Again I urge a ``yes'' vote. This amendment does solve some problems. And I'd like to address the issue of training. We've been very fortunate in Alaska. We've used these dollars in training for our Alaskan Natives very successfully. We…

At this time, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Cole).

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 69, line 21, strike ``not more than''. The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 113, the gentleman from Alaska…

At this time, I would like to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to my good friend from South Dakota (Mrs. Noem).

Mr. President, we often hear refrains of the need to make government policies more fair, clear, or simple--especially when these policies involve the collection of fees or taxes. Today I rise to introduce legislation to fix an inherently…

Mr. President, I rise today to introduce legislation aimed at increasing the production of our hardest working renewable resource, one that often gets overlooked in the clean energy debate-- hydropower. The Hydropower Improvement Act of…

Madam President, I met with a group of young people today. They have their whole lives in front of them. They are talking and thinking about what they are going to do in terms of going to college and what their careers might be. They asked…

Madam President, today I rise to speak on behalf of the Cruz amendment. I want to spend a couple of minutes explaining my thoughts behind the amendment and why I am proud to be a cosponsor of this amendment. All across Nebraska I do…

I ask for 3 minutes to speak on the Cruz amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Madam President, I did not come to the floor today to speak on the appropriations and CR, but I want to thank the chairwoman and ranking member for working in a bipartisan way. They are working on finding a solution and an ability to…

Madam President, I would like to speak for 15 minutes on the topic of revenue sharing. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Madam President, I rise to take exception with some of my colleagues--and I hate to say this--on my side of the aisle. This subject is very frustrating. I am talking about a letter I reviewed from March 8. It is a letter from the Senate…

Madam President, today is the second anniversary of a very tragic event in Japan. An earthquake--a tsunami--claimed nearly 16,000 lives and destroyed community infrastructure, homes, and livelihoods. Years after the fact, our prayers…

Mr. President, I am pleased to stand with so many colleagues not only here on the Senate side but over in the House to recognize an accomplishment--an accomplishment of the Congress. I think it is important to recognize that in these times…

Mr. President, I rise today to introduce legislation to provide a small interim conveyance of lands to the Sealaska Native Regional Corporation of Southeast Alaska, a conveyance designed simply to keep Sealaska in business for the next…

On rollcall No. 44 I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay.'' ____________________

Mr. President, I rise today for the fourth time to introduce or reintroduce legislation to settle the outstanding land claims of the Tlingit and Haida Native people, the first people of Southeast Alaska. I first introduced this legislation…