Mr. President, I rise today to speak in support of the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill which is before the Senate and which we have been debating over the last week. Ensuring that our great Nation--States such as…

Mr. President, today is St. Patrick's Day. It is a great day for those of us in this country whose ancestors came here to find a better life. And today, like many of us here, I got up and put on a green tie, but I switched it out for this…

Mr. President, I rise this morning to discuss an issue that is pretty near and dear to my heart and I think to the hearts of many throughout the State of Alaska, and that is--I will call it an aberration, an aberration in the fish world…

Mr. President, I know today we have been focusing on a really important bill, the CARA bill, which has been led by Senator Portman, Senator Ayotte, and many others. It is a very important bill for our country, for States like Alaska that…

Mr. President, I am here this afternoon on the floor to join with colleagues as we discuss the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, CARA. I would suggest that from the perspective of families across the country, many would look at…

Mr. President, on January 16, 2016, the people of Taiwan went to the polls and elected Dr. Tsai Ing-wen as the next President of Taiwan, with 56.2 percent of the vote. The 2016 Presidential election marked the sixth direct election of the…

Mr. President, I am pleased to join with Senator Maria Cantwell and Senator Mazie Hirono to introduce legislation to approve the 2010 Agreement between the Governments of the United States and the Republic of Palau following the Compact of…

My amendment is a relatively complicated amendment in the sense that a lot of people don't have any history of the Alaska National Lands Act. My amendment prohibits the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service from issuing a final ruling…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add at the end the following: TITLE __--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS SEC. _01. PROHIBITION ON ISSUANCE OF FINAL…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, it always interests me when some people try to undo something that has already occurred legally. Legally, these bears were taken under license of the Canadian Government. Legally, they…

I want to compliment Mr. Newhouse on introducing this amendment. These roads were built with taxpayer dollars, yet the Forest Service arbitrarily goes in and shuts those roads down so people don't have access to them. We have the same…

May I remind my good friend from Michigan--and she is a dear friend and her husband is a dear friend of mine, he voted for my bill, ANILCA--it is the law. It was an agreement that the State would manage. By the way, it is against the law…

I always admired my friend from California, who doesn't know squat about the Arctic Wildlife Refuge. That is the truth. He may have camped out in it, but he didn't camp out in the area which we would like to drill for oil, which this…

I always listen to these well- written arguments by the Sierra Club and others that like to take this Nation to its knees, which is a reality. We talk about the petroleum reserve set-aside. It was a reserve set aside for use by this…

Mr. President, today I wish to recognize the immense contributions of the African-American community to my State of Alaska and to our great Nation. I want to highlight in particular a contingent of troops, members of the African-American…

Madam President, today the Senate will vote on the North Korean Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act, a bill I am proud to cosponsor with my colleague from Colorado, Senator Cory Gardner. This legislation mandates new sanctions on North…

Madam President, I certainly appreciate the value of our partnership, and I know that we have a great deal of work ahead of us. Madam President, I come to the floor today to express my support for the North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act…

Madam President, I wish to comment on the statements that have been made by my colleague and friend from North Dakota, who has been an amazing leader, a very strong leader here in the Senate since she came, trying to shine a spotlight on…