I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.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 Washington.

I thank the chairman of the Finance Committee, Senator Grassley, for his leadership on these issues. I look forward to working with him on the assigned task forces and to working hard on very important issues that he and I have been…

I come to the floor today to speak in favor of confirming the three nominees before us for the Board of Directors at the U.S. Export-Import Bank. All three of these nominees are well qualified, with years of experience in relevant fields…

I come to the floor to join this debate. I thank my colleagues, the Senator from Illinois and certainly the Senator from Alaska for her comments because I think some of what I am going to say will probably overlap in the context of working…

I rise in opposition to a nomination we are going to be vote on very soon--the confirmation of Eric Miller to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. As a U.S. Senator, I take my obligation to advise and consent on…

I rise in strong opposition to tonight's vote to advance S. 311. This legislation would reduce families' access to reproductive healthcare, interfere in personal medical decisions that should be left between families and doctors, and…

I come to the floor to talk about S. 47, a bill I authored with Senator Murkowski. It is a package of public land issues that has been working its way through the Congress now for several years. I would like to point out to people who may…

Abandon your Administration's stated plan to roll back fuel economy standards that otherwise will save the average car owner more than $6,000 over the life of the car and cut the nation's oil consumption by over two million barrels per day…

The current run up in world oil prices is effectively a tax on every American family's discretionary budget, except that the money goes to the OPEC cartel rather than the U.S. Treasury.

I come to the floor to join my colleagues who were speaking earlier today about the many U.S. citizens who are Federal employees who are impacted by the shutdown. Coast Guard PO2 Amy-Erin Hamilton, stationed in Seattle, WA, is one of those…

I just want to thank the Senator from Alaska for her great work and working in such a collaborative way. I am certainly not leaving the Energy Committee and certainly not going to back away from any of these big issues, but certainly, as…

I come first and foremost tonight to thank the staff who worked so hard on this package--and I mean not just over the last few weeks but for literally years--to try to get to an agreement on something we could vote on. It is not a surprise…

I ask unanimous consent that Lauren Vernon and Tom Schaff on the staff of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee be granted floor privileges for the duration of the 115th Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

I certainly want to thank Senator Heitkamp for her leadership.

We know that one in every five women will experience sexual assault in their lifetime in Indian Country.

I come to the floor to urge my colleagues to vote no on the nomination of Bernard McNamee to be a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. I thank my colleague from Oregon for coming out here to explain why this nomination…

I am counting on Mr. Vela to understand the importance of our parks to the American people and to our economy.

I come to the floor this afternoon to speak about the Coast Guard reauthorization legislation that just passed the Senate today. I thank my colleagues for all of their hard work on this important measure that literally has taken years to…

To our friends in the White House and DOE who are continually arguing that only a coal-based system is secure, I would offer two facts: one, without blackstart capability, onsite fuel will not matter when a system is down; and two, clean…

I think we should have a WPPA program for cybersecurity. We should just say, calling all Americans, we will help you get educated in this area if you help us.

I rise today to thank my colleagues for passing America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 and to discuss the importance of it to the State of Washington. This legislation is going now to the President's desk, and it is very needed to help…

the warning lights are blinking red.

This is such an important topic because we take for granted that the lights always come on when we flip the switch, but our electric system is increasingly being tested and stressed and there are daily cyber threats to our electricity…

Thank you, Madam Chair. Thanks for scheduling this important hearing and talking about these important issues of preparation and ability to restore our electric grid in the case of a catastrophic system disruption or widespread blackout.

I appreciate the attention the Committee has given to recent hearings, including today's topic of moving forward on reliability.