I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on January 22, 2015, at 9:30 a.m. in room SD- 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING…

I ask unanimous consent to call up the Cornyn amendment, No. 126, as modified with the changes at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows…

I wish to remind Members that we are trying to keep a schedule here. We have six more amendments to go in this stack, and we are supposedly at 10-minutes per amendment. We have not been following that. I urge Members to stick close so we…

I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on January 22, 2015, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on January 22, 2015, at 9:30 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on energy and…

I ask unanimous consent to call up my amendment No. 123. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Alaska [Ms. Murkowski] proposes…

at this time I turn to my colleague from Texas. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Texas. Amendment No. 15 to Amendment No. 2

I turn to my very patient colleague from Kansas, Mr. Moran. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Kansas. Amendment No. 73 to Amendment No. 2

we now have in front of us six amendments that are pending on the Republican side, six amendments that are pending on the other side of the aisle. We indicated we wanted to try to get these up, alternating back and forth. I think we have a…

I ask unanimous consent that at 3:50 p.m. today, the Senate proceed to vote in relation to the following amendments in the order listed: Boxer No. 113, which is a side-by-side to Senator Fischer's amendment; then Fischer No. 18, as…

reserving the right to object, I want to make sure we understand the vote was scheduled to begin 3 minutes ago. As part of the unanimous consent agreement, there was not a time allowed for Senator Boxer to speak. I don't have a problem in…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on January 22, 2015, at 10 a.m. in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

we are back to continue debate and voting on amendments to this bipartisan Keystone XL bill. I will focus on two main subjects today. The first is to speak to what I think is the good progress we have made on this bill, moving us toward…

for the information of all Senators, we are working now to set up votes on several pending amendments to the bill. These votes should be after lunch today. Right now, we are looking at 60-vote thresholds on the Fischer amendment, along…

I move to table the amendment and ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The clerk will call the roll. The…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on January 22, 2015, at 10 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

it is my understanding that a motion to table is not debatable. The PRESIDING OFFICER. It is not debatable. The Senator is correct.

we have a number of Members who have asked to come to the floor to speak over the course of these next couple of hours. Many will be speaking to their specific amendment on the Keystone XL Pipeline. Again, we encourage folks to use this…

I appreciate the Senator from Washington stating that. This is by no means saying this is it for the night. I am just saying give the floor managers an opportunity now, with a dozen amendments that we have in front of us, to figure out…

I would like to turn to my colleague from Montana. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Montana. Amendment No. 132 to Amendment No. 2

we have the sense of the Senate that would express that all forms of bitumen or synthetic crude should be subject to the 8-cent-per-barrel excise tax associated with the oilspill liability trust fund. This is important because right now we…

I turn to my colleague from Arizona at this time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Arizona. Amendment No. 103 to Amendment No. 2

I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment to call up Murkowski amendment No. 98. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read…

I turn to my colleague, Senator Cantwell. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Washington.

I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To restrict the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency to…