The need for a stronger Coast Guard presence, including icebreakers and forward operating bases to assert our national interest in the opening Arctic waters deal with the search and rescue and other responsibilities of increased maritime…

I share those goals and in looking at the challenges facing the Arctic--which has been called 'ground zero for climate change'--I introduced a series of hills last year.

In the Arctic, speaking your mind is often a matter of survival.

Congress has provided record-breaking funding increases for the VA.

Providing accurate, timely, and comprehensive services to our veterans is one of my top priorities in the U.S. Senate.

I supported the Veteran Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act to secure funding for veterans' health care 1 year in advance.

We expect to finalize this bill in the coming months.

I'm hopeful that this hearing will be a useful springboard to advance renewable energy development.

The innovations here at Chena... are truly an inspiration for a host of renewable projects.

The future is the brightest it's ever been in the history of man.

We should be the world's leaders. Alaska should lead this parade.