So why would we want to do this? Again, we have the highest environmental standards in the world, but when you unleash Alaska energy, when you unleash Montana energy, when you unleash American energy, it helps with jobs, it helps with our…

we are in day 27 of a government shutdown--27 days where the government is shut down--and yet we are here. You are presiding. We have pages on the floor. There are people in the Gallery. There are people coming and going. We have Capitol…

I think it’s time for both Republicans and Democrats to be sitting down together to talk about, how do we end this impasse?

They’re seeing the impact of a government shutdown on them and their families that is personal and with potential for really harmful impacts.

Everything still seems to be the same, except it’s not. Except most of these people aren’t getting paid.

I came in at the tail end of the comments from my colleague and my friend from Delaware. He has underscored some points that I think are important to remind us here in the Senate but also people who are watching as we are in day 16 of the…

Yeah, there’s a lack of trust.

If you're a Democrat, you're looking at it and you say, 'Why? Why am I going to try to be helpful if Mr. Vought at OMB is just going to do a back-door move and rescind what we've been working on?'

we have all talked about what the primary goal is right now in the Senate. It is to reopen the Federal Government, but that is not all we need to reopen right now. As we focus on ending this shutdown, I have come to speak in support of a…

I hope we can move to the next bill that, to be honest, should be even easier because the bill I am going to try to pass right now passed the U.S. Senate in December, unanimously. It already passed, so this should be a no-brainer. I hope…

I want to let people know back home that means that that bill, the ARTIST bill that we have been trying to get moved for a long time, just passed the U.S. Senate. So I want to thank my colleague from California, my friend from California…

I am down on the Senate floor here to try to pass two really important pieces of legislation for a great part of Alaska, and this is the Alaska Native community in my State. These are incredible, patriotic Americans. By the way, Alaska…

The strength of our democracy rests on the public’s trust in equal justice under law.

Former FBI Director James Comey, like any American, is entitled to the presumption of innocence and a fair trial.

The Department of Justice has long been insulated from presidential administrations to protect public trust in the rule of law.

But that independence is called into question when overt political pressure from the White House leads to unusual personnel changes and criminal charges filed just days after the President calls for them.

We will not tolerate military or civilian personnel who celebrate or mock the assassination of a fellow American.

I don’t think we’re going to be able to get a permanent extension; I don’t think that’s wise.