Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I want to thank my colleague from Oregon, and I will commit to working with him to try and get this done before we head out to recess. We know the treasures of Alaska. As I mentioned, two-thirds of all the Park Service in the country is in my State, which is why I want to make sure I am having followup conversations--I had a good one already with Mr. Sams--to get commitments on a few additional issues that matter deeply not just to the Park Service and for America but, really, to my State. But you have my commitment to work with you and Mr. Sams on a few more of these issues. And, if I may, for all my colleagues, right--and I am glad to hear Senator Wyden mention this--this shouldn't be happening with one State. There is a Biden White House war on the State of Alaska. No one is getting treatment like this, and it shouldn't be this way. If a Republican President were in attacking Maryland or Oregon like that, I would call the White House going: Hey, lay off, guys. Lay off. So I sure hope some of my colleagues--Republican and Democrats--can send the message to Joe Biden, the President, that you know, the war on working families in Alaska is not really a good idea. They are Americans, too, and they have got a lot of resources to produce for our great Nation, which we need right now. So with that, I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Oklahoma is recognized. Coronavirus”