This is a very important discussion to make sure the public has access to the public's land.

I would like to thank my colleagues for their work on the Legislative Branch portion of the appropriations package because, for the first time in nearly a decade--a decade--the Legislative Branch bill received floor consideration outside…

I would like to thank the Senator from Indiana for this amendment. It is a good amendment and is an amendment we need to pass in this body. As Senator Young pointed out, issues around mental health are very prevalent. It is the signature…

He understands the need to improve the way the EPA oversees environmental cleanup and hazardous waste sites.

I hope to see him clear this Committee so that the full Senate can consider his nomination swiftly.

It is time to stop studying it and move to closure.

This program is personal to me, coming from Montana, where we are home to two of the most expensive and expansive Superfund sites in the Nation.

We are finally working to bring closure--an end--to some of these Superfund sites that have just dogged us for years in Montana.

the Legislative Branch bill, as advanced from the Committee on Appropriations, provides $4.79 billion for Congress and its support agencies. That is $90 million above the fiscal year 2018 enacted level of $4.7 billion. This bill provides…

And can we count on you and your organization in your role as inspector general to ensure that this kind of improper behavior does not persist?

Last year, just a few miles down the road in Virginia, a disabled World War II veteran, Richard Cohen, woke up to his burned American flag on his doorstep. Let me say that again. Richard Cohen, who was wounded by German machinegun fire…

I thank the gentleman from Arizona, Mr. Speaker, for leading this effort. It is a pleasure for me to share with this body the benefits Montanans are seeing from tax reform. It has been 6 months since President Trump signed the Tax Cuts and…

It is historic to have the entire Federal Energy Regulatory Commission before us here today.

I hope we can move the dialogue in this country to not pitting a battle between either you are in the renewable camp or you are either for it or against it.

on July 23, 1962, a B-47 Bomber carrying four men on a routine training mission crashed into the southwestern slope of Emigrant Peak, killing all on board. Crash debris still remains on the unnamed ridge where these men lost their lives…

Last year, I was on the ground for five fires in Montana. I was even fortunate enough to have Secretary Perdue join myself and Secretary Zinke at one fire.

I am proud that today President Trump will sign into law a piece of legislation that I fought for called the VA MISSION Act. This important legislation will help fix many of the problems plaguing the VA Choice Program and will work to…

I am glad to introduce a resolution to designate May 2018 ``National Brain Tumor Awareness Month.'' It is my hope that this resolution will show our support for the patients battling brain tumors, as well as their families, and friends who…