I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 2280, introduced earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 2280) to…

I ask unanimous consent that the Isakson amendment be agreed to; the committee-reported substitute, as amended, be agreed to; the bill, as amended, be read a third time and passed; the title amendment be agreed to, and the motions to…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 267, S. 1203. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 1203) to amend…

I come to the floor this evening to talk about two issues that are of particular importance to me. When most look at me now, they think about energy and more typically about Alaskan energy. I am not going to disappoint tonight. I would…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations placed on the Secretary's desk in the Foreign Service: PN643, PN800, and PN877; that the nominations be confirmed en bloc; the…

I ask unanimous consent that the Blumenthal amendment to the resolution be agreed to; the resolution, as amended, be agreed to; the Blumenthal amendment to the preamble be agreed to; the preamble, as amended, be agreed to; and the motions…

I ask unanimous consent that the Cruz substitute amendment at the desk be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be read a third time and passed, and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn under the provisions of H. Con. Res. 92 until 3 p.m., Monday, November 16; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order, following the remarks of Senator Sessions for 10 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is…

Now, Mr. President, I would like to turn quickly to a Department of Energy proposal to construct a new petroleum product reserve on the west coast. We call this PADD 5, short for Petroleum Administration for Defense District 5. PADD 5 is…

I thank my colleague from Iowa who has led the effort this morning as we speak about the waters of the United States rule that would lead to a resolution of disapproval on this very wrong-headed rule. I also want to acknowledge the good…

today I am submitting a resolution, with Senators Sullivan and Schatz, calling on the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation, CAEP, to modify one of their accreditation standards that applies to the qualifications for…

the process is one that just does not work.

This proposed rule was published in the Federal Register in July. It has clearly risen to a level of controversy.

The Interior Department concedes that the rule would cost industry $52 million in annual compliance costs.

The coal industry estimates that between 40,000 and 78,000 direct jobs could be lost.

I have said before this Committee that Secretary Moniz, in my opinion, is doing a good job at the Department of Energy.

I am certainly not going to forget the heartless decision that Interior made to deny King Cove an 11-mile, life-saving road.

A few weeks ago the deteriorating regulatory environment played a key role in Shell's decision to abandon seven years of work and $7 billion in investment in the offshore Arctic.

If you are an Alaskan and you are reading the headlines, you have to wonder what is going on within Interior.

I have come to the floor to speak in support of the fiscal year 2016 Energy and Water appropriations bill. I want to thank the senior Senator from Tennessee for his leadership in developing this bill, for doing his part to help the Senate…

We must be working together.

We have a serious, long-lasting, and consequential drought.

Senator Murkowski, you referenced it. I know this because I spend a lot of time working in these communities.

There were five towns in Southeastern Alaska... that were not allowed to form village or urban corporations...