we have an amendment before us, a side- by-side to the amendment that has been offered by the Senator from Hawaii, and what we do within this side-by-side is effectively lay out findings contained within the administration's EIS that outline the environmental impact of a Keystone XL Pipeline, recognizing the impact to the environment will be less if this line is actually constructed. We further go into a sense of the Senate that acknowledges--again after the vote we just had--that climate change is real and that there is an impact. With that, I would recommend that folks look at the language that has been offered. I will be supporting the Hoeven amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator's time has expired. The Senator from California.
On the recordJanuary 21, 2015
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