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Dan Sullivan

38:27 - 38:46

“And fittingly, during National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, today's passage of my bill, the Cold Weather Diesel Reliability Act, is a huge step forward for truckers, farmers, mechanics, and operators who keep Alaska and our nation moving.”
Speaker
Dan Sullivan
Timestamp
38:27 – 38:46
Transcript
Senate Environment and Public Works (Sullivan): Business meeting to consider S.5045, to amend the Clean Air Act to modify the handling of air quality monitoring with respect to prescribed fires, S.3135, to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to authorize manufacturers of certain vehicles to suspend engine derate or shutdown functions in prolonged cold weather conditions, and S.5249, to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to align the licensing of uranium enrichment facilities with other fuel cycle facilities under that Act, and 21 Committee resolutions to approve prospectuses from the General Services Administration.
Community
Alaska News
Captured at
September 16, 2026

From the transcript

To through the floor, like, immediately. Thank you, Madam Chair. Senator Sullivan. Thank you, Madam Chair. And fittingly, during National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, today's passage of my bill, the Cold Weather Diesel Reliability Act, is a huge step forward for truckers, farmers, mechanics, and operators who keep Alaska and our nation moving.

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