I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to an hour to discuss the Keystone XL Pipeline. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

I ask the Senator to yield for the purpose of a question. I want to understand the time. I need about 3, 4 minutes to wrap up. I did relinquish 15 minutes for the other side, so I would request 3 to 4 minutes to wrap up and then I would…

I will take a couple of minutes to respond to the points that my colleague on the energy committee just brought up with regard to both the process and also in regard to the timeline for approval of this project. Then I will turn to my…

I wish to resume my time for the colloquy. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from North Dakota is recognized.

I wish to address my comments to the Keystone XL Pipeline approval bill--the legislation currently before the Senate--which is the motion to proceed to this legislation. The cloture on the motion to proceed to this legislation was passed…

I just want to wrap up. I want to thank the Senator from West Virginia. I am glad we are engaged in this debate. I think we should debate all aspects of it, as we are, and I look forward to that continuing effort. I do, though, want to…

I note the presence of the chairman of the Energy Committee. I defer to her for some time if she wishes to speak before the vote. That would be my question, whether we could get maybe a couple of minutes for that purpose. I can certainly…

I ask unanimous consent to continue for 5 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?

Aristotle said, ``We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.'' Mr. Speaker, this weekend, the North Dakota State University Bison football team was in Frisco, Texas, attempting to win their fourth…

What time is the vote scheduled? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The vote is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. That would leave the Senator 2 minutes.

I rise to again talk about the Keystone XL Pipeline approval bill. We will be voting on cloture on the motion to proceed in about 15 minutes or so. I believe we have a bipartisan majority. We have 60 sponsors of the legislation, and we…

I will wrap up on this note. Let's not get back into the same predicament we have gotten ourselves into before. Let's build this vital energy infrastructure so we can develop energy security for our country, together with Canada. The other…

I want to address the climate change issue because I think it is an important issue to a lot of people. The argument that the other side makes is based on the false idea that somehow oil sands are not going to be developed without the…

I thank the chairman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I just heard a word that is almost hard to believe. We have been accused of expediting this process. Ladies and gentlemen, this is day 2,303 of this process. It is time now. It is time…

I thank the chairman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I just wanted to address a couple of things. First of all, I will place in the Record letters I received from the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council and Caterpillar. January 7, 2015…

I am here this morning to once again talk about the Keystone XL Pipeline, the legislation we will be voting on next week. We will be voting on cloture on the motion to proceed to the legislation. Then, hopefully, we will be debating that…

I ask unanimous consent to be able to engage in a colloquy until 3:15 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I want to thank my colleague from North Dakota for speaking on the important points she made, and that is that the energy we are producing in this country is helping consumers at the pump by bringing down prices. I want to turn to my…