one of the greatest concerns about the Obama administration's EPA, for me at least, was the agency's use of a tactic known as sue and settle.

we have been so successful in balancing the economic benefits from using our natural resources for energy production in Wyoming while ensuring views in our national parks are not impacted by issues related to air pollution.

earlier this week, the Senate voted to confirm Kevin McAleenan to be the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. This is a national security job. It is the person in charge of making sure America has secure borders. He was…

water is the lifeblood of everything that we do in Wyoming, from cattle ranching to energy exploration

The conservation groups who work together all the time and the litigators who have a very different agenda.

I believe that the Commission functions best with all five commissioners in place.

Does the NRC's expected workload in 2019 justify licensees paying for a budget increase?

Will you please commit to informing my staff immediately if the NRC does not think it can complete its review of these four proposals by the end of the fiscal year?

We simply cannot allow our Nation's nuclear safety regulator to lose its quorum.

If that situation changes and the NRC learns of a successful penetration of critical nuclear plant systems, will you commit to immediately briefing this Committee?

I am strongly opposed to the Department's practice of bartering excess uranium to fund the cleanup and decommissioning of the Portsmouth plant.

I think now is not the time to cut this funding for carbon capture utilization and storage.

Expanded use of these technologies is going to help us protect our environment, support the continued use of America's abundant fossil resources that we have.

this week we are debating an important piece of legislation that is going to streamline and simplify government regulations. We are going to make it easier and cheaper for families to get access to loans from their local banks. This…

Successful implementation of programs requires cooperation and coordination from all sides--Interior, Justice, Health and Human Services, and the tribes themselves.

Last week, I joined a group of ten Senators, led by Senator Heitkamp, on a letter to the Appropriations Committee leadership outlining the dire need for tribal-specific funding streams.

Congress must support tribal efforts by holding Federal agencies accountable and providing sufficient resources.

The negative impact of many Federal environmental regulations and policies on American farming and ranching communities is real and it needs to be addressed.

I joined Senator Smith and four other colleagues to introduce the Native Behavioral Health Access Improvement Act.

The ideas we heard on addressing Native substance abuse disorders at the roundtable resulted in the introduction of S. 2437, the Opioid Response Enhancement Act.

It just seems that our effort is supported by aviation groups, agriculture producers, public officials like sanitary districts, mosquito control groups.

Can you talk about the importance of pest and invasive species control, especially in a State with so much public land?

I am going to get her down here and debate you, Mr. Ranking Member, and you don't stand a chance.

This is bipartisan draft legislation to help farmers, ranchers, and the communities they depend on get their relief from burdensome Federal regulations and policies.

I am encouraged by the progress that the Department has made on the issue.