Alaska Senator Sullivan Talks Federal Overreach, Limiting EPA, and No Law of the Sea Treaty
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Associated Press Newswires] By Molly Dischner - March 24, 2015
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan on Monday said fighting federal overreach and pushing for a continued military presence in Alaska are among his priorities.
Sullivan made his comments in addressing a joint session of the state Legislature. Such addresses are tradition among Alaska's U.S. senators, and this was the first for Sullivan, a Republican who won election last November.
Sullivan said his efforts to limit the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency include support for a bill that provides fishing vessels with an exemption to certain discharge regulations, and hearings in Alaska on the Clean Water Act that he'll chair next month.
Sullivan said the U.S. Senate has been working on a version of the federal budget over the past two months, with several votes planned this week. The budget being put forward will work toward balancing the budget over the next 10 years and developing the nation's economy, he said.
"We're going to work hard...
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