I am one who believes, very strongly, that we can access our resources.

it is quiet around here today, this afternoon. We have been notified that we are not going to be having any further votes this week because Washington, DC, is anticipating a winter storm. It is March 4. I think most people here in…

I thank my friend and colleague from North Dakota for his leadership. He has been dogged not only as we have advanced this measure through the floor and process but truly over the years. It has been 6-plus years, or 2,350 days, since the…

Alaskans are looking forward to that as that next chapter for their economy to fill up our pipeline and to develop jobs.

What we don't need are policies that might come from the federal government that would hamstring us.

Alaskans are some of the first climate refugees. We're right there at the forefront, and at the state legislative level we're dealing, already, with the costs of moving these villages.

Without this decisive action to fund and build a new heavy ice breaker fleet for the U.S. Coast Guard, the United States puts its environmental and national security in harm's way.

I request unanimous consent that Cale Clingenpeel, an intern on my staff, be granted privileges of the floor for the duration of the day. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

we were importing over 40 percent of its energy from other foreign countries that don't favor our belief in women's rights.

we want to commend Senator Murkowski in leading that forum.

the Arctic really is that place that holds America's energy security right there in its clutches.

Thank you, Lisa, for your friendship and support.

Thank you, Madam Chairman.

I think it speaks to the issue that we cannot always count on our Coast Guard to be the Medivac.

I am a cosponsor of legislation to permanently reauthorize LWCF and expect Congress will address this reauthorization effort.

We need to do better. We must do better.

I commend the President for advocating a switch to mandatory funding of LWCF.

We ask the United States to step up and honor the agreements and treaties between our great Nations and protect the funding of Native American programs.

I think you also would agree as a business person and one who looks longer term that it is difficult for any company to make the kinds of investment, the sizable investment that Shell will, without certainty as to whether or not you are…

we urge you to support $1.6 billion for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) in fiscal year 2016

I raised with you a number of recent actions that the administration has taken of late that either has or has the potential to do enormous damage to my State.

I sincerely hope that you and the subcommittee will consider our request to provide funding of the American Battlefield Protection Program's land acquisition grants program at its authorized level of $10 million.

I feel pretty strongly that we need to get back to regular order.

I am sure you have seen the same story.

I have appreciated how you and I have been able to work on the committee under your leadership, and I thank you for that.