Dan Sullivan

Any major permitting or any major infrastructure initiative has to include permitting reform, or we're just going to waste the money

Take the Federal handcuffs off. Let the states, let the cities, let them forward as fast as possible.

Great. And that's a great idea, by the way.

It is not if but when he is going to be able to range the continental United States with an intercontinental ballistic missile.

We can't continue to use an election as the excuse for inability to do anything.

The EPA needs a serious course correction after the lawless leadership of Gina McCarthy, and Mr. Pruitt has shown that he has the commitment, the intellect, the experience to lead this change.

The people chose President Trump over Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

This is simply a senatorial temper tantrum. The American people deserve better, and I ask my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to come back to the Committee.

They voted for action, and they voted for a smooth transition.

I guarantee you, there is more oil dripped in the parking lots in Walmart in L.A. every day than there is oil dripped on the North Slope of Alaska.

These are Americans, these are great Americans, and they represent all elements of the political spectrum.

Aren't we harming the environment by driving investment to the jurisdictions that have the least environmental standards?

One of the great things this Congress did was lift the crude oil export ban to allow us to create American jobs under the toughest environmental standards in the world.

Getting a doctor out in the Mat-Su Valley in Alaska is going to be very important, and I appreciate your commitment on that.

We all want to work with you on that, to restore that authority, make it constitutional, of course.

How can you assure veterans like Cajun Bob and others, not only in Alaska but throughout the country, that some of the big focuses that President Trump has talked about, on really shaking up the VA, are going to happen under your watch?

His focus has been where people are not held accountable and veterans are stuck in a system that works against them and not for them.

You have been tireless in insisting that we get the program working.

Will you commit to me, if confirmed, to continue to work on those unique challenges that we have in the State?

I think you saw the deep patriotism that is embedded in the heart of every one of my constituents.

I appreciate your family's service. I know it is a team effort and thank you.

The No. 1 issue is EPA overreach.

My State has a fishing industry like Rhode Island's. It is a little bigger.

I believe it extends to a couple reasons underlying that. One is the agency currently feels that it is empowered to regulate literally every nook and cranny of American life.

We all want clean air. We all want clean water.