I have never agreed with every decision made by any Administration since I have been in the U.S. Senate on every issue.
I am really disappointed in what I have heard today.
Soft power only works when it is backed up by hard power.
For deterrence to be credible, it must be backed up by capability and political will to follow through on the threat.
It is going to be never. You guys are dreaming over there if this is what you are waiting for.
The only way they would come back to the table is if they think they can snooker us again.
This is unprecedented.
Last year was an ugly budget year. I understand why it was. We were overspending.
There is no problem that a really good water year won't solve.
It is a must-do. It is a 'shall' from the Federal Government to fix that.
I don't think you could be any more upset about what is happening with murdered and missing indigenous women than I am.
You can bet there is going to be a hearing on it, and we are going to call in the Department of Justice.
I will tell you it is going to be an uglier year this year. We are still not going to go back.
I plan on being up there this summer to talk a little bit about salmon recovery.
Alaska Natives and American Indians stand up for this country more than any other ethnic group.
We start things and then it stops because there is a new director here and a new director there.
I am the co-chairman of the House TRIO Caucus, and what it does is help prepare first-time students to go to college.
I have learned not to make promises I can't keep because you are dealing with hundreds of years of broken promises.
