it is Thursday, and it is my favorite time of the week. I get to come down to the Senate floor typically every Thursday and talk about Alaskans who are doing something amazing for their communities, their State, maybe even their country…

as my colleague from Oklahoma Senator Lankford just gave a wonderful speech on the Fourth of July, we are all focused on heading home for the Fourth of July, celebrating freedom, celebrating our independence, celebrating liberty. And we…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Smith). Without objection, it is so ordered. Nomination of Tracy Stone-Manning

I am here on the Senate floor this afternoon to call on President Biden to withdraw his nomination to lead the Bureau of Land Management, Tracy Stone-Manning. He should withdraw her for the reasons I am going to talk about here on the…

Yes, there are some fringe groups that don't. All the Democrats, all the Republicans, the vast majority of the Native people support it.

A lot of times the issues, again, that the EPA comes down on we view it as kind of anti-jobs, anti-economic opportunity.

We care about our environment, we care about our wildlife, probably more than anybody. But we also care about jobs and economic opportunity.

The EPA is not always viewed as helpful in my State.

It is our position that taxpayer funds need to be 100 percent directed towards finishing the home solution.

The Federal description of broadband, for years, they have been at this 25/3 number, which is completely inaccurate.

Some of the Federal programs are quite onerous and time-consuming in order to be able to make something happen.

I want to thank the nominees for your desire to serve our Country, continuing to do that.

it is Thursday, and it is that time of the week. I know a lot of our reporters in the Senate like this because it is the signal of kind of the end of the workweek here. Of course, it is also a signal that I get to come to the floor and do…

here is how this excellent editorial begins: The U.S. is barreling toward one of the greatest self- inflicted wounds in our country's history. I could not agree more. The editorial goes on to list the different actions that I just…

The definition of advanced energy technology, which is in the bill, the Endless Frontier Act, and is defined in 42 USC 18632 is along the following lines. It says ``Definitions,'' ``advanced energy technology'' means an ``innovative…

I want to commend my colleagues for the important work that everybody is doing down here on the Senate floor, bipartisan work, addressing one of the most important challenges we have as a nation. Not just today but for years this challenge…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas 49, nays 51, as…

for decades, even centuries, America's universities have been the envy of the world and one of America's biggest comparative advantages. At their best, they are hubs for innovative thinking, places where free exchange of ideas are not only…

with all due respect to my colleague from Washington, when the universities say they can't do this because it is too burdensome, again, to me that actually demonstrates the very problem my simple amendment is trying to resolve. All it is…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 1911

For all of us who love the great outdoors, this is a great opportunity to have more trails for pedestrians and bikes.

I just want to echo the comments of Senator Cramer.

This removes a barrier to the restart of cruises in Alaska by temporarily waiving the requirement of the Passenger Vessel Services Act for Alaska cruises departing from Washington State to stop in Canada.

thank you for passing that very important piece of legislation. The official name of that legislation that just passed the Senate is the Alaska Tourism Restoration Act. This is a really good day for Alaska right now and for our small…

This might sound parochial, but it is not parochial.