The innovation economy in the Pacific Northwest is not going to be quiet about this issue.

I would like to call on the Senator from Illinois to offer his amendment. Amendment No. 69 to Amendment No. 2

I see my colleague from Minnesota who wanted to speak on his amendment which is pending, and I know our colleague from Nebraska is here. She has been waiting, so I hope before we adjourn we could accommodate both of them.

May I inquire of the Senator from Alaska and Senator Hoeven how long he intends to speak to make sure our colleague from Massachusetts knows he has his time before we get locked out for lunch? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from North…

I want to see what the FCC does, and I hope they will protect-- truly protect net neutrality and protect an open Internet.

I would think that if it is OK to allow the Senator from Massachusetts to proceed, knowing that our hard stop is 12:30 p.m., that at least--I would make this request: that both Senators be allowed to speak for 10 minutes, starting with…

I know my colleagues are coming to the floor to talk about various amendments. It is likely that on Tuesday we will start voting on at least the pending amendments we have discussed so far. I come to the floor today to talk about the…

on behalf of Senator Franken, I call up his amendment No. 17. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Washington [Ms. Cantwell] for Mr. Franken, proposes an amendment numbered 17 to…

My colleague has already given me some time this morning--and I can certainly come back and add more to the debate--but what I am outlining is exactly how this process has circumvented the laws of this land. One more action by this body is…

I thank the Senator from North Dakota. I know we are going to be going back and forth on this issue and that we have other people coming. Later this morning we are going to have time divided. But I appreciate the Senator from North Dakota…

I ask unanimous consent that I be given an additional 2 minutes to wrap up. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I know we have several colleagues who want to come and speak on other issues this morning, and then we have some Members who want to join back in on this debate, but I want to make a few points and finish up my remarks from earlier and…

Go right ahead. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from North Dakota is recognized.

So while I think this is very interesting that Congress is trying to expedite a process here by which the TransCanada pipeline is approved and the Nebraska Supreme Court made a decision basically on standing and had four of the seven…

reserving the right to object. I just want to note for my colleagues that this agreement has been worked out on both sides; that instead of staying until midnight and having a great deal of uncertainty as we approach the next 2 days for…

as I said, I know we have other colleagues here, so I will wrap up my opening remarks on the debate, then turn it over to other colleagues who are wanting to speak on this subject and other matters this morning. I want to respond to a…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 17 to Amendment No. 2

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 requie the use of iron, steel, and manufactured goods produced…

we have made some progress with proceeding to this very important issue and Members are obviously coming to the floor to talk about their amendments and offer their viewpoints on this legislation. I would just point out that I hope we have…

I am happy if the Senator speaks until the time of the vote, but I think we should keep to the vote schedule.

This is an article that just recently appeared in the paper about how South Dakota is bringing up objections to the pipeline, and they want to do due process with their public utility commission to make sure this project meets the criteria…

Reserving the right to object. Is the vote scheduled for 4 minutes from now? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Yes, the vote is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.

we are going to be voting shortly on the motion to proceed to S. 1, the Keystone XL Pipeline. I am here to urge my colleagues to vote no on that motion to proceed. We had a couple of chances to come to the Senate floor already today and…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Coats). Without objection, it is so ordered

I come to the floor this morning to talk about the Keystone XL Pipeline. I see my colleague from Alaska is here this morning, and I think she and I were thinking we would be continuing this debate next Monday as the Senate moves forward on…