Mr. President, I ask for one additional minute. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

This debate is really about some simple fundamental principles. Keystone is a Canadian export line. That is what the oil is going to do. It is going to travel from the dirtiest tar sands fields in Canada through a pipeline like a straw…

If we do not do this as a national model, you will not be as successful as we need you to be for the veterans of this country.

It has been an honor to be here.

That is actually an old model. That is a model that we are trying to get rid of.

Mr. President, today, I applaud East Elementary of the Jay School Corporation, Portland, IN, for being recognized as a 2014 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education. Established in 1982, the National Blue Ribbon…

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Mr. President, today, I wish to recognize and honor the extraordinary service and ultimate sacrifice of Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Officer Rod Bradway. Dedicated, loyal, and above all compassionate to those in need, Officer Bradway…

I rise today in support of the Keystone XL Pipeline. The strong energy economy is critical in both my home State of Indiana's economy and our country's economic success. It is critical to our national security. I support this project…

if we pass laws like this, the Choice Act, and we put funding in it, we also have to have sustainable funding.

The work that has to be done is significant.

I would hope that you would do the same thing. It is critical to get those different layers of services available.

How we approach this mental health system for the VA cannot be in isolation of the mental health system of this country.

Just assuming the private sector is going to absorb all this is not realistic.

The Nuka model... is a holistic approach.

I want to make sure my colleagues hear exactly what you are saying, so a couple years from now, we do not hear complaints that, geez, why did you not do it?

Veterans in need of mental health treatment absolutely cannot be waiting more than 2 months to be seen.

I think it is unfortunate. No one gets hit more than low-income and middle-income families, and I just think it is unfair.