Next week the people of Alaska will welcome Mr. Yossi Amrani, the Consul General of the State of Israel for the Pacific Northwest, back to our State. He will begin his trip in Fairbanks, meeting with students and members of the community…

Today marks the 53rd anniversary of the official beginning of the Korean war. Korea has often been called the forgotten war, but for the thousands of Alaskans who are veterans of that war it is hardly forgotten. The memory is with them…

We have some statistics that, unfortunately, are off the charts when it comes to rates of alcoholism.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

I think that speaks a lot. And if you listen well to the concerns and are willing then to implement afterwards, I think we all win.

We need to work with our communities on that. We need to work to push the prevention issues.

I do not know whether it is in the Administration's kind of spot light, if you will, to elevate this position as Director to perhaps an Assistant Secretary level, but perhaps you would be the first so named.

I repeat that this is a clean 6-month extension of the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002.

my bill is a clean 6- month extension of the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002.

Change is needed. But how much? And what kind?

the concept of a 90:10 split was within a range of discussions that happened in the industry committee.

It leads to adverse consequences for the resource, for the market, and for the fishermen who risk their lives to pursue it.

What is important to Kodiak is to provide the ability for our plants to compete.

Protection against competition is not a traditional role of the government in a free marketplace.

If I had to characterize my views on the proposed Bering Sea crab rationalization program at this moment, the appropriate word would be 'undecided.'

It is clear that a 'race for fish' is no longer the optimum strategy for management, if it ever was.

If I had to characterize my views on the proposed Bering Sea Crab Rationalization Program at the moment, I would probably say it is undecided.

I want to ask, really quickly, on this 10 percent, the undesignated shares.

Last evening, some 10,000 law enforcement officers, representing all corners of our Nation and foreign lands, gathered at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial to pay tribute to 377 of their colleagues and comfort their survivors…

I, too, mourn the loss of so many of our young men and women who went over to Iraq and will not be coming home. Our hearts go out to their families and friends and for these brave men and women who put their lives on the line for our…

I rise in support of S. Res. 112, a resolution that requests the President of the United States to designate April 11, 2003 as ``National Youth Service Day,'' acknowledges the remarkable community service efforts of youth today, and…

as U.S.-led coalition forces act to remove Saddam Hussein from power, I would like to speak about another conflict in the Middle East that is, unfortunately, all too often in the news for the wrong reasons. During the opening days of…

the current budget resolution assumes the growth package will immediately raise the $600 child tax credit to $1,000. My amendment is going to require that the growth package extend that $1,000 child credit until the year 2013. The child…

as our Nation is engaged in confrontation with Saddam Hussein and his Iraqi-regime, I join with my colleagues in offering my gratitude and support for our troops, both here and overseas. None of us desire the use of force. Yet, as history…

I conclude by reminding members of some very pertinent facts. ANWR has more oil in it than the State of Texas. These are not made-up facts. This is Department of Interior, USGS. This is not insignificant quantities we are dealing with.