I am awaiting my colleague, the ranking member on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, to come. We are going to engage in a short colloquy about our energy bill. But before we do that and before he arrives, I would like to comment…

Well, Senator Manchin, I think we both would agree that we were more than ready to pass the bipartisan bill before the pandemic hit, and, as you point out, I think it is even more important, and I am certainly more ready than ever to pass…

Senator Manchin, the thought of having to start over-- as you say, to start from scratch--is absolutely the wrong way to address our energy policies and the reforms that are needed. I completely and fully agree with you. It would be a…

I have come to the floor this afternoon to be with my good friend, the Senator from West Virginia, to talk about our American Energy Innovation Act. I talked on the floor and we talked on the floor for a long while now, talking about the…

It is absolutely the best path forward. When you take the good committee work that we have engaged in and you then bring that to the floor, as we have, we had substantive process. We are so close to getting this measure actually through…

in the short history of Alaska as a State in our Union, there have been a handful of people--Bill Egan, Elizabeth Peratrovich, Jay Hammond, Wally Hickel, Ted Stevens--whose lives formed the fibers that wove Alaskans together. Another of…

it is Thursday, and it is that time of the week that I like to come down to the Senate floor and talk about somebody who is doing something great in my State, someone I get to brag about, a special Alaskan, somebody we refer to as our…

I want to end my few moments on the floor with an acknowledgement of where we are going to be next week. It has been made clear that we are going to have an opportunity to bring up for discussion legislation that has been drafted by…

on Tuesday, just a few days ago, I convened a hearing of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and we were focused on the impacts of COVID-19 and how this pandemic has impacted our Nation's energy industry. We had a lot of…

there is no doubt that there is a lot of anger in our country right now. We have seen that anger being given voice all throughout our communities and small towns and big cities. We have seen it in our households, among our families, our…

this is going to be a historic day for the U.S. Senate, as we come to the floor after the recess, after lunch here, to be voting on the confirmation of Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., to be the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force--Gen. C.Q…

I ask unanimous consent that if my remarks go over the time for the recess at 12:30 that they be allowed to extend beyond that. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Nomination of Charles Q. Brown

last night, I had the opportunity to join probably more than 80 of my colleagues in voting for a motion to proceed to S. 3422, the Great American Outdoors Act. This bill is sponsored by a strong group of Senators here--Senator Gardner of…

let me turn to the fight--the century fight for women's suffrage, the right to vote, the right to be treated equally, the right to be heard. It is a history that is long and interesting, sometimes very colorful. I have had an opportunity…

before my colleagues exit the Chamber, I want to acknowledge their words. I want to say thank you. The passion, the emotion, the true rawness in your words are words that I think all of us, as Members of the Senate, should hear, reflect…

I had asked to come and speak on the floor of the Senate on this day, June 4. I have been actually looking forward to it and planning speaking time for months now. June 4 is a significant day in the fight for women's suffrage. It was on…

I was really thankful. I thought General Mattis's words were true, and honest, and necessary and overdue.

it is Thursday, one of my favorite times of the week, because it is the time I get to come to the Senate floor and recognize an extraordinary Alaskan whom we refer to as the Alaskan of the Week. Now, Memorial Day is fast approaching. It is…