Mr. President, I want to take the chance to have just a moment to be able to reflect on what the Senate has just completed. We have worked through a process of identifying what is called the Congressional Review Act. Most Americans are not…

Mr. President, on January 15, 2017, an incredible ice storm came through my State. For some States that haven't seen ice storms, they are beautiful, but boy are they destructive. As freezing rain comes down, it lands on power lines, lands…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Veterans' Affairs be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1362 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (H.R. 1362) was…

For just the permitting process. That is before you even start the project?

hydropower is extremely important to our State.

hydropower is something that is sustainable for us. It is clean.

So you are talking about 11, 12 years before an investor would even be able to start seeing a return?

we in Congress should be creating an environment for entrepreneurs like yourself and your company to be able to thrive

Yes, OK. Is there something that takes longer than it should take on this?

I want to specifically thank you, Senator, for your amendment or your section that you added that addresses that beyond visual line of sight because that is how we are going to optimize this technology in the utility business.

I recognize this is a new thing.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that following the remarks of the Senator from Texas and the Senator from Florida, I be recognized for such time as I may consume. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is…

Mr. President, let me add one additional thing to the statement that was made by the Senator from Florida; and that is, what does the House version do? I would like to first of all make it very clear that what we are going to see and…

Mr. President, I think tomorrow President Trump is going--or at least is planning--to sign an Executive order rolling back the Obama Clean Power Plan. I will have a lot to say about that, but I think it is important at an appropriate time…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 15; further, that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of…

Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:10 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, March 15…

Last year's FAA bill included a provision that I authored that created the regulatory fast lane to allow industry, including companies like Xcel Energy, to operate drones beyond the line of sight, to inspect transmission lines, pipelines…