On the recordJanuary 27, 2015
the Peters amendment No. 55 would require the EPA to complete a study on the environmental impacts of petcoke. My colleague has been here on the floor speaking on the tar sands issue in general because Kalamazoo had one of the worst tar sands oilspills in the Nation's history. He has been on the floor talking about the things we need to do to protect people not just in the State of Michigan but throughout the United States. One of the aftermath effects of this issue is also petcoke, which my colleague from Illinois has been speaking to on the floor. This is a very big issue for midwest Senators who have an amount of petcoke in their communities and want to see the proper environmental treatment of it. I am sure Senator Peters will be back to the floor to speak in more detail on amendment No. 55, but I offer it on his behalf. I see the Senator from New Jersey, and I think he is here to speak on another matter, but I will yield the floor at this time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from New Jersey. 70th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz
