I think we all recognize this legislation in front of us, S. 33, is a compromise.

I ask unanimous consent that the Carper amendment No. 120 be withdrawn. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is withdrawn. Amendment No. 166 The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous…

I have long argued that exports of liquefied natural gas should be expedited from the United States to our friends and our allies overseas.

I ask unanimous consent that Merkley amendment No. 125 be withdrawn. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is withdrawn. Amendment No. 73 The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous…

before recognizing the Senator from California, I failed to say that there is no way this legislation would be where it is today, moving forward in the process, without the Senator from California. She has been a great adviser all through…

We need to work together to address the challenges facing our tribal communities.

Congratulations to you in assuming the chairmanship of this Committee.

I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To require a study of the potential environmental impact of…

I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To modify the definition of underground injection) At the…

If I could, I want to say to our colleagues who may have been following this process that we encourage people who haven't spoken or who plan on speaking to come down to the floor and do so. I appreciate the Senator from Alaska working with…

I do want to make one note to your comments earlier. My viewpoint on the rail car issues is that we should go faster.

Ports are us and freight and freight movement is critically important for us to keeping our competitive advantage.

as my colleague said, we are going back and forth on offering amendments to this bill and I hope this process will lead us toward getting this bill wrapped up. I know many of my colleagues have been talking about various aspects of this…

this amendment amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to protect clean drinking water sources from hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as fracking, and from underground storage of natural gas. The Safe Drinking Water Act currently exempts…

I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment and call up on behalf of Senator Gillibrand amendment No. 48. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The bill clerk…

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…

I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment and call up my amendment No. 131. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The assistant bill clerk read as follows…

I thank the Senator from Alaska for her work on this process and for her legislation. As she said, she and I have a gentlewomen's agreement to move forward, and we would like to do that so we can finish business on this legislation, and we…

I thank the Senator from Rhode Island. We are here tonight because we haven't ended debate on the Keystone Pipeline bill. We haven't ended debate because our colleagues voted to not end debate on this important measure, and I think for…

I was going to give some comments in addition to my colleague from Alaska about the process and where we are and respond to some of the comments she has made. If the Senator from Rhode Island could wait a few minutes, is that possible?

We have raised our strong concerns regarding the impact of the EU's GI policies on made in America products.

To me this is an issue where we have had some debate about the pipeline and the oilspill liability trust fund. I would hope we would come back to that issue because these issues about spills and safety and security should be part of the…

I ask unanimous consent that the Menendez amendment, No. 72, be modified with the changes that are at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is so modified. The amendment, as…

speaking against the Lee amendment, I strongly urge my colleagues to oppose this because it is an amendment relating to oil and gas permits on Federal land. I guess if colleagues want to keep trying to loosen environmental regulations…

I call on the Senator from Rhode Island to offer his amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Rhode Island. Amendment No. 28 to Amendment No. 2