Members of the body, with all due respect, this is about the State's rights. This bill does not preclude the State of Alaska, the Coast Guard, or any other entity from enforcement on the Yukon River. The Park Service can still move on the…

Mr. President, I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Washington. ____________________

Mr. President, I want to start out today by complimenting the Senator from South Dakota. He has gotten it absolutely exactly right. I wish to associate myself with the comments he has made. We are 7 days away from literally a crisis in our…

Mr. President, I stand here today as a cosponsor of the cut, cap, and balance legislation and as a supporter of that legislation. Here is the insanity that has gripped not only this body but all of Washington. We are literally in here…

Madam President, I rise today to speak to an issue that I believe has all the potential in the world to define the future of this great country. It is an issue with which all of us who are participating in this colloquy are very familiar…

Let me thank Senator Hoeven. I noticed today we are also joined by another former Governor. In fact, we were both elected to the Senate at the same time so we are both part of the same class. Senator Risch, at one point in his career…

Let me wrap up this colloquy this morning by thanking each one of my colleagues for their comments. Governors are practical people. We have to be. We have no choice. If jobs are going to be created in our States, we must lead that effort…

Only in Washington can someone charge $14.3 trillion in debt, ask for a higher credit limit, and not propose a single solution about how to control their seemingly unrestrained spending. That is just what the current Administration has…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to enter into a colloquy with my Republican colleagues for up to 30 minutes. Senator Alexander of Tennessee, Senator Hoeven of North Dakota, and Senator Risch of Idaho will…

Senator Alexander raises such a valid point. In the State of Nebraska we don't have any road debt either. If we wanted to pave a mile of highway we had to have the money in the bank or it did not get done. The other advantage of that is…

Mr. President, I rise to speak briefly about progress in the nation of Croatia, which I was honored to visit recently. At the invitation of the Croatian Minister of Defense, I participated in what is known as the ``Croatian Summit,'' a…

Mr. President, I wish to say thank you for the opportunity to put on the Record my experiences in Croatia this last weekend and, again, seeing the country after 15 years ago going through incredible devastation to where they are today. I…

Mr. President, I wish to speak about legislation I am introducing today that would repeal an ill-fitting and broad-reaching rule that limits not only timber harvest and mining but important renewable energy projects in Southeast Alaska. In…

Mr. President, before I talk about the budget, I wish to commend the Senator from Georgia. As someone who has been in the real estate business for many years, such as the Senator from Georgia, he is absolutely right. If homeowners are…

Mr. President, I am on the floor this afternoon to talk about the issue not only of the day, the week, the month, the year, it is the issue about what to do about the deficit. Everyone around here knows that if we fail to raise the debt…

I would like, at this time, to ask the chairman to participate in a colloquy with me. I rise today to express my concern about our strategic ports. First, I want to thank the chairman for discussing this important issue with me. I think…

Since 1958, the strategic seaport program has facilitated the movement of military forces securely through U.S. ports. Each strategic seaport has individual capabilities that provide the Department of Defense with the port facilities and…

I want to thank the chairman for discussing this issue with me. I would just like to say to the chairman, I appreciate the fact that you recognize the importance of ports to move our products. I know that the ranking member does, also. I…