Is the time under my control yieldable? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman controls his time and may yield.

I would like to ask the Speaker how much time remains. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Minnesota has 25 minutes remaining.

I raise this point of order not necessarily out of concern for unfunded mandates, although there are likely some in the underlying bill H.R. 273, but rather as well to demonstrate that in many ways this bill and this process has been a…

I raise a point of order against H. Res. 66 because the resolution violates section 426(a) of the Congressional Budget Act. The resolution, waiving all points of order, waives section 425 of the Congressional Budget Act, therefore causing…

Why are we debating a bill that had to bypass regular order to rush to the floor in February when there's already a moratorium on the increase of pay for Members of Congress, and we should be debating spending, eliminating the deficit, the…

I appreciate the question from the Senator from West Virginia. For starters, it would put 100,000 barrels a day--this is for starters--into the pipeline. So day one is 100,000 barrels.

Madam President, I wish to recognize the Senator from the great State of West Virginia.

I thank the Senator from Alaska again for being here today talking about the importance of moving forward with the Keystone XL Pipeline project and, again, for her leadership on energy issues. She is our ranking member on Energy. I think…

I thank the Senator. I appreciate the Senator from Wyoming being here and for his leadership on energy. Again, I want to recognize that he comes from an energy-producing State, a State that is producing energy for this Nation and creating…

North Dakota and Montana. It is very important to understand that is just when we start. The pipeline is expandable. Today, North Dakota is the second largest producer of oil in the Nation, second only to Texas. We produce 750,000 barrels…

Madam President, I wish to respond to the Senator from West Virginia. Right now, between the oil we produce in the United States, both together with Canada and Mexico, we generate about 70 percent of the oil we consume. This project alone…

Madam President, I wish to thank the Senator from Louisiana for her leadership in energy, onshore and off, in a big way. She is absolutely right. This is our opportunity to have North American energy security and North American energy…

To the distinguished Senator from Louisiana, I recently visited with the ambassador, Ambassador Gary Doer. We talked about this and other issues.

Madam President, I want to thank the distinguished Senator from Texas. Look at the economic growth and dynamism in his State of Texas; look at the economic growth and dynamism in the State of North Dakota. We are now the fastest growing…

Madam President, I rise today with my distinguished colleagues, both Republican and Democratic, on a bipartisan basis to urge approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline. Joining me today will be Senator Mary Landrieu from the great State of…

Madam President, I rise today for the purpose of engaging in a colloquy with my distinguished colleagues on the matter of the Keystone XL Pipeline for 30 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I rise today to introduce a piece of legislation that is desperately needed in West Virginia and across the country--the Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2013. It is an important bill aimed at…

Again, I thank Senator Shaheen and Senator Hoeven for allowing us to have this colloquy. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from New Hampshire.