In less than a year, the Interior Department has left $750 million in taxpayer royalties on the table.

I think Secretary Zinke has been very abrupt in his actions at Department of the Interior.

We obviously started the year with a lot of conversation between our colleagues and our leaders...

I'm proud over the last two years that the Chair, Senator Murkowski, and I have tried to address some of the permitting issues...

the Department of the Interior is the steward and guardian of our public lands--our national parks, wildlife refuges, and wilderness areas. As the Supreme Court said more than a century ago, it is the Secretary of the Interior's…

It is essential that this important work continue and that the scientists who do it are protected from public interference.

Public policy needs to be based on sound science and honest information.

It is vitally important that the scientists and economists in the Department of the Interior and Department of Energy remain independent.

The Geological Survey provides the nation with science about water, energy, minerals and other natural resources.

The Arctic Refuge's coastal plain and nearby waters are designated as critical habitat for polar bears, which were designated as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act in 2008. Female polar bears head to this area every fall…

pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and the waiver provisions of applicable budget resolutions, I move to waive all applicable sections of that act and applicable budget resolutions for purposes of the pending…

my amendment strikes the title requiring oil development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. This refuge is the largest refuge in our Nation and the last pristine ecosystem for the Arctic in North America. Requiring oil development in…

their letter says that the deductibility of State and local taxes has been a part of their stability, and they are about meeting the needs of their citizens. So the notion that we have the National Governors Association, the homebuilders…

I come to the floor with my colleague from Maryland to talk about the State and local tax deduction. I thank the ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee for his hard work on trying to articulate what is fair tax policy for…

I have a feeling this administration is not as robustly supporting of fisheries science as we think that we need to have.

I believe the Secretary is conflicted here.

the Trump administration budget would propose completely eliminating that fund.

What can we do to maintain that fleet given, as you just said, the 47s don't have that towing capacity, and this is a very prime fishing fleet location for the Pacific Northwest?

I agree. That's what I wanted to hear you say. So the 47s aren't getting the whole job done, and when we look at both the conditions and the flow of traffic and who we're talking about, we want to make sure our fishermen are safe.

this Administration, which has been responsible for restoring the electricity grid, along with local partners, needs to do more for the people of Puerto Rico.

The Federal Government needs to do more, and it needs to plan in advance.

We don't want to see price gouging just because somebody had the really unfortunate experience of being in a path of this kind of devastation.

I doubt that my utilities sit around and go, 'Ugh, it's Alaska, let's gouge.'

I guarantee you they were not charging Whitefish rates to go.

I think we need to work very hard to make sure this situation where somebody came in to take advantage of the gap...