Washington State's refusal to issue the permit is not just bad for our economy; it is also bad for the environment.

When the State of Washington denied the water quality certification for the Millennium Bulk Project, it claimed there would be environmental harm, but the State of Washington's own consultant concluded there would be a net environmental…

My view on this is that the permitting process now has been weaponized to pick winners and losers.

The State of Washington denied the project for political reasons.

I rise today in celebration of John Jorgensen, the Boys and Girls Club of Central Wyoming's 2018 honoree. Since 1978, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Wyoming has been working to make a positive difference in the lives of children…

I rise today in celebration of Del McOmie, mayor of Lander, WY, and one of our State's true leaders. Born and raised in Lander, Del has worked continually to make the community and Wyoming better for future generations. Del married his…

I rise today to recognize Dave True, who will soon be honored for his contributions to his local community and the agriculture industry across Wyoming. Each year, Senator Enzi and I have the opportunity to introduce outstanding individuals…

During the first year of the Trump administration, it is my understanding that EPA finalized 22 deregulatory actions.

I introduced a bill this week to address this problem. We can't allow States to block the export of American energy.

The Clean Air Act requires that EPA grant relief to small refineries which suffer disproportionate economic hardship under the Renewable Fuel Standards, the RFS.

I would encourage President Trump to nominate Andrew Wheeler to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

The State of Washington is abusing Section 401 of the Clean Water Act in order to block the development of the coal export terminal in that State.

Uranium production is vital to our country's national security, our energy security.

I urge all my colleagues to support the nominations.

I absolutely agree with members of this committee that we do deserve timely responses to the questions that you've raised.

I have 6 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…

when President Trump nominated Brett Kavanaugh to serve on the Supreme Court, I believe he made an excellent choice. Judge Kavanaugh has served on the DC Circuit Court for 12 years. He has distinguished himself as a careful, independent…

I think it did seem that President Trump is taking the right decisions in terms of--with these intermediate nuclear weapons in terms of providing for Poland the missile capacity there to defend.

I was very happy to see President Trump talking with our NATO allies and specifically with Germany about their ongoing dependence on Russia for energy.

I appreciate everything that you continue to do and am grateful for what the President is doing.

I always felt that was a treaty that had significant concessions on our side and very little, if anything, from Russia.

I ask unanimous consent that Molly Patrick, Lane Davis, Victoria Barczyk, James Payne, and Gabe Dabin, interns from Senator Kennedy's office, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the day. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

I have 7 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…

last week, President Trump was in Europe meeting with other NATO leaders. One of the major issues he raised was the need to bolster energy security throughout NATO. He specifically talked about a natural gas pipeline that the Russians are…

last week, President Trump nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. People have begun looking over his extensive record, and he has been getting rave reviews around the country. Just look at a few of the…