I would tell you, looking back on it, 10 years later, we obviously have seen great progress in corn-based ethanol.

The one thing that I heard over and over again was, one of the reasons that we are not seeing the gain in ethanol is because the price of gasoline is too cheap.

The only thing worse than a RIN is fake RIN, and that is what takes it away.

we are not seeing a reduction in greenhouse gases and we will not see that in the foreseeable future unless there is a very significant change in the advanced fuel and cellulosic.

the innovation we want to be able to maintain. Obviously that is part of where we are. We always want to be able to innovate in energy.

It is certainly not time to hit the panic button and pull the rug out from under this burgeoning industry.

I am all for an open process on it. It is a complicated, difficult issue.

It is so much simpler if we just do away with the mandate entirely. That just fixes that entirely on both sides.

Congress created the unworkable RFS formula. The EPA is left trying to make it work anyway.

Some of this has been a redefinition of what is included in cellulosic and what is included in advanced fuels.

Thank you both, again, for all of the ongoing service that you have had for a very long time and for what you are continuing to do.

It has been a concern, and there has been a lot of dialogue about just what you just said.

For us to be able to do our job effectively, we think we need this?

You both mentioned at the beginning of this, in the opening testimonies, your concern about terrorism and terrorist activities or materials moving across the border.

From the United States Border Patrol perspective, not ever. Right? The first time you cross, there should be some type of consequence that leads to a deterrence.

Your group, the PRC, has subpoena power to be able to get information from USPS if needed.

I am going to fight like hell to see that we realize that potential this year.

Suffice it to say that has not been achieved, and I know there is some pending legislation both in the Senate and the House, and I think that would take it the full step to ameliorate the problem.

Any interrelation is obviously the cost of how it is coming in and why, and what drives that cost and such to be able to pick that up internationally.

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

I wish to join Senator Alexander in discussing this overtime rule. As he mentioned multiple times, Senator Collins and I dropped a companion bill here in the Senate that was passed in the House that delays the overtime rule's…

You can pull out a laptop and fake it.

It seems like every year or two there is a new initiative.

In the delays that are out there, how long does the background check part of it typically take?

We have finally reached a point as a government that we are so heavy and we cannot take risk in every area.