What is being done, if anything at all, to provide for any level of training for more of these local resources?

Thank you for scheduling this very, very important hearing to address the issue of missing and murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives.

When you can get a higher fine, a higher penalty for poaching a moose than you can for violating a woman, that is a problem.

I think we are seeing examples in other areas where we are doing just this.

I commend our own Senator Lisa Murkowski, along with Chairman John Hoeven, Vice Chairman Tom Udall.

the second piece of legislation I am introducing is the Shipping and Environmental Arctic Leadership Act of 2018--the SEAL Act--which establishes a congressionally chartered seaway development corporation in the Arctic. So this Arctic…

there has been a lot of discussion this evening by my colleague from New Jersey and by my colleague from Rhode Island about the issue of climate change and its impact. I come from a part of the country where climate change is there; it is…

I ask unanimous consent that privileges of the floor be granted to my military fellow, Juan Ramirez, for the remainder of his fellowship, through June of 2019. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

So I know telemedicine is not perfect. But this is one of those situations where, if we don't start thinking outside the box, the box is going to do people in.

It is tragedy compounded on tragedy.

We can't follow through with any of these cases, because we don't have anybody that was on the ground.

The ability to respond in these emergency situations is very, very limited.

But putting it in perspective, you can have the invasiveness of having this anonymous person on the other end walking your local health aide through this process, or think about the horror of sitting in those same clothes and that, without…

With that, I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Daines). The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 715, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to legislative session for period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

Senator Sullivan and I have just returned to Washington after an almost surreal 24-hour period up in the State. We went up on Sunday night, Monday morning. We hadn't anticipated being there, but the State of Alaska--and more specifically…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Point Mackenzie Earthquake

in a few moments, we are going to have an opportunity to vote on moving to proceed to the nominee for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. I come to the floor this afternoon to speak in support of that nominee, Mr. Bernard McNamee…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the provisions of S. Res. 715 and do so as a further mark of respect for the late George Herbert Walker Bush, 41st President…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 9:30 a.m., Thursday, December 6; further, that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…

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 ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding rule XX, all postcloture time on the McNamee nomination expire at 12 noon on Thursday, December 6; further, that if the nomination is confirmed, the motion to reconsider be considered made laid…

I have introduced one that we are calling the Nuclear Energy Leadership Act, and I have long been concerned that here in this country we are ceding our place as a global leader in nuclear power.

I appreciate your leadership, the effort that we made to lift that oil export ban, that 40-year policy that has allowed us now to be a participant, to be a major player, a world player with our oil resources has been transformative.