I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to speak for up to 5 minutes and Senator Durbin for up to 15 minutes prior to the scheduled vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I ask unanimous consent that the privileges of the floor be granted to my second-session summer interns for the month of July through August 5; that is, Jonathon Ford, Matthew Agron, Isabella Kershaw, Jocelyn Cannon, Devin Moorehead…

It sounds like not an idea situation as you are looking to literally truck water from a fire hydrant.

I think that is kind of maybe a soft support, they think it is going to work, actually you know it can work.

It has been mentioned that Interior, well, along with the rest of the government, has of course a trust responsibility to tribes.

We know that settling water rights through negotiated settlements approved by Congress continues to be the best way to deliver wet water to tribes.

S. 4439 would transfer administrative jurisdiction of approximately 1,031 acres of National Forest System land.

This legislation is directing the Chief of the Forest Service and the tribe to enter into an MOU to protect and enhance wild and scenic river systems, all done in cooperation with the tribe.

While we have no UIOs in Alaska, it is my understanding these organizations in the lower 48 have found the Confer process with IHS to be beneficial.

I do think it would be prudent... that the Committee also receive testimony from the Forest Service.

I think it is important to recognize that this settlement is a decade in the making.

I ask unanimous consent that the ICAS Community of the Arctic Slope be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: January 26, 2022. Hon. Raul Grijalva, House of…

I just had the opportunity to host a lunch--the Thursday lunch--for a number of my Senate colleagues. This is an opportunity that Senators get to essentially brag about their State. It is kind of like what I do with the ``Alaskan of the…

I want to turn to energy now. You know the President is in Saudi Arabia. There is a lot of irony here, I believe, because his administration has clearly--clearly--made it harder for Americans to produce American energy with American…

Alaskans Voice Strong Support for the Willow Project. She has a huge list of Alaskan Native groups and others who are supporting the Willow Project. I ask unanimous consent that the AFN letter be printed in the Record. There being no…

I ask unanimous consent that the ANCSA Regional Association letter be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: February 4, 2021. Hon. Deb Haaland, Secretary Nominee…

so here is my point: The next time the media writes a big story on Willow and environmental justice and racial equity--which they love to do--and Alaska, they need to include this. This is the truth. They need to include the strong union…

We therefore firmly believe that a 45-day comment period will allow all stakeholders and the general public more than enough time to review the SEIS and provide meaningful comment.