I would like to thank the Senator from West Virginia not only for his support on this project but for his willingness to work hard, to work together to find bipartisan solutions, whether it is this legislation or other legislation. That is…

I thank the Senator from Wyoming for his comments today and for his continued hard work in support of the issue. I look forward to working with him again to get this done for the American people. I turn to our leader on the energy…

Back to the process. When you look at 6 years, we fought World War II and defeated the greatest evil known to mankind, Adolf Hitler, in 4 years, and we cannot site a pipeline in 6 years. The process is broken. The other issue that is…

I would like to thank the Senator from Kansas, and with that we will wrap up the colloquy. I would like to thank my colleagues, and we will be back. Again, we are looking to work with all of our colleagues here in an open process to offer…

I thank the Senator from Alaska for her leadership on the Energy Committee and also for her willingness to work in an open way on these important issues. Across this body, on both sides of the aisle, there should be a deep appreciation for…

I ask unanimous consent to exceed for 5 minutes to wrap up the colloquy. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

along with Senator Joe Manchin--and actually a total of 60 sponsors--I have filed S. 1, which is the Keystone approval bill. It is a very simple, straightforward bill. This is legislation we have seen before in this body. What it does…

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…

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I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Tax Increase Prevention Act

I am here this afternoon to talk about the Tax Increase Prevention Act. I have been speaking on this issue and I intend to speak on it until we get this legislation passed. I am hopeful that we will get this legislation moved tonight or…

I would like to thank the Senator from Alaska for her leadership of our energy committee on this and many other important energy issues. I want to follow along with much of what she just covered and why it is important. In this…

I am here today to discuss the Tax Increase Prevention Act. We are now getting down to the end of the year. It is important that we get our work done. An important part of that work is passing the Tax Increase Prevention Act. It is often…

I honor my friend and colleague from Louisiana, Senator Mary Landrieu, who is departing the Senate at the end of this year. Her career in public service began 34 years ago when she was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives…

I rise today to honor my colleague from North Carolina, Senator Kay Hagan, who is departing from the Senate at the end of this year. Senator Hagan has been a strong voice for North Carolina's families, first during her decade in the North…

I was struck by the last two great speakers, Senator Heinrich and Senator Tester, showing us amazing pictures of the beauty of the Western part of our wonderful country. I thought, well, those are really beautiful pictures--not quite as…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Vietnam Veterans

I rise today to honor my friend and colleague from South Dakota, Senator Tim Johnson, who is retiring at end of this year. Tim has an impressively long career in public service, representing his home State of South Dakota in Congress for…