for those watching all over the world, this Senate resolution, with 50 Democratic and Republican Senate cosponsors, has now passed the U.S. Senate as an official resolution commending the people of Taiwan for their democratic elections and…

we are almost certainly facing a volatile and maybe even dangerous period in the Taiwan Strait because of the Chinese Communist Party. The election is January 13. The inauguration won't take place until May. So what we need to do as a…

I want to thank my colleague from Virginia. And right here, I have the resolution. As I mentioned, half the U.S. Senate--Democrats and Republicans--are cosponsors of this important resolution commending Taiwan for its history of democratic…

I ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection…

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 called to order by…

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, because, let's face…

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 floor. One is a…

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 important bill…

I, too, am frustrated by the projected cost overruns and the protracted timeline on the Polar Security Cutter program.

I want to commend the Coast Guard on all of the real substantive efforts and forward progress on housing and childcare in many of your stations.

It's also a project that is of life-and-death importance to my constituents in Alaska.

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 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 them. Imagine…

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…

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.

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.

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