for any State, any investors in any State to move forward, they want to know that there is going to be a set volume and a demand for those products

I would encourage that in the future as something that we take into consideration rather than utilizing some of these biofuels from other countries.

we have the two cellulosic plants that are up and moving, and we have a third set to come online

I would argue that we need to continue investing in this area and make sure that it is available.

I yield to Senator Boxer. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from California is recognized.

Will the Chair notify me after 30 seconds? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator will be so notified.

I thank the Presiding Officer. Colleagues, just a few brief points on this amendment. We are just providing the administration the option to get arms directly to the Kurds. The Kurds currently are providing refuge to over 1.6 million…

Mr. President, I thank Senator Gillibrand for her leadership in this area over a long period of time, and I add my voice to the support of her amendment. She has been a great leader on the issue. As you can see, she has a lot of passion in…

Mr. President, I accept the good-faith effort to listen to my point of view, even though there is a rejection, but I would like 1 minute to react to the objection. This amendment only does what both the Bush and Obama administrations asked…

Mr. President, I have serious concerns with the language that was tacked on to the House FISA reform bill that passed the Senate, and at the end of my remarks I am going to offer a unanimous consent request. I say that because maybe other…

Eight hundred years ago on this very day, at the field of Runnymede alongside the River Thames in England, King John granted the document that came to be known as the Magna Carta--in our language, the Great Charter. This was the result of…

There is a program, community eligibility, where if an overwhelming portion of the students are eligible...

I think if adding that option would encourage kids to drink more milk we should do that.

There has been no prohibition and there never will be a prohibition about mom or dad providing a youngster the opportunity to take something to school to snack on.

Mr. President, as we continue to fight against ISIS and their radical allies, I rise to urge my colleagues to support the Ernst-Boxer amendment, which provides authority for direct assistance to a critical partner in that fight: the Iraqi…

I can't see the reason to reduce the standards.

I thank the chairman. We expect the President to abide by the provisions in it. We will follow through on our part of this bargain, if not. And this Congress has an opportunity to veto. So what a wonderful thing it is to go into a trade…

I thank Chairman Ryan for yielding, and I also thank him for his leadership on this issue. Mr. Speaker, I would point out three things: trade promotion authority needs to pass, TAA needs to pass, and the customs bill needs to pass. Those…