I think this is great news. I think it's already bringing energy to our troops.

we recognize that this is going to help with the mental health and behavioral health issues that we have spoken about

We are watching daily as the kind of bulking up of NATO's East Flank continues with Russia, but we can't take our eyes off the fact that we have a Western Flank.

It rocks my confidence in the court.

I did not support it last time because I felt it was over expensive. If there is something new that is on the table today. Obviously, we take a look at that.

the Senator from Rhode Island and I have offered a motion related to our bipartisan BLUE GLOBE Act. This is legislation that focuses on our oceans. They are a key source of food for us. They produce most of the oxygen we need to breathe…

I call up my motion to instruct conferees, which is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Alaska [Ms. Murkowski] moves that the…

Thank you, Madam President. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from North Carolina.

I think it goes without saying, but we certainly need funding to conduct the hazardous fuels reduction.

We have challenges in Alaska with recycling efforts, just limited capacity.

we must do better on this, we must do better on this

We cannot afford for it to take 10 years to permit a mine on public land.

I am a little discouraged that we don't have a better answer than everybody sit down in the same room here.

I am also pleased to note that the request prioritizes funding for efforts to better understand and tackle PFAS.

This is something that I raise every year before the committee, that and village-built clinics.

this is an issue where you have a real genuine, committed effort by those in the community to address a problem.

A large percentage of these contaminated lands, as you know, have not yet been cleaned up, and the Federal government, for too long, has not shown any real willingness or interest to accept the responsibility that is theirs.

You really do have to be somewhat technology neutral.

I think we are going to have a fair amount of follow-up here, but we have some good folks who are part of the call to work with our staff.

We have an obligation to these Alaska Native Veterans to ensure their allotment applications are completed in a timely and efficient manner.

I think that this has been one of those areas where we do have bipartisan support.

I think there is opportunity and promise, but we still are talking an awful lot about how we build the capacity.

So oversight again absolutely key to everything that we do around here.

Critical and time is important.

I'm concerned about the proposal that we have out there and don't believe that it is fleshed out enough.