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

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…

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.

it is with great pride that I call on my colleague from California as she gets herself ready to speak to this issue. Senator Feinstein and I represent a State that is creating so many clean energy jobs, and I am very proud to yield to her…

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

I thank the distinguished chairman of the Judiciary Committee for his remarks. They mean a lot. I want to put this vote into perspective. This is a major decision. People sometimes say: Oh, what is the big deal. It is a little pipeline. We…

Now when this petcoke started to blow all across the communities, residents felt they could not safely open the windows during the summer for fear the black clouds would trigger their children's asthma, and with good reason. We know this…

I thank Majority Leader Reid for his remarks. Sometimes it does feel the world is falling apart and we have to speak out, as we are doing every time these terrorists rear their heads. I know we have some time over here by Senator Barrasso…

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…

They say the same thing. There is an increasing recognition that the environments in which people live, work, and learn have a tremendous impact on their health. The administration will certainly benefit by having a better understanding of…

The nurses concur with Senators Boxer and Whitehouse that what is known today about the health hazards associated with the expansion of tar sands is just a sampling. They believe the consequences of Keystone XL have been substantially…