Our tourism economy will be damaged if we don't maintain our world-class national parks and forests.

Indiscriminate workforce cuts aren’t efficient and won’t fix the federal budget, but they will hurt good people who have answered the call to public service.

For the information of all Senators, Senators should expect a procedural vote at 5:30 p.m. in relation to filing cloture on the Patel nomination, followed by the confirmation vote on the Lutnick nomination, and further votes are possible…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection…

I rise today to speak about a century- long dispute. A hundred years plus, there has been a dispute about the Federal designation of North America's tallest mountain. It is a pretty majestic picture, but it does nothing to really convey…

I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (S. 146) was…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

I want to shift gears for just a moment. Colleagues know that I am the chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee. I have been on this committee since I came to the Senate, and it is a position that I hold very close. I represent a…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 80, which was submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant executive clerk read as…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be discharged from further consideration of S. 146 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 79, which was submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant executive clerk read as…

Many of these abrupt terminations will do more harm than good, stunting opportunities in Alaska and leaving holes in our communities.

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn to then convene for pro forma session only with no business being conducted on Friday, February 14, at 9 a.m.; further, that when the Senate adjourns on…

Let me be the bad guy. He took a lot of heat for a lot of us for a long time.

That’s why today I once again introduced legislation that would officially keep this mountain’s quintessential name, 'Denali.'

I continue to have concerns about Mr. Kennedy’s views on vaccines and his selective interpretation of scientific studies, which initially caused my misgivings about his nomination.

That's why today I once again introduced legislation that would officially keep this mountain's quintessential name, 'Denali.'

In Alaska, it's Denali.

Once you see it in person, and take in the majesty of its size and breathe in its cold air, you can understand why the Koyukon Athabascans referred to it as 'The Great One.'

He doesn't have the burdens of leadership... And so he is doing what he feels is best.

He has made numerous commitments to me and my colleagues, promising to work with Congress to ensure public access to information and to base vaccine recommendations on data-driven, evidence-based, and medically sound research.

I have extraordinary respect for the man and his leadership.

This isn't a political issue – Alaskans from every walk of life have long been advocating for this mountain to be recognized by its true name.

To have the executive basically come in and dismantle something that was legislatively created — that's outside the bounds of the executive.

So it requires us, in the legislative branch, to then assert our responsibility, which is to not cede the authority.