It took us decades of hard battles involving many stakeholders before we started mitigating the impacts on our main source of the environment and electricity.

But it is all about clean water, correct?

I would like to join Senator Crapo and my colleagues in recognizing National Forest Products Week and in recognizing the men and women of the forest products industry for their contributions to our Nation and, in particular, my home State…

It is important to remember that, until the Senate reorganized its committee structure in 1977, this committee was actually known as the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

Thank you, Madam Chair, and thank you for holding this important hearing.

So will you come up with an actionable plan on separating defense and civilian waste? That is what I am asking.

Well, I will look for it. I know you have done good work at the FAA, but part of the issue at Hanford has been somebody proposes some great idea, a new secretary comes along and then they realize later that doesn't work.

I ask unanimous consent that Senator Wyden and Senator Murray be added as cosponsors to S. 2165, a bill introduced earlier today to permanently authorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is…

if I could continue, because I am very disappointed that these objections are now proceeding. Just to be clear, the Land and Water Conservation Fund has been around for 51 years, and this is the first time in the history of the Land and…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. 2165, which is a permanent extension of the Land and Water Conservation Fund; that the bill be read three times and passed, and the motion to reconsider be…

California is experiencing the worst drought in 500 years.

I definitely, when it comes to Federal dollars, would rather put things on the table to get people to work together than spend money defending lawsuits.

Drought will likely continue for the coming years, and short-term solutions that divide communities... only make the challenge harder.

There are no more tenacious Members in the U.S. Senate than the two women sitting next to you.

I come to the floor tonight to talk about something I would like to see done in the United States Senate-- passage of reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Definitely the Senate and Congress have disappointed us in not…

We need it just as much today as we did then.

The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is our most important, Federal, energy security asset.

I certainly believe we need to make the investment here to modernize and to keep the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

I have always been perplexed by our dear colleagues who had to pay so much on home heating oil.

I have introduced, along with Senator Vitter and Senator Shaheen, a bill that we believe will help break the glass ceiling women entrepreneurs face in this country. This month is National Women's Small Business Month. Throughout the month…

I hope the Forest Service will use this to help the YMCA get the permits.

I support the extension of the authority for Federal recreation fees so long as fees are kept at reasonable levels.

I think we need to make sure that whatever these prices are, you are taking that into consideration about what is a reasonable price.

I thank the Senator from Minnesota for her work and her leadership position in the Senate and for focusing on economic policy and constantly doing the research and legwork on how our economy is moving forward and what key essentials we…

basic research is a building block of American innovation. Without it, profound breakthroughs in science, medicine, technology and other fields would simply not happen. In Washington State, we know investments in basic scientific research…