I think the industry is very interested in workforce safety. It is expensive not to be focused on workforce safety.

there is no better partner for me in this quest than the great Senator from the State of Alaska. We have spent so much time relating and recounting our experiences in visiting with Native Alaskans or, in my case, American Indians, talking…

today I rise to honor 37 tribal colleges and universities operating across 16 States on more than 85 campuses, 5 of which are located in North Dakota. Thank you to the more than 20 bipartisan Senators, including Indian Affairs Committee…

I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 10 minutes as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

There has been so little attention to the challenges of commodity producers.

I believe that ensuring regulated agencies and entities have the necessary resources and information to successfully comply with regulations should also be our top priority.

We need to be really careful when the response to wage inequality or income inequality is more skills for the workers.

That means we need to have enforcement mechanisms to ensure everyone is playing by the same set of rules.

I ask unanimous consent that the following fellows in Senator Durbin's office be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the 114th Congress: Jeremy Ward, Elizabeth Lawrence, Karla Hagan, and Craig Crawford. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

I rise to talk about a bill which I introduced that I would love to have the Presiding Officer's sponsorship, given how important the Port of Louisiana is to American agriculture and certainly commodities that we ship across the world. It…

She will hold people accountable who are not doing their job.