Madam President, I know this might be one of the last presiding duties of the year, so I appreciate the Presiding Officer taking the time on the floor before she gets to go home. I want to talk about two issues today here on the Senate…

Madam President, I am going to end my remarks today on a high note and a very important one. It is Wednesday. I like to come down and do what we call the ``Alaskan of the Week.'' I can see the pages are already kind of excited, right…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate stand in recess subject to the call of the Chair. There being no objection, the Senate, at 2:30 p.m., recessed subject to the call of the Chair and reassembled at 6:11 p.m. when…

Mr. President, I want to begin by offering my sincere thanks to the chairman of the Finance Committee, my friend Senator Wyden of Oregon. I am honored to be on the floor with him today to talk about these housing issues and this really…

Mr. President, I am going to pose a simple question here related to this guy. That is the dictator of China, Xi Jinping. Imagine if a Chinese financial institution, one of their banks, one of their private equity funds--they have a lot of…

The letter says this is really important--this Outbound Investment Transparency Act, 91 to 6. Let's get it in the final NDAA. It is pretty simple, pretty noncontroversial. But, Mr. President, as you know, nothing here is ever simple…

He was talking about how we need to be able to track U.S. capital flowing into China, and it would be extremely concerning if that Cornyn amendment didn't make it into the final NDAA. So he is saying: Hey, Senators, House Members, make…

I have been a big supporter of what HIDTA does. I think we have seen some results overall in Alaska.

We have to address that. So I would urge you to move on this clearinghouse, to make this process easier.

The United States must live up to its trust and treaty responsibilities to promote the health and well-being of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians.

Native people have the highest overdose death rates from synthetic opioids when you compare them to other racial and ethnic groups.

You mentioned in your written testimony that the HIDTA Tribal Task Force across the Country has been able to seize $414 million in illicit drugs, cash and other assets from traffickers.

It has been hard to access the Federal resources. It is a cumbersome process, apparently.

It is killing us in a way that is just--it is beyond comprehension, really.

You mentioned in your written testimony that the HIDTA Tribal Task Force across the Country has been able to seize $414 million in illicit drugs, cash and other assets from traffickers.

It has been hard to access the Federal resources. It is a cumbersome process, apparently.

Drug traffickers are targeting our Native communities.

The United States must live up to its trust and treaty responsibilities to promote the health and well-being of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians.