we need to put our puzzles together so there is a unified PARS for the entire Arctic.

I continue to harp upon prevention, but I also know that you can still can have fires, car accidents, despite all our efforts.

It therefore, behooves our Federal Government, all of us, private industry and Arctic stakeholders to fully focus on preparing for this new eventuality.

President Putin, though, has also mentioned that he views the Arctic as the next Suez Canal and the Russians intend to control it, which I do not think is in America's interest.

The biggest threat to safe, environmentally sound shipping in the Arctic?

Yes, I would agree with Captain Page in terms of making the most of next generation technologies.

I ask unanimous consent that my defense fellow, Amy Williams; my Coast Guard fellow, Thomas Mansour; and my State Department fellow, Mary Eileen Earl, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

it is Thursday, and that means it is typically time for me to recognize somebody in my State who has made a big difference for Alaska, sometimes someone who has made a big difference for America. We like to call that person the Alaskan of…

I do think it doesn't get enough coverage here in the press, but it's also gotten pretty strong bipartisan support.

Directing additional Federal funds to implementing State conservation plans now will save us from needing emergency funds later, when it may be too late to act.

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m., Thursday, November 15; further, that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…

I want to echo what my colleague from Tennessee just mentioned about a lot of bipartisan accomplishments on the Senate floor over the last several weeks. They are really important ones. He led the charge on the opioid bill which is going…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. Thereupon, the Senate, at 7:23 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, November 15, 2018, at 10 a.m…

That's very helpful. And hopefully all of you know we had a bill that was a bill of mine that passed the Senate recently that for the Saltonstall-Kennedy funds makes it much less NOAA controlled and much more kind of our stakeholders in…

Alaska's fisheries are by far the largest in the nation, accounting for over 50 percent of total domestic landings for the country.

OK. Let me ask kind of the question that I think most people are interested in...

I think we have seen examples.

It's actually a serious issue that I think some of the Federal agencies need to take more seriously.

I do think that this panel demonstrates that we don't have all the answers, but I do think it's reassuring to see we have some of the smartest people in the state and in the country working on this.

I know you are looking at it, but I'm wondering where.

Are you looking at putting a robust budget request as part of the implementation of the Pacific Salmon Treaty?

Any thoughts from the scientists on that question?

Well, as the Chairman of the Committee that oversees that, we will be very interested.

The goal here is actually to try to be unifying and try to find answers to questions that we all care about.

It's frustrating, and I feel it's deceiving in the public service efforts to say, yes, we'll take your money so that you can fund our research projects, but we don't really want to work with you.