We are not going to say, hey, we will do wind turbines, but you guys who are producing natural gas, forget it.

We need a commercially available icebreaker up there soon, because we are not going to see our Polar Security Cutters for 3, 4 years and probably longer than that.

We are nervous about all that is happening there. And I think you all probably would agree that we have reason to be nervous.

We need a commercially available icebreaker up there soon, because we are not going to see our Polar Security Cutters for 3, 4 years and probably longer than that because they are going to be down in Antarctica.

I even said, Mr. President, this is wrong. You know it, I know it. It is wrong.

The Center for Biological Diversity is not listed in the Constitution, but the Senate is.

If you are going to do something in Alaska, you need to consult with me and Senator Murkowski and our Congresswoman before you do it.

We are nervous about all that is happening there. And I think you all probably would agree that we have reason to be nervous.

The amount of frustration back home is really significant.

The people of King Cove, the vast majority of them are Native, have been consulted for 30 years. They want the road.

The Fish and Wildlife Service has declined to list the Alexander Archipelago wolf in southeast Alaska as endangered.

I thank the Presiding Officer for that heartfelt welcome here on the Senate floor. I know the Presiding Officer is excited, and I know the pages are excited. Heck, half of America is excited because, once again, it is Thursday afternoon…

Thank you for your years of service and all you have provided us.

I think this puts us at a good place to actually, hopefully, get something done.

We were able to put in place what I consider some common-sense mineral permitting reforms in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

the Arctic is clearly recognized within the Department of Defense, within the Joint Force, as having a critical geostrategic importance

I think this puts us at a good place to actually, hopefully, get something done.

We need to urge them along on that report then.