I wish, for the sake of the republic, that the administration would abide by the law.

The Nuclear Policy Act is a conjunction of both spent fuel and defense waste. There is no bifurcation of where nuclear waste goes.

Mr. Speaker, as a lifelong resident of Northern Michigan, I know how important it is to protect and conserve our precious natural resources. Northern Michigan's economy depends on our Great Lakes and outdoor spaces for tourism…

It is unfortunate that you have been part of an administration that is not enforcing the Nuclear Waste Policy Act.

I hope it would not hurt his reputation in the service, but the new regional director, Cam Sholly, appears to fully understand the importance of setting this model.

I actually do not know how much there is to figure out about coal that we do not already know.

The policy choices facing the Commission are complicated, and require bipartisanship to produce consensus that balance the various concerns of multiple stakeholders.

I made the point that actually more people die of drug overdoses now in rural America than urban America.

So Senator McCaskill and I wrote a letter recently to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler.

I am not a big advocate for us buying water as one of the alternatives at lunch.

Senator Gillibrand and I introduced some legislation last year called the Military Families Stability Act which would just provide more flexibility for families who need to move early or stay a little bit later for work or educational…

I know that both of you, as many other people will argue forever, that the strength of the military is the families of the military.

Let me make one point there before the end of my time, and we are at the end of my time, but I noticed last time was little extensive too.

Chairman Murkowski supported that legislation that just would help attract private dollars.

In the Ag-Omnibus end-of-year funding bill for the FDA, we included language to have the compliance date for the FDA final menu labeling regulations be in-line with FDA completing and publishing final guidance that has been in the works…

I would expect that to come out any day. I hope you have a chance to look at it.

If that is a one-time payment or an ongoing payment, as you would have from production from other facilities. I would like to see that.

Could you please provide a comparison of the revenues returned in the last several fiscal years from oil, gas, and coal leases, versus any revenue brought in from solar energy.