And, what is the draw?

if unaccompanied alien children, particularly, say, young males in that 14 year old or 15 year old to 18 year old age bracket--if they are being released into the community, then does that not create a real concern that some of them may…

But, you would agree we need to do more on the Northern border as well, and what are those security measures?

I ask unanimous consent that the ``Senate Committee on Indian Affairs rules for the 115th Congress'' be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: SENATE COMMITTEE ON…

I rise today to introduce S. 245., the Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2017. Over 10 years ago, Congress passed the Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act. This act was a step…

I have ten requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority leaders. Pursuant to Rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following…

I rise today to honor the service and sacrifice of Colt Eugene Allery, a sheriff's deputy in Rolette County, ND, who was killed in the line of duty on January 18. Deputy Allery was just 29 years old and leaves behind his fiance…

for all the people of North Dakota, we thank Colt for his service, and we ask that God bless Colt Allery and his entire family. With that, Mr. President, I yield the floor. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed 5 minutes to make comments but also that my colleague from North Dakota be allowed to make comments, as well, and that we be allowed to complete those comments prior to the afternoon recess. The…

Well, transparency is very important, and clearly this Administration wants to be creative and move forward on infrastructure.

Do you believe in the role as OMB Director you should help provide legal and regulatory certainty and that you should help encourage and empower investment in our economy and job growth?

Finding a way to do it and pay for it and get the economy growing. I think it all goes together.

Yes, we want to make sure people are covered right, but we want to do in a way that brings down costs, so the idea is to repeal and replace concurrently.

Perhaps the most important thing right now... let the people who are tasked to protect the border do the job.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.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

I rise again to speak about the Dakota Access Pipeline issue in North Dakota. Again, I want to emphasize that we need to focus on the facts and understand what is really going on there. On Saturday, the Obama administration announced its…

I rise to speak and also to respond to the comments of some of my colleagues on the Dakota Access Pipeline and the ongoing protests in my State of North Dakota. Here we have a chart showing the Dakota Access Pipeline. It is a 1,172-mile…

I rise today to pay tribute to my Deputy Chief of Staff Stephanie Schisler, who is retiring this week after 41 years of service in the Senate. She has been working here longer than 99 of the current Members of the Senate, which you would…

that flexibility is vitally important.

It is very important that we give them all the help that we can.

I very much look forward to hearing from this panel in regard to the legislation that we are proposing here.

So we have to find some way to pool our resources. I am hopeful this bill will help us do that.

We talked about everything from drug court to making sure there's education in schools and prevention.

The purpose of the hearing is to discuss how Federal agencies can coordinate to provide services to Native American children who suffer from trauma and mental health issues.

I'm committed to doing all I can to work with my colleagues and Senator Heitkamp to address this very serious concern.