Dan Sullivan

These are really good companies and good value for military contracts.

I think it's been read wrong. I don't think you, Mr. Secretary, Madam Secretary, need to personally sign off.

This is kind of cool. June 29th, this is actually my 21st anniversary today and I'm here, by the way.

More regs hurt small businesses; that's just a given.

I convinced her to put her shoulder behind HUBZone, and we're going to fix that.

She kept her commitment. When she went through the Senate confirmation process, one of the commitments I asked of her was to get to Alaska soon in her tenure, and she did that.

I just want to thank you, your boss, Administrator McMahon, who I know has a very good relationship with Chairman Risch and with me and Senator Murkowski.

It was very inappropriate to hold somebody based on that criteria when the Congress was actually the one that set up and created that criteria.

I had to give a speech on the Senate floor last night because unfortunately some of my colleagues have amnesia a little bit about what we call ANCSA and how important that was.

Small businesses are the backbone, as I mentioned, of our economy and the Nation's economy.

Minority-owned small businesses have a 30 percent lower chance in securing government contracts than non-minority-owned businesses.

The key, whether it's the U.S. economy or the Alaska economy, to real sustained growth is through our small businesses, which are the engines of growth in Alaska and throughout the United States.

I think it's safe to say certainly my number one priority as Alaska's Senator is to bring back strong economic growth and job opportunities for all of our State.

I can't think of anyone, in many ways, more important than Senator Risch.

One of the most important things that Senator Murkowski and Congressman Young and I try to do representing all of you is bring important Federal Government officials to our great State.

It is such an honor to have you here in the great State of Alaska.

I know that Tara's Inupiat culture often values the collective success of their vast community over individual success, something I think all of us could learn from.

It is unacceptable for employees to come to work in fear.

Tara is a proud Inupiat whose family is from Utqiagvik.

Tara Sweeney, who as Senator Murkowski mentioned, is making history in many ways as the first Alaska Native to be nominated for this very important position.

We are talking about the lives of children.

I have a zero tolerance policy for sexual harassment.

Senator Whitehouse and I had a bill, The Save Our Seas Act, that has already passed the Senate.

Well, we're going to work to fix this in a bipartisan way. I think everybody's well intentioned here.

Well, I appreciate that. I also appreciate your mention of plastics. It's a topic that I've been very focused on.