I thank Chairman Black and Chairman Bishop for including ANWR, the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge, in the budget process. I am looking forward to this. With this legislation, we contribute money to solving some of our national debt. The…

Mr. President, my colleague from Massachusetts has referred to the tragedy that we all watched unfold late on Sunday evening in Las Vegas, NV--the tragedy, the horror, the shock of so many. Alaska has felt the brunt of that tragedy as…

Mr. President, every week, I have been coming to the floor to talk about my State and what I think makes it the greatest State in the country and in the world. We like to celebrate and recognize somebody in Alaska who is making a…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that with respect to the Francisco nomination, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table and the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action. The PRESIDING…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate resume consideration of the Emanuel nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the nomination. The bill clerk read the nomination of…

Madam President, this week, we are debating the National Defense Authorization Act of 2018. It is very important, and Members of both sides have contributed to this very important legislation we pass every year. It funds our military and…

I have an amendment that was successfully included in the House fiscal year 2017, which prohibits funds in this act being used to implement the Obama administration National Park Service rule that interferes with the State's wildlife…

My amendment, which was successfully included in the House fiscal year 2007 Interior appropriations bill, prohibits the funds to be used by the Bureau of Land Management to change their existing placer mining plans of operations with…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of division A (before the short title) insert the following: limitation on use of funds Sec. __…

I, again, urge passage of the amendment, and I thank the chairman and the ranking member for their work. This is a mom-and-pop operation. If I thought it was going to do anything wrong--it has been mined for 100 years. They came in, they…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of division A (before the short title) insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

I urge passage of my amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.

You know, I rarely do this, but I'm deeply disappointed in my good lady from Washington. * * * This was a preserve, and we were guaranteed this in the Alaska National Lands Act. No more. No more. And the State, under the Constitution, has…

And I thank the gentlewoman. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the words are stricken from the Record. There was no objection.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 183, S. Con. Res. 15. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent resolution by title. The senior assistant…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported amendment be agreed to, the concurrent resolution, as amended, be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 374, which was received from the House. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 192, S. 810. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as…