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I am pleased to be here this morning with the distinguished Senator from South Dakota, as well as the esteemed Senators from both Kansas and Wyoming, to talk about this regulation that is clearly an overreach by the EPA. It needs to be…

I ask unanimous consent for 2 additional minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?

I would like to thank, again, the Senator from Kansas. He is somebody who has been involved in agriculture for-- well, he is still a very young man--he is somebody who has been involved in agriculture for a long time and certainly…

I am obviously not as schooled in the procedures of the Senate, but I want to better understand what happened here. Obviously the Senator moved to bring forward a bill she and Senator Portman worked tirelessly on, which is critical to jobs…

I thank the esteemed Senator from Wyoming not only for being here today to talk about this important issue but for his tremendous leadership on energy issues. Wyoming produces an incredible amount of energy for this country, and the…

I think it is critically important, as the Secretary has done in Education, bring in all the relevant agencies in this area.

We must work together to create opportunities for our Native American communities.

Indian Country, like a lot of other places where you see a higher level of poverty, basically, it lacks financial institutions.

It is troubling, because securitizing a loan, frequently is it done with land.

I ask unanimous consent to call up Calendar No. 371, S. 2280, to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; that there will be up to 4 hours of debate and that the Senate then proceed to vote on passage. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection…

If we stabilize the situation, if we are able to provide for women and children in every corner of the world, we will have a much more stable, much more gracious, and I think, a much better world.

We know those countries that are most violent against their women and children, who are most impoverished are the least stable, present the greatest national security risk.

They expect leadership. And a lot of us who confront this problem at home, confront the discussion at home as we move into a period of isolationism, a lot of us get asked why should we care.

I urge this committee... to help with this problem around the world.

We want to work with you. We want to get ideas from you.

We have asked her to come out of retirement to help us investigate these cases.