tackle Maternal and Infant Mortality

Murkowski & Kaine Introduce Legislation to Tackle Maternal and Infant Mortality

Washington, D.C. – Tuesday, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Tim Kaine (D-VA), members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, introduced the Mothers and Newborns Success Act, bipartisan legislation to address the United States’ disturbingly high maternal and infant mortality rates and reduce the well-documented racial and ethnic disparities in maternal […]

Senate Democrats Block Sullivan’s Bycatch Reduction Act

Senate Democrats Block Sullivan’s Bycatch Reduction Act

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today attempted to pass the Bycatch Reduction Act on the Senate floor, but the legislation was blocked by Senate Democrats. Authored by Sen. Sullivan, the comprehensive legislation would reduce bycatch, protect seafloor habitat, and strengthen transparency and accountability in federal fisheries management. […]

Senator Sullivan Calls for Moratorium on U.S. Diesel Exports

Senator Sullivan Calls for Moratorium on U.S. Diesel Exports

With Alaskans feeling the pain at the pump, Sullivan says “American fuel should stay home with American families” ANCHORAGE, AK — Tuesday, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) called for a temporary moratorium on U.S. exports of diesel until the conflict with Iran is resolved to prioritize Alaskan families, truckers, and fishermen over foreign fuel buyers. […]

EPW Committee Advances Sullivan’s Cold Weather Diesel Reliability Act

EPW Committee Advances Sullivan’s Cold Weather Diesel Reliability Act

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Environment & Public Works (EPW) Committee, welcomed the committee’s passage of his Cold Weather Diesel Reliability Act. The legislation, introduced by Sullivan and Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to update its regulations to account for how diesel engines actually operate […]