I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The amendment is printed in the Record of January 20, 2015, under ``Text of Amendments.'')

Mr. President, let me just say to the two leaders on the floor who have participated in this open amendment process that I really appreciate the way Chairwoman Murkowski and Ranking Member Cantwell have worked through this bill. I really…

Mr. President, I rise today to oppose the Moran amendment, which would delist the lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species. To be clear, I appreciate some of the concerns about this listing by farmers, ranchers, and industry. I am…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment so that I may call up my amendment No. 77. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The bill clerk read…

I very much appreciate the work of Senator Barrasso and his staff in working with us putting together this bipartisan bill.

I fully support the measured and cautious approach being taken by Secretary Moniz and Assistant Secretary Smith at the Department of Energy.

I co-sponsored this bill because I believe it will help stimulate job opportunities for my state's gas industry.

It just doesn't get much more bipartisan than that around here these days.

Seeing the level of experience at this single table, it highlights something that I think is worth mentioning just so that the public understands why these recruitment and retention issues are so incredibly important.

Mr. President, today we are voting to end debate on the Keystone Pipeline bill. I want to be clear right from the start. I do not support this bill. I will vote against cloture and against final passage of the Keystone Pipeline bill. And I…

Mr. President, I wish to take a couple of minutes to talk about the pending business--the TransCanada tar sands pipeline. I think it is helpful to start out by recognizing that we actually haven't had a global energy bill in the Senate…

Mr. President, let me say to my cousin, my heart goes out to you, and my condolences on what you have talked about here today. I really appreciate you coming down and talking so sincerely about that.

Mr. President, let me talk a little bit this evening about amendment No. 77 that I filed. This is an amendment I filed to the bill that is pending that we are now on, what I would call the oil sands pipeline. It has been called a jobs…

I think it is very important that Congress does not torpedo them and disrupt them.

I think the critical issue here is with the parties that were involved.

I personally believe we are going to have this agreement. We are going to move forward.

I very much appreciate the negotiators and the team, and especially give a shout out to Wendy Sherman.

There have been concerns about what happens at year 10, year 15, year 20, under the deal.