it is Thursday, and it is that time of the week I come down on the Senate floor and get to do one of my favorite things of the whole week. I get to recognize the special Alaskan, someone whom we call the Alaskan of the Week. But before I…

I would like you to hear a quote: ``You know, if you drive an electric car, this would not be affecting you, clearly.'' That was from our Secretary of Energy, Jennifer Granholm, yesterday, as she told reporters all about the cyber attacks…

I want to thank Senator Murkowski for her hard work. For the Alaskans who are watching, what just happened here is kind of quick but important. The U.S. Senate just passed our bill, the PVSA suspension act, that is going to give our…

Yet, when you try to build a road anywhere in my State, you will get 20 lower 48 environmental groups to stop the building of a road.

That really impacts the indigenous populations.

One thing that happens too often in my State is that you have certain groups, outside groups, some of the more extreme environmental groups, that want to shut down economic opportunity in places like Alaska.

my colleague Senator Murkowski did a good job of explaining some of the economic challenges--actually, the dramatic economic challenges--facing our State: small businesses, families, workers by the thousands who are really hurting right…

When you get up to Alaska, Administrator, you will see these are some of the most patriotic communities in the country.

You have almost the identical situation here. What happened with General Tata is that his nomination, for a lot of these reasons, was withdrawn by the Trump administration. Yet now you have the same, almost identical issues with this…

But it is important for us to know who is in charge.

I rise today to oppose Colin Kahl's nomination for Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, and I advise my colleagues to do the same, as we are getting ready to take a vote on this very important position in the Pentagon. That, to me, is…

Thousands of my constituents, and it is really outrageous.

We don't like the love, right, because it is job killing, it is going after oil and gas jobs.

I want to talk a little bit about this issue that has been highlighted a lot by the Biden administration on racial equity as it relates to environmental issues, job opportunities.

So right now, unfortunately, we have a lot of Executive Orders that are doing just that.

Is it racial equity and environmental justice to put Alaska Natives out of work just because they work in the energy sector?

You don't get the good paying jobs in the future, which is what the Biden administration is talking about, millions, by killing good paying jobs in the present.

I ask unanimous consent to be able to complete my remarks, given the time constraints. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered

I am dubious, though, there have been nine Executive Orders issued by President Biden targeting Alaska, nine.

Do you think we still need oil and gas in America today?

The vast majority of the people I represent want economic opportunity in these places, including in the energy sector.

I rise today on the Senate floor to call for the resignation of John Kerry as a member of the Biden administration's National Security Council. Now, I don't do this lightly. As a matter of fact, in my entire time in the Senate, I have…

The beginning of this article says: Let's pause to reflect on how monumentally stunning it is that the former U.S. secretary of state allegedly tattled on Israel to Iran. It goes on to say: A high-ranking American official would feel…

it is Thursday, and by now many know-- particularly our members of our press corps--that it is time for what I feel is probably one of the best moments in the Senate each week. It is time for the ``Alaskan of the Week.'' We get to talk…

I am honored to be on the Senate floor with my colleague Senator Scott from the great State of Florida. We are here to talk about an issue that really matters to both Alaska and to Florida and, I would say, that actually matters to the…