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E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 113 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 160 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, MAY 6, 2014 No. 67 Senate The Senate met at 10 a.m. and was The legislative clerk read as follows: fall. They have a great time. The chil- called to order by the President pro Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 368, S. dren run as fast as they can. Some of tempore (Mr. LEAHY). 2262, a bill to promote energy savings in resi- them get smart and do not run so fast. dential buildings and industry, and for other They wait until the pig turns around— PRAYER purposes. and they do a lot of times. But they try The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- SCHEDULE to scoop up this scurrying pig. It is Mr. REID. Mr. President, following fered the following prayer: really quite a spectacle, and it is a lot my remarks and those of the Repub- Let us pray. of fun to watch. There is no pain to the lican leader, the time until 11 a.m. will Eternal God, we will remember Your pig. It is kind of a painless ordeal for be equally divided and controlled be- works and Your wonders of old, medi- the pig. But it is a lot of fun, as I said. tween the two leaders or their des- tating on Your mighty acts that bless It is obvious what happens every ignees. us each day. time they grab the pig. They slip. The At 11 o’clock this morning there will pig goes on about its business, running. Lord, You have ordained that in the be a cloture vote on the motion to pro- leadership of nations the care of the They fall into the dirt. They come out ceed to the energy efficiency bill. covered with grease and dirt. But even- many will rest upon the shoulders of The Senate will recess, as we do on tually—eventually—one of these kids the few. Give our Senators this day the virtually every Tuesday, from 12:30 will wind up with the pig. Sometimes understanding, humility, and faith to p.m. to 2:15 p.m. for our weekly caucus be ambassadors of reconciliation. Lord, meetings. I would advise all Senators two kids grab the pig. They understand help them to have no anxiety about that at 2:15 p.m. today we will do our what happens, and they put the pig in anything, as they trust You to em- congressional photo that we do every 2 one of their arms, and someone comes power them to do their best. Cleanse years. So I hope everyone will make and takes the pig. But they have a the inner fountains of their hearts sure they are here on time so we have good time. from all that may defile them, sus- everyone in the photo. The vast majority of the kids never taining them always with Your mercy Additionally, there will be a Mem- touch the pig. They go away empty- and grace. bers-only briefing, a closed briefing, to- handed, for sure. And that is regardless We pray in Your great Name. Amen. night at 5:30 regarding Ukraine. I hope of how hard they try. The reason I mention this, ofttimes f everyone would come to that. There are some things going on in Ukraine we working with my Senate Republican PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE should all know about. colleagues, it reminds me of chasing The President pro tempore led the SLIPPERY PROGRESS one of these little pigs in a greased-pig Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: Mr. President, being from Nevada contest. Regardless of all of our efforts, I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United and having traveled the State, as I anytime we get close to making States of America, and to the Republic for have, in rural Nevada, we have rodeos. progress, it seems as though we watch which it stands, one nation under God, indi- I have been to a few rural rodeos in my it slip out of our hands and the Repub- visible, with liberty and justice for all. life. They are always a lot of fun, and licans scamper away. f it is a unique form of entertainment. It Take, for example, the legislation that is currently before the Senate— RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY is good for everybody, for families. One of the things a number of these the Shaheen-Portman energy effi- LEADER rodeos have around the country are ciency bill. This bill has bipartisan The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The greased-pig contests. For all those who support. We tried to do the bill a year majority leader is recognized. do not know what a greased-pig contest ago. Frankly, at that time the bill was f is, here is what it is: The organizers get good, but not nearly as good as it is a little pig—a piglet—and they cover now. It is a very substantive piece of ENERGY SAVINGS AND INDUS- this little animal with tons of grease. legislation. TRIAL COMPETITIVENESS ACT It is a greasy little pig. Then they turn From the time last year to today, the OF 2014—MOTION TO PROCEED the kids loose. They invite these chil- committee—under the direction, then, Mr. REID. Mr. President, I move to dren to chase one of these pigs. Pigs of Senator WYDEN, who was chair of proceed to Calendar No. 368, S. 2262, are a little slippery to begin with, but the committee, working with all the which is the Shaheen-Portman energy if you cover them with grease, they are members on that committee—put other efficiency legislation. really slippery. things in the bill, and the bill that is The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The These kids run around the arena try- now before the Senate is much stronger clerk will report the motion. ing to grab this pig. They grab it and than it was a year ago. ∑ This ‘‘bullet’’ symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. S2681 . VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:03 May 07, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A06MY6.000 S06MYPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S2682 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 6, 2014 This legislation will make our coun- ried employees in the Senate, they will ObamaCare amendment days ago, be- try more energy independent and pro- get subsidies—a lot of them. I said: fore the weekend. I think it is impor- tect our environment. It will spur the What about those who do not? He said: tant for everybody to understand, the use of energy efficiency technologies in They could buy their own insurance. minority in the Senate has had eight private homes and commercial build- These men and women who work in votes since July—eight votes since ings, at no cost to taxpayers. It is an the Senate work very hard. They July—on amendments that we wished energy efficiency bill, and it has bipar- should be treated as other employees to vote on. tisan support. around the country. Their employer We have not had a fulsome energy de- This legislation will make our coun- should help them with their insurance. bate in the Senate since 2007—7 years try more energy independent and pro- But it appears as if it is a virtual reen- ago. What we are asking for here is tect our environment. It will also save actment of last September. It seems as four or five amendments related to the consumers and taxpayers money, and though this is nothing but a game of subject of energy—one of the biggest lots of it. It will do it by lowering their diversion and obstruction to many Sen- issues in our country. That is hardly energy bills, saving about $16 billion a ate Republicans. obstructionism. It is laughable to sug- year—that is what they tell us—and it But it is not a game. Every time a gest that it is obstructionism for the will create up to 200,000 jobs that can- group of Republicans feigns interest in minority to be given four or five not be exported. bipartisanship, only to scramble away amendments on issues related to the I have commended a number of at the last moment, it is part of a cal- underlying bill, particularly since we times—and I will do it again—Senators culated political scheme. have only had eight amendment votes SHAHEEN and PORTMAN for their per- We know on the very night of Presi- on amendments that we wanted to vote sistence in bringing this bill to the dent Obama’s first inauguration, a on since last July, and we have not had floor. This is a fine piece of legislation. group of Republican political consult- a fulsome, broad-ranging energy debate But it seems, for the second time with- ants—there is some dispute as to who since 2007. in a year, passage of this bipartisan called the meeting, whether it was So I would say to my friend, the ma- legislation is in question because Sen- Frank Lutz or Karl Rove, but a meet- jority leader, I do not think there is ate Republicans keep changing their ing was held—gathered, the Repub- anything at all unreasonable about requests. This time around the minor- licans gathered, to discuss their plans what we are requesting.