thank you, we are now in the process of purchasing those lands.

There is something fundamentally flawed about an agency that borrows theories and regulations which are born from wholly different laws and adopting them as its own.

I have questioned you, Mr. Murphy, on where the authority rests to allow for an ACEC in the Fortymile area.

I don't want to talk without asking questions, and I want to go to what Senator Heitkamp has raised with you.

I think we need to listen to the youth.

When I listen to them first, that is when we have an exchange that actually makes it work.

I don't think that there is anybody who thinks that by making marijuana legal we are going to be helping those with substance issues.

how difficult it is to raid heroin dens on island communities in Alaska.

Despite efforts, we are not making the progress that we should.

We required coordination efforts on alcohol and substance use issues in Indian Country when we expanded the number of Federal agencies that are involved in it.

That is empowering. We need to remember to listen to what these young people have to say.

I remain concerned that everybody has their program and they have to defend their program.

While we believe colleges should make every effort to inform both parties promptly, this short timeframe may be unrealistic in certain circumstances.

I am concerned, however, about provisions in CASA that specifically state a confidential advisor is not obligated to report crimes to the institution.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for having yet another very important hearing.

I appreciate your saying that we don't have to be the Committee of despair.

There is no research that we need to fund on how to end FASD. You just don't drink when you are pregnant and you will not have a child that is afflicted with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.

I think it is important to note that crude oil has been on that list now for some 40-odd years.

We applaud the leadership and legislative efforts of Senators Murkowski and Heitkamp to do so.

we have been discussing the value of having a multiyear transportation bill, a highway bill moving through the Senate. It is something that I, too, would like to see, but as with everything that we do around here, it is important how we do…

I called at that time for a lifting of this outdated ban.

Keep in mind that it is perfectly legal, fair, legitimate, done every day, to send our refined products overseas.

We fully support the efforts of Senator Heitkamp and Senator Murkowski.

It is important to be in discussion about this 40-year-old ban that we have had in place in this country that prohibits the export of crude oil from the United States.

I have come to the floor this evening to speak about our Nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve, sometimes referred to as the SPR. It is a national security asset that has come into the news of late for a host of different reasons. I am here…