We need to have a deep water port in the Arctic, now needs to move forward.

We were able to put in place what I consider some common-sense mineral permitting reforms in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

the Arctic is clearly recognized within the Department of Defense, within the Joint Force, as having a critical geostrategic importance

the Arctic is clearly recognized within the Department of Defense, within the Joint Force, as having a critical geostrategic importance

Thank you for your years of service and all you have provided us.

Thank you for your years of service and all you have provided us.

I think this puts us at a good place to actually, hopefully, get something done.

We need to urge them along on that report then.

Mr. President, I thank the Presiding Officer for that heartfelt welcome here on the Senate floor. I know the Presiding Officer is excited, and I know the pages are excited. Heck, half of America is excited because, once again, it is…

I think this puts us at a good place to actually, hopefully, get something done.

We need to urge them along on that report then.

We were able to put in place what I consider some common-sense mineral permitting reforms in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

Mr. President, I would welcome the majority leader to stay and listen to my comments this evening because I am speaking about the Arctic, and as a Senator from New York, he could certainly appreciate the role that the Arctic plays.

The majority leader is invited to the Arctic at any time of his choosing. January is a fine time. Mr. President, I do share with colleagues--they hear it from me quite frequently--that the United States is an Arctic nation. Hailing from…

I particularly enjoy sitting here in an energy committee room with the FERC Commissioners in front of us and having it be relatively calm.

Hydropower is about 20 percent of our state's electricity, on average, every year.

Mr. President, I come to the floor this afternoon to speak to a tragedy that we saw this past week, just a week ago today. Two Army AH-64 Apache helicopters were making their way back to Fort Wainwright. Fort Wainwright is an Army post in…

Hydropower is about 20 percent of our state's electricity, on average, every year.