But I don't want to be in a position where we have finally answered people's prayers by saying, you are going to get all this Federal money, there is a lot in the pipeline, but then we just can't stuff it into the limited capacity pie that…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

It should shock us as Alaskans. It should shock us as Americans that basic, basic matters like safe water, drinking water, basic sanitation needs are still so unmet in so many places.

Mr. President, I am going to speak about a really important bill that I am hoping we are going to pass right here on the Senate floor. It was passed, by the way, previously. It is called the Pay Our Military Act. It is pretty simple. In…

Madam President, I am really very pleased to be on the floor with colleagues on both sides of the aisle to talk about this. As my colleague from North Carolina has pointed out, it was pretty clear--it was more than pretty clear; it was…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Appropriations be discharged from further consideration of S. 2835 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. I further ask that the bill be considered read a third…

Yes, we have been learning a lot, I think just like anybody else who is doing any construction these days, that prices have changed, we are confronting supply challenges just to complete anything or with workforce.

Mr. President, I am on the floor for a couple of reasons but No. 1 and most important is to congratulate General Smith, Gen. Eric Smith, to be the new Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps. Now, the Presiding Officer may have seen the…

I want to thank my colleague and friend Senator Cruz from Texas, who has presented our bill, the Pay Our Coast Guard Act, which he noted is a bipartisan bill in the Commerce Committee--the chairman, the ranking member. I am the ranking…

Mr. President, I am shocked, disappointed, and, to be honest, stunned. I didn't think anyone was going to object to this bill. It makes no sense to do so. I didn't understand the Senator from Washington's explanation. Her colleague from…

Madam President, my colleagues and I are down on the floor, talking about national security. It is clear--and this is testimony from admirals and generals and Department of Defense officials over the last few years--that we are certainly…

Mr. President, I join my colleague in supporting this very important reauthorization, the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act, NAHASDA. This has been 10 years in the making. This has seen process, this has seen…

This is not that scary; it can be done.

I would like to extend sincerest gratitude to Senator Schatz and Senator Murkowski for the opportunity to testify today.

It was a really offensive statement by probably somebody who was not very well informed.

We hope the same bipartisan support and collaboration will extend throughout the Farm Bill reauthorization process.

I really appreciate that we are here today to talk about the Native priorities within the 2023 Farm Bill.

Everything that we have put in place is just another step forward in progress.