My bill will give Alaska Tribes the tools to stop domestic violence, alcohol and drug abuse, and suicides in their own communities.

What specifically are you doing at FERC and Secretary Smith, what specifically are you doing at Department of Energy that will help us get more of this gas captured and delivered to a market where it can be sold.

Where I'm going with this and I'll ask Secretary Smith the same question now.

I think it is safe to say and all of us would agree that the developments that we've seen in the last decade are nothing short of extraordinary.

Less than a decade ago the United States was preparing to become a major importer of LNG. Now with the growth of America's natural gas supply there's interest in exporting American natural gas in the form of LNG.

we have seen flooding of historic proportion in North Dakota this year, and, as you know, other States have also sustained severe damages from hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires and a range of natural disasters. In Minot, my hometown…

I rise to speak on the issue of job creation as well, specifically in regard to legislation I will be introducing that seeks to not only create jobs but also to truly reduce the cost of electricity to Americans throughout this country. In…

We had record flooding in North Dakota, record flooding in our State this year.

Hydraulic fracturing, I believe, is very important to the future energy development of this country and--and meeting our energy needs both in oil and in natural gas.

We worked very hard to create a good environment so they would come invest and figure out how to do hydraulic fracturing economically.

I think that's the right place to end up. That's very important in terms of implementing these recommendations.

I thank Senator Portman, and I thank Senator Johanns for organizing this discussion on a very important issue, a timely issue. It is good to be here with Senator Roberts, with Senator Blunt and Senator Isakson. I think, coming from our…

Chairman Murphy is now serving his sixth term as the Chairman of the Standing Rock people.

We have to do everything we can with the dollars we have. It is hard right now, because we are in a financially difficult situation.

It is absolutely true. In handing off the ball in this discussion, I want to go back to the trade adjustment assistance, which I mentioned earlier. There were a number of things the administration wanted to see before bringing these trade…

I rise today to speak on a matter of great importance to our country, and that is jobs and our economy. I know the President will be speaking this evening. I want to emphasize the importance that we focus on a long-term strategy to get our…

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

I rise once again to urge my colleagues to come together and address this debt ceiling to reduce our deficit and debt. We are at the 12th hour, and it is vitally important to the American people we move forward. I believe there is…

I rise this morning to speak to the need to come to an agreement. We need to come to an agreement on how we handle the debt ceiling. We need to come to agreement on addressing our Nation's deficit and debt. Let us review where we are right…

I know for a fact, and I am sorry that Senator Hoeven was not feeling well today, but he has a great respect for the Tribal nations.

My point being I think you can get things done when you build those kind of relationships.

the key to our relationship was transparency and being able to trust when one said something, we were going to stick to it.

Let's take North Dakota, for example. My dear friend, then Governor Hoeven, now Senator Hoeven, presided over three terms of our compact process.

I think if it works that well in other States, it really is not in need of a legislative solution.

I want to thank you up front for the help that we have received, important help that we have received from FEMA.