We rethought this situation. I ask unanimous consent that we take no time off of anybody's time at this point and that we just meet and discuss how we are going to close this debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

I yield 5 minutes to my friend from Washington State. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Washington is recognized for 5 minutes.

While we are waiting for Senator Whitehouse--he is on his way--I want to focus the attention of those who are watching this debate on truly what we are talking about. If this was about building a pipeline that was carrying something that…

And on the other side? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Senator Hoeven controls 67 minutes and Senator Landrieu controls 32 minutes.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding the previous order with respect to debate time on S. 2280, the time until 5:45 p.m. be equally divided between Senators Hoeven, Landrieu, and myself, or our designees, and that at…

Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum, and I ask unanimous consent that the time during the quorum call be taken off everybody's time here. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The…

Madam President, could the Presiding Officer tell us who has how much time at this point. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Warren). The Senator from North Dakota has 14 minutes, the Senator from Louisiana has 19 minutes, and the Senator from…

Well, Madam President, I will take three minutes of that time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from California.

As we get ready to have a vote here in a while, what makes me very sad about this debate is that if we would all actually embrace an ``all of the above'' energy future, we wouldn't have to have these arguments. But we cannot get any…

Thank you very much. I will yield 1 more minute. So the CEO of the company itself said 50 jobs. This is why we are risking the health of our children? The fact that they have to run away from the playground because they cannot…

Madam President, what is the time situation? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from California has just under 4 minutes. The Senator from North Dakota has 13 minutes, and the Senator from Louisiana has 2\1/2\ minutes.

And that is before we get to the final debate? The PRESIDING OFFICER. That is correct.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on November 18, 2014, to conduct a business meeting where we would have three votes for two…

I can't get into how good Canada is on a daily basis, but I can tell you that when it comes to the tar sands, they don't have a good record. I have stood with doctors and nurses from America, and they all said: This is dangerous, dangerous…

Madam President, how much time remains? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is 51 minutes for the opposition.

I ask unanimous consent for an additional 1 minute. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I would add 1 minute to Senator Landrieu's time as well. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Madam President, I wish to make a point of personal privilege. We would have voted on this bill a long time ago if my Republican friends had not blocked the Shaheen-Portman bill from being part of the unanimous consent agreement. Let's…