Thank you to my seatmate, Congressman Simpson, for his overall work on this larger appropriations package. It is not a simple thing to do right now. My amendment will restrict funds to implement section 216 of Executive Order No. 14008…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. ___. None of the funds made…

I point out that the amount of federally controlled lands is nowhere equal across our country. In Idaho, it is 32.8 million acres, and, to my good friend from Maine, it is 301,000. You can't possibly contemplate the ramifications that has…

The National Environmental Policy Act, NEPA, was created to balance environmental protection with our need to build infrastructure. The NEPA process was once timely and concise, but over time NEPA has become a four-letter word associated…

alongside my esteemed colleagues Senator Jim Risch and Representative Mike Simpson, I rise today to honor the formal turnover of the Naval Reactors A1W Prototype from Naval Reactors Idaho Branch Office and Fluor Marine Propulsion, LLC, to…

I rise in opposition to this nomination, and I rise in support of our strong support for Israel. I understand it is important to move as quickly as we can to have an ambassador in Jerusalem. We are at an important moment in history with…

I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to speak for up to 2 minutes and Senator Cardin be permitted to speak for up to 5 minutes prior to the scheduled rollcall vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The…

very briefly to respond to my good friend from Kentucky, first of all, we are not conducting drone strikes out of Niger. We have not. We are not. We will not. As far as the four troops who were killed in 2017, the good Senator knows that…

I rise in opposition to my friend's motion to discharge this from our committee. Let me start where he left off. He is asking that we remove our troops from hostilities in Niger. Let me say this as clearly as I can: We have no troops…

We need to lead with our values as we try to advance an agenda of good governance in the region.

If you pass along all of our concerns, that may be helpful to you, and maybe you could get back to us with what you find out in that regard.

I think we can note that the U.K. came out with a definitive statement, calling atrocities in Darfur ethnic cleansing last week.

It seems to me we could be further along than where we are.

They tell us that, in Niger, for example, they call it one coup too many.

How do those countries respond to you when you talk to them about the not very good situation with the coup for changing the governments as opposed to a nice clean election that the people could have a say in?

If you pass along all of our concerns, that may be helpful to you, and maybe you could get back to us with what you find out in that regard.

I think we can note that the U.K. came out with a definitive statement, calling atrocities in Darfur ethnic cleansing last week.

They tell us that, in Niger, for example, they call it one coup too many.