I would like to respond to my colleague from the State of New Hampshire. I thank her for her work on our Appropriations Committee on the Department of Homeland Security and-- The PRESIDING OFFICER. If the Senator will yield. All time for…

I wish to thank the Senator from Alaska and the Senator from Washington as the bill managers. I think they have done an exceptional job. I know that is not just my opinion, but it is the opinion on both sides of the aisle. It is not just…

on rollcall No. 31, I voted yea. It was my intention to vote nay. Therefore, I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to change my vote, since it will not affect the outcome of the vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is…

this amendment will provide a sense of the Senate that we will provide some certainty to the American wind and other renewable industries by taking a look at the production tax credits and actually having a forward progress report so that…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 51, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 9:30 a.m., tomorrow, Thursday, January 29. I ask that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of…

Tomorrow there will be two stacks of votes on the Keystone bill. Senators should expect up to seven votes shortly after 11 a.m., and then an additional four or five votes at 2:30 p.m. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The…

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 7:01 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, January 29, 2015, at 9:30…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 50, which was submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A…

I further ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

I return to the floor today to discuss the legislation under consideration. As I did yesterday, I wish to begin by again thanking both the Senator from Alaska on our side of the aisle and the Senator from Washington on the other side of…

I want to express my appreciation to the bill managers for their hard work today and for their efforts in the work that was done in a bipartisan way on this legislation. I know both the bill managers have spent an awful lot of time putting…

I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment and call up amendment No. 133. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read as…

Keystone has been described two ways down here, an energy bill and a jobs bill--economic development offering economic opportunity. I don't think there could be an amendment that is offered that would fit more both slots of the description…

If we focus on the children, if we build coalitions around the children, if we look at what the children need and listen to the children, in 20 years we will have done something that we haven't done for the last 150, and that is be…

It is vital that we listen to the needs of our tribes and support their sovereignty.

We should not be reauthorizing statutes for the sake of reauthorizing, but asking ourselves what will change the paradigm.