Senator Departs for Family Funeral Amid Stimulus Bill Vote-a-Rama Session

Senator Departs for Family Funeral Amid Stimulus Bill Vote-a-Rama Session
Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, on May 7, 2020. Al Drago/Pool/Getty Images
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Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) left Washington on Friday to his home state for a family funeral just as the Senate headed into an extended session during which Republicans could use his vote to amend the gargantuan $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill.

“Due to the recent passing of his father-in-law, Senator Sullivan had to depart on a Friday afternoon flight to make it back to Fairbanks, Alaska in time for the funeral,” a Sullivan spokesperson told The Hill.
Ivan Pentchoukov
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Ivan is the national editor of The Epoch Times. He has reported for The Epoch Times on a variety of topics since 2011.
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