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John Cornyn
@johncornyn· Republican · TX· Feb 11, 2015

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces of the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 11, 2015, at 2:45 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

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John Cornyn
@johncornyn· Republican · TX· Feb 11, 2015

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 11, 2015, at 9:30 a.m., in room SD-430 of the Dirksen Senate Office…

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John Cornyn
@johncornyn· Republican · TX· Feb 11, 2015

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Personnel of the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 11, 2015, at 3 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection…

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James Lankford
@jameslankford· Republican · OK· Feb 11, 2015

If Iran stopped supporting terrorism, what effect would that have on the region and on our terrorist operations?

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James Lankford
@jameslankford· Republican · OK· Feb 11, 2015

Iran remains the foremost state sponsor of terrorism.

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James Lankford
@jameslankford· Republican · OK· Feb 11, 2015

Libya has fallen into total chaos, with no functioning government any more, and every time they form a government it collapses within months.

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John Hoeven
@johnhoeven· Republican · ND· Feb 11, 2015

Madam President, I would like to speak on the subject of the Keystone XL Pipeline. The Keystone XL approval bill which we passed in the Senate will be voted on this afternoon in the House. I believe the House will pass the bill with a…

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James Lankford
@jameslankford· Republican · OK· Feb 11, 2015

Is there a sense for Iran as a state sponsor of terrorism? Is that on the decline? Is it consistent? Has it continued to increase?

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Mark Warner
@markwarner· Democratic · VA· Feb 11, 2015

I do think I want to make a brief comment on Senator Wyden's comment. We'll have a spirited debate, I think, on that FISA issue.

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John Hoeven
@johnhoeven· Republican · ND· Feb 11, 2015

I would like to get to your people the Quest and the Kearl which are Shell and Exxon's projects

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John Hoeven
@johnhoeven· Republican · ND· Feb 11, 2015

Isn't that exactly the kind of investment in technology that is going to help us get carbon capture and storage or sequestration to a commercially viable point?

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John Hoeven
@johnhoeven· Republican · ND· Feb 11, 2015

Both Senator Manchin and Senator Capito pressed you on this issue.

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John Hoeven
@johnhoeven· Republican · ND· Feb 11, 2015

I appreciate that, and I appreciate working with you on it.

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John Hoeven
@johnhoeven· Republican · ND· Feb 11, 2015

Your visit to our state was much appreciated, and I think was very good, very valuable.

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John Hoeven
@johnhoeven· Republican · ND· Feb 11, 2015

I think it would be good for you to take a look at this project.

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Feb 11, 2015

Mr. President. I am pleased to reintroduce the Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2015. This legislation was voted out of Committee in the previous Congress, and I remain hopeful that the full Senate…

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Rand Paul
@randpaul· Republican · KY· Feb 11, 2015

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Cotton). Without objection, it is so ordered. RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order…

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Feb 11, 2015

I think we should all be pulling a wagon in the same direction on that.

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