I thank the Senator from South Carolina and turn to the esteemed Senator from Georgia. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Georgia.

I thank the Senator from Iowa, who has made the case so well, and I look to his experience on energy issues and ag issues and his understanding of what it takes to truly have an all-of-the-above energy policy. As he said so well, it is not…

I put forward the Native American Children's Safety Act which would provide additional protection for Native American children in foster homes.

To respond to the Senator from Texas, of course, by not having a median pipeline infrastructure we are forced to move oil by other means and that means primarily railcars, and it is overburdening our rail system. As you have seen, we have…

I wish to thank the Senator from South Carolina for putting this issue in very human terms, including what it means for people in this country who want a job. I thank him for his passion on this important issue. I turn now to the Senator…

I thank the Chair. Mr. President, I again thank the Senator from Illinois and turn to the Senator from South Carolina for his thoughts on this important issue. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Durbin). The Senator from South Carolina.

I wish to thank the distinguished Senator from Kansas for his words today and for his support of this important project. I would also like to turn to the distinguished Senator from Iowa, somebody who truly believes we should have an ``all…

I would like to thank the distinguished Senator from Alabama not only for his outstanding argument but for his passion as somebody who truly cares about getting this economy going. I would turn to the distinguished Senator from South…

I rise to discuss the Keystone XL Pipeline project. I will be joined by a number of my colleagues, whom I will thank at the beginning for joining me. They will come today with the same message that I have; that is, the Keystone XL Pipeline…

I turn to the Senator from South Carolina and I welcome his comments on this important topic. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from South Carolina.

The author Henry Miller wrote: ``The ordinary man is involved in action, the hero acts, an immense difference.'' Mr. Speaker, having grown up the son of a rural electric lineman, I am more than a little familiar with the not so ordinary…

The Keystone XL Pipeline has been in the process now for 6 years.

I have legislation, along with others, that would provide approvals for those applications.

I want to thank you for your willingness to come to North Dakota.

I think that can help expedite the process not only in terms of getting to the rule, but in actually then in getting a new enhanced fleet out there on the tracks.

Thank you so much. I want to thank our great friend and great leader from the State of Maryland for continuing her hard work. I wonder if she ever wakes up in the morning and wonders when it is ever going to be done. When are we going to…

We need an all of the above infrastructure plan, meaning pipelines, adequate rail capacity, and adequate road and truck capacity.

And then Secretary, to you or to our other witnesses, any thoughts in terms of the force structure that has been released by the Department of Defense, specifically in regard to the nuclear triad?