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I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: limitation on use of funds to implement the revised…
I appreciate the comments from the gentlewoman. I would suggest, respectfully, we should follow the law. We have given up the responsibility in this Congress to the President--not just this President, other Presidents. It is clear in the…
Madam President, I want to mention very quickly what is on the front page of my newspapers in the State of Alaska this week and has been for a couple of weeks now. Our fire season started very early and with an intensity that has really…
I also wish to speak to how the rule impacts the development of hydropower in the State of Alaska. We are looking to find energy solutions, clean energy solutions. Hydropower is huge for us. Alaska has nearly 300 prime locations for…
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to continue for an additional 4 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Madam President, I came to the floor today to speak about an issue--a regulation that has raised a level of concern and controversy in my State of Alaska like no other we have seen in a long time, and this is in regard to the EPA and the…
Madam President, I wish to say a couple of things before I speak to the issue that brought me to the floor today. I have been listening to our leader from Texas talk about so many of the advances we have seen in the Senate this session. I…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the following interns in my office be granted the privilege of the floor for the remainder of the day: Jenna Dreydoppel, Tasha Boyer, Denae Benson, Claire Landis, Holly O'Brien, Kelsey Colligan…
Very touching story. This year, once again, we reflect on the service of Trooper James A. Moen to our State. At the same time we recognize the continuing contributions of his daughter, Megan, without whom we would not know as much about…
Mr. President, I wish to speak today about the National Defense Authorization Act, which was just passed on the floor after almost 3 weeks of debate on the Senate floor. Today, a very strong bipartisan majority passed this legislation. It…
Mr. President, I wish to start by offering prayers and thoughts--I think of every Member of the Senate--to the families of those who were killed in last night's horrific, horrific shooting in South Carolina. No words can undo the…
Mr. President, as I mentioned, we passed the NDAA this afternoon after almost 3 weeks of debate, and I do wish to extend congratulations to the leadership, particularly to the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Senator…
Mr. President, I rise today to introduce legislation needed to provide additional options for how Ketchikan and parts of Southeast Alaska can receive additional clean, renewable electricity in the future. Today I am introducing legislation…
Mr. President, I rise today to introduce legislation that will speed the next phase of a renewable energy project in my home State of Alaska, that Congress effectively authorized 35 years ago. Back in 1980, Congress in Section 1325 of the…
Mr. President, I rise in support of the National Defense Authorization Act. I rise in support to move this bill forward and the amendments that many of us in this body want to have heard, debated, and voted on. I also rise in opposition to…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Alaska. ____________________
The writer of this article talks about what is at stake and about what the Russians are doing in the Arctic. Here is a map. It is a little small, but it shows Russia's Arctic push and the dramatic increase of airbases, operational…
The title is ``Dismal Growth Needs the 3.5% Solution.'' He noted that from 1790 to 2014, almost the entire history of our great Nation, this country grew annually at 3.7 percent GDP growth--3.7 percent. The Obama administration's annual…