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

You got to claim it back.

You're now having some in the executive branch saying, ‘We don't think the courts should be deciding this. We think that this is our authority.'

You then call into question the legitimacy of your courts ... That's not a recipe for good governance.

I continue to have concerns about Mr. Kennedy’s views on vaccines and his selective interpretation of scientific studies.

I strongly disagree with the President's decision on Denali.

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Rules for the 119th Congress be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Senate Committee on…

We had a meeting with our staff on the Indian Affairs Committee so — very concerned about some of the tribal programs.

Our nation's tallest mountain, which has been called Denali for thousands of years, must continue to be known by the rightful name bestowed by Alaska's Koyukon Athabascans, who have stewarded the land since time immemorial.

I don't think I’ve made any secret of the fact that I'm more of a Ronald Reagan Republican than I am a Trump Republican.

Greenland is not for sale.

Two Republicans, Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins expected to vote no.

I want to thank and acknowledge Senator Schatz, as well as his team on the Indian Affairs Committee, for their work as we have sought to advance S. 1723, the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act. I also want…

I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported amendments, where applicable, be agreed to; that the bills as amended, if amended, be considered read a third time and passed; that the committee-reported title amendment to S. 3790 be…

I am really glad to see we can pass eight bills by unanimous consent here. I want to thank my colleague from California Senator Padilla, my colleague from Oregon Senator Merkley, and my colleague from Ohio Senator Brown for helping to work…

the Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, or (KBNERR), has enhanced appreciation and understanding of Alaska's Kachemak Bay ecosystem for a generation, allowing for tremendous research, partnerships, and educational programs to…

I rise today to speak about commitment--commitment across our Nation--in each of our States and towns and cities and in the villages in Alaska, and the men and women who have made a commitment to their neighbors and to strangers and to the…

As if in legislative session, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of the following bills en bloc: Calendar No. 128, S. 623; Calendar No. 626, S. 4451; Calendar No. 635, S. 4974; Calendar No. 298…

But then I guess it begs the question, is it just that one vaccine or kind of where is it coming from more broadly? So, those are the conversations that I think are important for me to have with him, because I do think that vaccines save…

We’ll see what the process bears.

I think it would be helpful. Everybody's talking about it. It apparently was just about done.

on March 6, 2021, almost a year to the day after communities across America--and Alaska--shut down in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19, this body was voting on the third COVID relief bill, the American Rescue Plan. Unfortunately…

I have come to the floor this morning to speak about the nomination of Dr. Michael Sfraga. He is an Alaskan, and he has been nominated to be our Nation's very first Ambassador at Large for the Arctic. We are going to have this vote very…

The National Indian Gaming Commission must adapt to the changing landscape of gaming and technology.

I am confident that Ms. Kunesh will bring the same strong leadership and ethics to the position as she does in her role as ANA commissioner.