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There are two realities here. Number one is that on the process of obtaining the bitumen, the crude that comes and will be put into the pipeline, that process is becoming more efficient all the time and decreasing its carbon footprint. But…

The point of those is to study the impacts, if there is a spill, to not only the soil, the ecosystem, but the Ogallala Aquifer as well. Three different studies have dealt with that. All have scientifically concluded that there is…

I believe that we have to level the international playing field.

I also brought up about looking at streamlining the Department, looking for efficiencies.

I happen to believe that trade is vital for not just manufacturing, for ag products as well.

Nebraska has the distinction of being the only State in the Country where every single home and every single business receives electric service from publicly owned power.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission plays an important role in ensuring the safety and the security of our nuclear power and inspiring public trust and confidence.

The Federal Government plays an important role in the funding and the managing of our national infrastructure system.

I believe infrastructure is a core responsibility, a core priority for government, and at the Federal level I believe it is only second to our national security.

Nebraska is a state of distances, and we understand the importance of our highway system in order to promote commerce, in order to promote the safety of citizens all across our state, in order to connect us all.

Without efficient, secure, and reliable infrastructure, our country will falter.

Stealing from individuals who have worked and saved their entire lives so that they may live in dignity during their golden years is nothing less than appalling.

This is not acceptable.

I do agree with Senator Barrasso that our government needs to work with Native people in developing their resources.

I can tell you, in visiting with people at the University of Nebraska, they are looking at offering veterans the opportunity to come and receive advanced degrees in this area to try and produce more graduates.

The local forest personnel is saying that the NEPA analysis would be $2, $3 million, 2 to 3 years' worth of analysis.

NEPA is a complex piece of legislation. It has its merits and its downfalls.

I think certainly from a perspective of multiple use, and recognizing the outstanding recreational values in many of these wilderness study areas certainly needs to be part of the conservation relative to them.