is all time yielded back? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is a minute left in opposition and 12 seconds remaining to the Senator from North Carolina.

So you are giving me your assurance that the Agency is not planning on taking any actions to implement the rule until there is final action by the courts.

I now ask unanimous consent that there be 2 minutes of debate equally divided prior to each vote in this series. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

as my colleague on the committee pointed out, many individuals have made great effort and have made very positive contributions toward where we are today with this Energy bill. I wanted to note very quickly some of the groups who have…

we are back on the floor with the Energy Policy Modernization Act--an act that many of us have spent a considerable amount of time not only here on the floor discussing but, prior to its arrival on the floor of the Senate, working through…

I know of no further debate on these amendments. The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there is no further debate on these amendments, the question is on agreeing to the amendments en bloc. The amendments (Nos. 3276; 3302, as modified; 3055; 3050…

I call up the following amendments en bloc and ask that they be reported by number and be considered en bloc, along with amendment No. 2963, offered by Senator Murkowski: Cantwell amendment No. 3276; Klobuchar amendment No. 3302, as…

I ask unanimous consent that the 60- vote affirmative threshold with respect to the Burr amendment be vitiated. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The question is on agreeing to the amendment…

if there is no further discussion on this amendment, I call up the Burr amendment No. 3175 and ask unanimous consent that it be modified with the changes at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk…

I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Daines). The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

I ask unanimous consent that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I ask unanimous consent that the votes following the first vote in this series be 10 minutes in length. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

My concern is not just that I have limited time, but 2018 is the compliance window here, and we still have yet to engage in a way that's going to be productive.

We still need to find a workable solution for small remote incinerators that are the only option to deal with solid waste in some areas in Alaska.

We have, within this Committee, passed legislation, which was overwhelmingly approved by Congress.

Dear Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 13, 2016, at 2:15 p.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``Do No Harm: Ending Sexual Abuse in…

She decided that using just .07 percent of the refuge as a cherry stem to help save the lives of people who live there, while simultaneously expanding the refuge by tens of thousands of acres somehow was not worth it.

We respectfully ask Congress to authorize the road and to do so without the involvement of the Department of Interior.

The right answer is to do what virtually every other community in America would do, and that is to build a simple, lifesaving road.

We will never quit until we are successful in our quest to achieve a safe, dependable and affordable transportation to our solution for our residents.

It shattered the trust responsibility that the Federal Government is supposed to have to our nation's native people.

thank you, Senator Murkowski, for being such an incredible champion on this issue and this cause.

At a 300 to 1 exchange, it was not the best deal for the State of Alaska or for the people of King Cove.

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 13, 2016, at 9:30 a.m., in room SD- 406 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 13, 2016, at 2:15 p.m., in room S-219 of the Capitol. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…