I just want to wrap up. I want to thank the Senator from West Virginia. I am glad we are engaged in this debate. I think we should debate all aspects of it, as we are, and I look forward to that continuing effort. I do, though, want to…

I note the presence of the chairman of the Energy Committee. I defer to her for some time if she wishes to speak before the vote. That would be my question, whether we could get maybe a couple of minutes for that purpose. I can certainly…

I will wrap up on this note. Let's not get back into the same predicament we have gotten ourselves into before. Let's build this vital energy infrastructure so we can develop energy security for our country, together with Canada. The other…

I rise to again talk about the Keystone XL Pipeline approval bill. We will be voting on cloture on the motion to proceed in about 15 minutes or so. I believe we have a bipartisan majority. We have 60 sponsors of the legislation, and we…

I ask unanimous consent to continue for 5 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?

What time is the vote scheduled? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The vote is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. That would leave the Senator 2 minutes.

I am here this morning to once again talk about the Keystone XL Pipeline, the legislation we will be voting on next week. We will be voting on cloture on the motion to proceed to the legislation. Then, hopefully, we will be debating that…

I want to thank my colleague from North Dakota for speaking on the important points she made, and that is that the energy we are producing in this country is helping consumers at the pump by bringing down prices. I want to turn to my…

I ask unanimous consent to exceed for 5 minutes to wrap up the colloquy. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I would like to thank the Senator from Kansas, and with that we will wrap up the colloquy. I would like to thank my colleagues, and we will be back. Again, we are looking to work with all of our colleagues here in an open process to offer…

I would like to thank the Senator from West Virginia not only for his support on this project but for his willingness to work hard, to work together to find bipartisan solutions, whether it is this legislation or other legislation. That is…

along with Senator Joe Manchin--and actually a total of 60 sponsors--I have filed S. 1, which is the Keystone approval bill. It is a very simple, straightforward bill. This is legislation we have seen before in this body. What it does…

I thank the Senator from Alaska for her leadership on the Energy Committee and also for her willingness to work in an open way on these important issues. Across this body, on both sides of the aisle, there should be a deep appreciation for…

I would like to thank the Senator from Montana again. We are hearing from somebody who is there, who is talking to people, where this project is going to be located, one of the States it would pass through. I thank the Senator for his…

I thank the Senator from Wyoming for his comments today and for his continued hard work in support of the issue. I look forward to working with him again to get this done for the American people. I turn to our leader on the energy…

I ask unanimous consent to be able to engage in a colloquy until 3:15 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Tax Increase Prevention Act

I am here this afternoon to talk about the Tax Increase Prevention Act. I have been speaking on this issue and I intend to speak on it until we get this legislation passed. I am hopeful that we will get this legislation moved tonight or…

I would like to thank the Senator from Alaska for her leadership of our energy committee on this and many other important energy issues. I want to follow along with much of what she just covered and why it is important. In this…

I am here today to discuss the Tax Increase Prevention Act. We are now getting down to the end of the year. It is important that we get our work done. An important part of that work is passing the Tax Increase Prevention Act. It is often…

in the new Congress we will welcome 12 new Republican Senators, and that is wonderful. They are great people. They are excited. They are enthusiastic. I think they are going to do wonderful things. So there are 12 new Republican Members…

Thanks for your leadership of this Committee and for your hard work and, of course, all your work on the farm bill.

to get a farm bill, we needed the North, we needed the South, and we needed the big 'I' States.

I rise to also express my appreciation for Senator Mike Johanns and for his wife Stephanie. I first met Mike shortly after I was elected Governor of my State. At that time Mike was serving as Governor of Nebraska. Right away when I went…

I would like you to come out to my State and meet with my farmers.