While we may not have a large population, we do have a robust agricultural economy--one that depends on rural communities having the tools they need to grow and thrive.

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso) and the Senator from Wyoming (Ms. Lummis). The result was announced--yeas 54, nays 42, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 150 Ex.] YEAS--54 Baldwin Bennet…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn), the Senator from Wyoming (Ms. Lummis), and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Scott). Further, if present and…

Mr. President, summer is almost here and with it, summer driving season. With gas prices up 48 percent since President Biden took office and inflation still a major problem, the cost of those family road trip miles is likely to be on the…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Wyoming (Ms. Lummis), and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis). Further, if present and voting: the Senator from North…

Mr. President, last week, Congress successfully passed legislation, the Fiscal Responsibility Act, to raise the debt ceiling and avert a default. I am pleased that the final legislation paired an increase in the debt ceiling with real…

We have a tendency to think about dark days like Wounded Knee as in the ancient past.

December 29, 1890 was most assuredly one of those dark days.

Let us not use polite phrases to ignore the reality: this was no battle, this was a massacre.

A central part of the American experience has been our journey toward a more perfect union.

I think now it is altogether appropriate for the Federal Government to step up in partnership to try to make sure that this sacred site is protected in the right way.

We are pleased that Representative Dusty Johnson (R-SD) has introduced H.R. 3371 to place this sacred land in restricted fee status and to protect the land from alienation and outside interference and control.

One of the reasons that it is important for us to honor this site is that there are still real, living connections to the terrible actions that were taken that day.

Success has many mothers and many fathers and, of course, that is true for this bill, as well.

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Cotton), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch), and the Senator from Alaska (Mr…

To correct this minor but very consequential mistake, the bill before you today strikes the 'State of Oregon' in text that states that the claims are extinguished for all claims to lands within the state of Oregon, and replaces it with…

It is altogether appropriate for the Federal Government to step up in partnership to try to make sure that this sacred site is protected.

Our people have grieved for well over a century the loss of life and the genocidal attack on our people and our way of life that took place at Wounded Knee.