I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. There is a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called the roll.

I yield back time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. All time is yielded back. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Robin S. Rosenbaum, of Florida, to be United States Circuit…

This is a big problem for our producers.

This is one that I am absolutely opposed to, that our farmers and ranchers are terribly concerned about...

This concept of significant nexus I do not agree with and I think is absolutely going down the wrong road.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from North Dakota is recognized.

I thank the Chair. (The remarks of Mr. Hoeven pertaining to the introduction of S. 2280 are located in today's Record under ``Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions.'')

today I filed an updated bill to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline project. That bill is at the desk. What this legislation does is it approves the project congressionally, which is authorized under the Constitution of the United States…

To respond to the Senator from Texas, of course, by not having a median pipeline infrastructure we are forced to move oil by other means and that means primarily railcars, and it is overburdening our rail system. As you have seen, we have…

I wish to thank the Senator from South Carolina for putting this issue in very human terms, including what it means for people in this country who want a job. I thank him for his passion on this important issue. I turn now to the Senator…

I rise to discuss the Keystone XL Pipeline project. I will be joined by a number of my colleagues, whom I will thank at the beginning for joining me. They will come today with the same message that I have; that is, the Keystone XL Pipeline…

I thank the Chair. Mr. President, I again thank the Senator from Illinois and turn to the Senator from South Carolina for his thoughts on this important issue. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Durbin). The Senator from South Carolina.

I wish to thank the distinguished Senator from Kansas for his words today and for his support of this important project. I would also like to turn to the distinguished Senator from Iowa, somebody who truly believes we should have an ``all…

I found out recently, and it has been in the media, that two infants have died on the Spirit Lake Reservation.

I thank the Senator from Missouri and turn to our ranking member on the Energy Committee, the Senator from Alaska, who deals with energy issues every day. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Alaska.

As you mention in your testimony, one of the three key areas the President's fiscal year 2015 budget focuses on is managing wildland fires.

I thank the Senator from South Carolina and turn to the esteemed Senator from Georgia. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Georgia.

I thank the good Senator from Georgia, who is putting forward common sense. I would like to turn, in closing, to the Senator from Wyoming, who is a senior member of the energy committee and truly understands energy issues. The PRESIDING…

I thank the Senator from Iowa, who has made the case so well, and I look to his experience on energy issues and ag issues and his understanding of what it takes to truly have an all-of-the-above energy policy. As he said so well, it is not…

I would really encourage your help and support on that legislation in terms of getting at some of the red tape and some of the challenges that were faced on the reservation.

I put forward the Native American Children's Safety Act which would provide additional protection for Native American children in foster homes.

Prime Minister Harper of Canada has said on a number of occasions how important this project is to Canada. The Ambassador of Canada to the United States is Gary Doer, somebody who was formerly the Premier of Manitoba and somebody I worked…

I would like to thank the distinguished Senator from South Dakota and turn to our colleague from the State of Oklahoma, certainly a State that understands energy production and understands how vital this pipeline infrastructure is. So with…

I would like to thank the Senator from Oklahoma for his work on this important issue, and I turn to the Senator from Texas, a State that produces more oil and gas than any other State in the Union, and ask for his thoughts and support. The…

I wish to thank the esteemed Senator from Texas. I wish to turn to the distinguished Senator from Missouri for his thoughts on the importance of this project and the need for our country to become energy independent. The PRESIDING OFFICER…