I announce that the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Schatz). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 54, nays 45, as…

Mr. President, in this week of Veterans Day, I would like to take a few moments to speak about a very brave marine who was a great friend of mine and a true champion of America's veterans. Congressman Lane Evans of Illinois passed away…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 2921 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

I announce that the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Warren). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 99, nays 0, as…

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Cleaver).

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Today, we are voting once again to grant special treatment to TransCanada's Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. This is the third time this Congress and the eighth time since Republicans…

Mr. Speaker, the last gentleman that spoke said everybody is for this. Well, everybody in Louisiana is clearly for it. The Senator from Louisiana has been a strong supporter of it, and the would-be replacement Senator is strongly for it…

Mr. Speaker, may I inquire how much time we have on each side. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from California has 4\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Kentucky has 5\1/2\ minutes remaining.

It is my understanding the Senator from Louisiana has a unanimous consent request.

Mr. Speaker, in 1982, in the State of Illinois, a 31- year-old man announced his candidacy for United States Congress from the 17th Congressional District. His name was Lane Evans. He was a Marine veteran and a young legal aid attorney…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for so much, including his voice and his leadership on this issue. There are three numbers that we all ought to know as we consider this bill approving the Keystone XL: 2 degrees Celsius--the amount the…

Mr. Speaker, I would like to welcome the newest Member of the House of Representatives from Virginia, Dr. Dave Brat of Glen Allen, Virginia, to this Chamber. Dave is joining this body as a new Member representing the Seventh District of…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the gentleman from Virginia, the Honorable Dave Brat, be permitted to take the oath of office today. His certificate of election has not arrived, but there is no contest and no question has been…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, it is just a real honor to be here tonight to tell my friend, Howard Coble, how much he means to me and how much I am going to miss him here in the House of Representatives. He has not…

I announce that the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) and the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Udall) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the dean of our delegation, Howard Coble, for yielding, and I want to add to his words of introduction for our new colleague, Alma Adams. She was elected this past election to fill the unexpired term of our colleague…

Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for yielding and for scheduling this Special Order here on our first night back in town for the very important purpose of paying tribute to our dear friend and colleague, Howard Coble. I am very happy to…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate and welcome our new colleague to the New Jersey delegation, Congressman Donald Norcross. Now, let me tell you that you will all learn to love Donald Norcross the way I have. He comes from a union…