In my state, we don't have stability. We don't have certainty.

Increasing the funding from $400 million to $571 million on the rural healthcare related issues are very important.

I recommend that you visit the state during a Red Flag-ALASKA exercise: The perfect opportunity would be the exercise scheduled for August 11-24, 2018, during the Senate recess.

it is the end of the week on the Senate floor, and it is my favorite time of the week. I think it is the pages' favorite time of the week, too, because we get to talk about the Alaskan of the Week. This is a speech I give every week. The…

Your job is to tell us which are the good ones, which are the ones you have issues with, how you can work with us on them.

We applaud the work of the Senators Crapo, Tester, Cassidy and Sullivan on this in-depth, well thought out reform plan.

This bill is a 'no-brainer' in his written testimony.

FRA strongly supports Senator Dan Sullivan's (AK) 'Medal of Honor Surviving Spouse Act' (S. 2185);

TAPS honors the service and sacrifices made by Medal of Honor recipients and their families and is grateful to Senator Sullivan for introducing S. 2485 to establish a special pension for surviving spouses of Medal of Honor recipients.

Families serve in the military as well as spouses, even if they are not wearing the uniform.

We have always advocated that the sooner we can begin to teach people about the benefits they will have as a veteran, the better it will be.

If we were to enact these kind of budget figures, which I'm not going to support, wouldn't that undermine the Blue Economy...

I do want to just mention, as Senator Nelson did, a growing concern that we have with regard to the potential for trade retaliation.

we're woefully inadequate, in terms of the maps, surveys.

I believe there is a strong potential for bipartisan legislation that supports many of the goals that NOAA is setting out in your initiative.

we support the administration's agenda with respect to trade, because our competitors have outclassed us

the Trump administration and the President signed an executive order regarding Ocean Policy to Advance Economic Security and the Environmental Interests of the United States

Well, we look forward to working with you on potential legislation as it relates to the Blue Economy.

Alaska constitutes the superpower of seafood for America, over 50 percent of all seafood... comes from Alaska.

We think we'll really be able to make a dent in the seafood trade deficit and really foster seafood competitiveness.

Many of the nautical charts in my state on Alaska's coasts are woefully outdated.

Senator Nelson, the floor is yours for an opening statement, as well.

The United States is often viewed as having the best-managed and healthiest fisheries in the world.

One of the things that I think we see bipartisan support for, on this committee certainly, is having the best science and best data available...

I applaud his focus on the issue of seafood fraud and how it impacts our fisheries negatively and adds to the trade deficit.