I have committed to working with tribes in Alaska and advancing an effort to move contract support cost accounts into mandatory spending.

I am going to suggest that they consider new leadership. Because we just haven't seen the results and the partnership that we have been hoping for.

I think we have been doing the leg work on our end with the assumption that this report was required.

I will send that out to you and we would look forward to your response.

It was too long in coming, and I am glad that we are here.

I oppose this Administration's decision on ANWR. I oppose its decision offshore.

They walked away from the mess and the responsibility, and we have been trying now for decades to get them cleaned up.

It violates the Budget Control Act ignoring the statutory caps and proposing new spending as if we had already lifted sequestration.

The decisions from Interior have lacked balance and, instead of recognizing the many opportunities that Alaska has with regard to resource production, you have enabled an unprecedented attack on our ability to responsibly bring these…

The President has withdrawn over 22 million more acres of Alaska from energy production just in recent weeks.

I want to be very clear today that it is not just me banging the table. I do not think that I am overreacting. I think I am speaking clearly and articulating concerns expressed by most Alaskans.

The actions from this Administration seem destined to shut down our Trans-Alaska pipeline, weakening our economy.

Interior's decisions are hurting Alaskans. You are depriving us of jobs, revenues, security and prosperity.

I rise, along with my colleague Senator Sullivan, to introduce a bill to open a small portion of the arctic coastal plain, in my home State of Alaska, to oil and gas development. I am introducing this bill today because I strongly believe…

I think it will be timely, and, again, an issue that you have and I have discussion on.

We are hopeful that there will be a useful framework as we work on our energy legislation.

I really do hope that we have full cooperation and participation from the Secretary and from his team in identifying how we can truly move this forward.

We are, of course, trying to move forward with an Arctic deep water port, and the port study has been underway for some period of time.

I am trying to chase rumors, so if anybody has more detailed information, I think it would be helpful to know.

I hope that this revolutionary approach pans out.

I feel like I have got a second bite at the apple because you were before the Energy Committee not too many weeks ago.

I want to note we have a group of young Alaskans that are part of the Close Up Program that have been watching this.

I am going to want to know for sure that we are going to be able to address some of these needs.

I am enthusiastic about the release of the Corps' Draft Report regarding the Deep Draft Arctic Port System Study.

I was somewhat disappointed that fiscal year 2016 request doesn't meet the target set out in WRRDA of $1.3 billion.