January 28, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S555 hard-working men and women at the to deport the parents of U.S. citizen of the shadows, register with the gov- Department of Homeland Security in and lawful permanent resident chil- ernment, pass a background check, and law enforcement who are protecting dren. One of the most mean-spirited join their daughters in their pursuit of our borders, our airports, and our amendments would prohibit the use of the American dream—unless, of course, coastlines. It is not about trying to Federal funds or resources to consider the Republicans get their way. score political points by conflating na- or adjudicate any new, renewed, or pre- We cannot let that happen, and I will tional security and immigration re- viously denied application for deferred do everything to ensure that we will form, which will only make it harder action for childhood arrivals. not let that happen. These are the real to address security issues at home and Let’s call this amendment what it is: faces of our broken immigration sys- almost impossible to move forward on It is an amendment to deport DREAM- tem. There are many families like the comprehensive immigration reform. ers and targets all of those young peo- Morales-Cano family who have been Let’s look at what my Republican ple who came forward and signed up in and remain an economic resource we colleagues are so opposed to. They are good faith. I will give an example of cannot afford to waste. They are hard- opposed to new DHS directives that in- whom these amendments attack. working families who simply want to clude a rigorous application process I wish to remind my colleagues of be full participants in American life, that will ironically help eliminate na- who the DREAMers are. DREAMers are full contributors to the American fam- tional security threats. They seem to young people who came to this country ily, and they want to remain united as be opposed to the fact that applicants through no choice of their own. The a family. We should want them to re- will have to come forward and register only flag they have ever pledged alle- main united. with the government. They will have giance to is that of the United States I have listened to so many speeches to pass criminal background checks be- of America. The only national anthem here about family values. Well, the fore they can receive a temporary re- they know is the ‘‘Star-Spangled Ban- core of a family value is a family being prieve from deportation and a work ner.’’ Their country is this country. able to stay together, integrated and permit. No violent criminals, gang I was fortunate to speak with people helping each other and driving each members, or terrorists will be able to like the Morales-Cano family 2 weeks other to success and supporting each take advantage of the program. They ago in New Jersey. They are a family other. Ripping families apart is not a seem to be opposed to allowing immi- of six, including 13-year-old, U.S.-born family value. grants who are not a public safety or Rebecca Morales. Their lives have dras- We must see through the smoke and national security threat to come for- tically improved thanks to the pro- mirrors and do what is right for Amer- ward and request deferred action, gram Republicans are hoping to dis- ica. Let’s stop playing political games. meaning there will be fewer people liv- mantle. If the Republicans are success- Let’s defeat these poison-pill amend- ing in the shadows, beyond the reach of ful, Rebecca would be left alone in the ments and pass a clean Department of law enforcement. United States without her parents or Homeland Security funding bill. Let’s These directives identify moms and sisters—an American citizen left alone, not play politics with national secu- dads who have a U.S. citizen or a legal perhaps in foster care, because Repub- rity. Let’s remember the people behind permanent resident son or daughter licans don’t care about prioritizing the the policies. Let’s remember the Mo- and take them out of the deportation deportation of convicted criminals over rales-Cano family and the fate of Re- queue. They also take DREAMers out her mom, dad, and sisters. becca if we allow these amendments to of the deportation queue. The story of the Morales-Cano family pass. The House amendment to the Depart- is a clear example of thousands of deep- With that, I yield the floor and sug- ment of Homeland Security funding rooted families who have waited too gest the absence of a quorum. bill would effectively end the new De- long in the shadows for immigration The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ferred Action for Parental Account- reform. clerk will call the roll. ability Program and the expanded Three years ago, after attending a de- The assistant bill clerk proceeded to DACA Program for DREAMers. They ferred action for childhood arrivals call the roll. would also defund every other aspect of workshop that my office organized in Ms. MURKOWSKI. I ask unanimous the President’s November 20 Executive New Jersey, all three of Rebecca’s consent that the order for the quorum action that would promote border secu- older sisters—Ingrid, Evelyn, and call be rescinded. rity, public safety, military service, Lesly—were given an opportunity to The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without legal immigration, citizenship, immi- begin a new chapter of their lives after objection, it is so ordered. gration integration, entrepreneurship, qualifying for the President’s 2012 De- f civil immigration enforcement prior- ferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ities, including the prioritization of in- Program, joining thousands of others CONCLUSION OF MORNING dividuals with convicted felonies and who had been granted relief. BUSINESS gang activity and terrorist ties for de- Today, look at what this family is The PRESIDING OFFICER. Morning portation. doing Ingrid cares for New Jerseyans’ business is closed. I will repeat that. It includes a health at her job at the Ocean Medical f prioritization. I would think the Sen- Center. Evelyn moved to Illinois to at- KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE ACT ate would want to support a tend the West Coast Bible College and prioritization of individuals who are Seminary. Lesly was able to enroll in The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under here illegally and are convicted felons Brookdale Community College to pur- the previous order, the Senate will re- and part of gang activities or who have sue her dream of becoming a nurse. In- sume consideration of S. 1, which the terrorist ties for deportation and any grid, Evelyn, and Lesly represent the clerk will report. future similar Executive actions. hundreds of thousands of young indi- The bill clerk read as follows: The only directive our Republican viduals who, because of the deferred ac- A bill (S. 1) to approve the Keystone XL colleagues found acceptable, which is tion for childhood arrivals, can ac- Pipeline. interesting—in my mind, you say: tively contribute to our economy with- Pending: Well, none of it can happen by Execu- out fear of losing everything they have Murkowski amendment No. 2, in the na- tive action. But it seems that the only worked to gain. ture of a substitute. thing that did happen by Executive ac- Romeo Morales and Mrs. Magda Cano Vitter/Cassidy modified amendment No. 80 tion that our colleagues found accept- de Morales did not qualify for deporta- (to amendment No. 2), to provide for the dis- able pertains to pay increases for Im- tion deferrals under DACA and have tribution of revenues from certain areas of migration and Customs Enforcement continued to live with the constant the outer Continental Shelf. fear of having their family abruptly Murkowski (for Sullivan) amendment No. officers, which I believe they certainly 67 (to amendment No. 2), to restrict the au- deserve. separated. But thanks to the deferred thority of the Environmental Protection These amendments would break action for parents program, recently Agency to arm agency personnel. apart more families and destroy com- announced by President Obama, both Cardin amendment No. 75 (to amendment munities by ensuring that we continue parents will likely qualify to come out No. 2), to provide communities that rely on

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No. 2), to amend the Internal Revenue Code Murkowski amendment No. 98 (to amend- of 1986 to extend the credits for new qualified In fairness, maybe the debate, in ment No. 2), to express the sense of Congress fuel cell motor vehicles and alternative fuel terms of processing amendments on the relating to adaptation projects in the United vehicle refueling property. floor, had stalled out yesterday, but States Arctic region and rural communities. Heitkamp amendment No. 133 (to amend- that did not mean there were not sig- Flake amendment No. 103 (to amendment ment No. 2), to express the sense of Congress nificant and serious negotiations going No. 2), to require the evaluation and consoli- that the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 on between the majority and the mi- dation of duplicative green building pro- should be amended to extend the credit with nority about how we would proceed. grams. respect to facilities producing energy from Cruz amendment No. 15 (to amendment No. certain renewable resources. Sometimes when someone tunes in and 2), to promote economic growth and job cre- Cardin amendment No. 124 (to amendment the Senate is in a quorum call, they ation by increasing exports. No. 2), to clarify that treaties with Indian think nothing is happening. They Moran/Cruz amendment No. 73 (to amend- tribes remain in effect. think the business of the Senate is not ment No. 2), to delist the lesser prairie- Cantwell (for Gillibrand) amendment No. being conducted. I need to assure not chicken as a threatened species under the 48 (to amendment No. 2), to modify the defi- only colleagues but those who watch Endangered Species Act of 1973. nition of underground injection. Daines amendment No. 132 (to amendment Cantwell (for Peters/Stabenow) amend- this process on C–SPAN that in fact No. 2), to express the sense of Congress re- ment No. 55 (to amendment No. 2), to require there is still good business being done. garding the designation of National Monu- a study of the potential environmental im- I think that is what has resulted in ments. pact of by-products of the Keystone XL pipe- our opportunity this afternoon to take Boxer amendment No. 130 (to amendment line. up some 18 different amendments. No. 2), to preserve existing permits and the Murkowski (for Barrasso) amendment No. There are amendments that are all authority of the agencies issuing the permits 245 (to amendment No. 2), to clarify that across the board; 10 of the 18 pending to modify the permits if necessary. treaties with Indian tribes remain in effect. Peters/Stabenow amendment No. 70 (to Daines amendment No. 246 (to amendment amendments are from colleagues on amendment No. 2), to require that the Ad- No. 2), to express the sense of Congress that the other side of the aisle. I think we ministrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous reauthorizing the Land and Water Conserva- are certainly being very generous in Materials Safety Administration make a cer- tion Fund should be a priority. terms of what is out there. We are try- tification and submit to Congress the results The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- ing to ensure that Members who want a of a study before the pipeline may be con- ator from Alaska. vote can have them. structed, connected, operated, or main- Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I Again, keep in mind, with a couple tained. hundred amendments that come for- Collins/Warner amendment No. 35 (to am ready to go this morning. I have amendment No. 2), to coordinate the provi- comfortable shoes on. I am ready for a ward, we are going to have a lot of du- sion of energy retrofitting assistance to good, long day and to process a bunch plication. We are going to have issues schools. of amendments. I see the Senate doing people may want to make a statement Murkowski amendment No. 166 (to amend- its work. I know we have important about but might not necessarily want ment No. 2), to release certain wilderness business before the Senate. I know the to ask for a vote on. But those that we study areas from management for preserva- Judiciary Committee is holding the have in front of us today—everything tion as wilderness. from issues relating to solar energy to Sanders amendment No. 23 (to amendment hearing to listen to the comments from No. 2), to increase the quantity of solar pho- Loretta Lynch, who has been nomi- LNG exports, to further discussion tovoltaic electricity by providing rebates for nated to be Attorney General. about climate change, wilderness, wind the purchase and installation of an addi- Obviously these are very important tax credits, the Land and Water Con- tional 10,000,000 photovoltaic systems by issues the committee is discussing servation Fund—are truly all over the 2025. today. Interspersed with all of that, we map. Merkley amendment No. 174 (to amend- are going to be having a relatively long When it is suggested that somehow ment No. 2), to express the sense of Congress series of votes this afternoon, which or other Senator MCCONNELL as the that the United States should prioritize and majority leader is moving back from fund adaptation projects in communities in makes it a little bit choppy and a little the United States while also helping to fund bit chaotic, but we have business to do his commitment to allow for an open climate change adaptation in developing in the Senate. amendment process, so-called free- countries. I am pleased we are at this point wheeling amendments, I don’t think a Merkley amendment No. 125 (to Amend- where I think we can honestly say we whole picture of what is happening on ment No. 2), to eliminate unnecessary tax are looking at the final stretch in this the Senate floor is being painted. In subsidies and provide infrastructure funding. fact it is a very open and considerable Cantwell/Boxer amendment No. 131 (to discussion on the bipartisan, 60-spon- amendment No. 2), to ensure that if the Key- sored bill to approve the Keystone XL process. stone XL Pipeline is built, it will be built Pipeline after more than 2,320 days of I made mention last week that we safely and in compliance with United States delay. broke the records. We blew the top off environmental laws. At this point we are past that last in terms of the number of amendments Tillis/Burr amendment No. 102 (to amend- call for amendments on the bill. We we were actually able to process on the ment No. 2), to provide for leasing on the have spent a lot of time over the past Senate floor. We moved through 24 outer Continental Shelf and the distribution couple of days negotiating which of the amendments on this bill since the time of certain qualified revenues from such leas- we started it. Twenty-four amend- ing. roughly 200 first-degree amendments Markey amendment No. 178 (to amendment that have been filed would come up for ments is pretty considerable, consid- No. 2), to ensure that products derived from votes. We have a pretty good list. ering that in all of 2014 there were just tar sands are treated as crude oil for pur- Again, we have 18 of them that will be 15 amendments that were considered poses of the Federal excise tax on petroleum. before us beginning this afternoon. the entire year. In fact, on Thursday Markey amendment No. 141 (to amendment There will be more we will be dealing alone we processed 15. If we do 18, as is No. 2), to delay the effective date until the with at a later point. on the roster today, that is pretty sig- President determines that the pipeline will nificant. I feel good about the point we not have certain negative impacts. But I do think this is significant. I Whitehouse amendment No. 148 (to amend- was reading the newspaper this morn- are at. It is not just because we are ment No. 2), to require campaign finance dis- ing, and there is no shortage of critics churning through amendments, it is closures for certain persons benefitting from out there, folks who would say the Sen- because of what the ranking member tar sands development. ate is broken and can’t possibly be and I have been able to do as the floor Booker amendment No. 155 (to amendment fixed. managers on this bill, kind of working No. 2), to allow permitting agencies to con- There was an article from an opinion back and forth. Yes, sometimes it is te- sider new circumstances and new informa- writer which stated: Within the midst dious. Yes, sometimes it is frustrating. tion. Burr modified amendment No. 92 (to of the Keystone debate, MCCONNELL Yes, sometimes Members wish they had amendment No. 2), to permanently reauthor- has had to retreat ‘‘on his promise to more time to talk or there were more ize the Land and Water Conservation Fund. allow freewheeling amendments.’’ hours in our day to process all of this,

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But what has happened is just oil is a black, powdery substance legislation and processing—that is of kind of a lag, a lull, if you will, so they known as petroleum coke or petcoke. note. don’t even need the congressional des- It is a residual from this tar sands oil What I appreciate is we are here this ignation if in fact it is already being and large amounts of it are produced in morning getting ready to kick off a managed as wilderness. the refining process. long afternoon of votes and go back We look at the intent behind this. It In fact, it is estimated basically for and forth with Members and disruption is clear it was never intended to be this every barrel of oil we get from tar of their schedules and committee meet- way. We were never supposed to have sands, one-third of the material is this ings and the inconvenience that causes. millions of acres of de facto Agency-de- dark substance called petcoke. If we But again this is part of what happens cided wilderness around the Western are transporting an awful lot of oil around here. It is not a very tightly United States. We routinely pass public through the Keystone Pipeline, it natu- scheduled environment because we just lands legislation into law. I would like rally follows that we are going to get have so much that is going on. But to know we could do it a little more massive amounts of this petcoke. being able to move forward on this im- often. As recently as last month, it ac- I have had an experience with this portant legislation is good and nec- tually has included new wilderness. So petcoke in my previous House district essary. we are not saying that in other areas in the city of Detroit, where we had I think we are setting the stage for these wilderness study areas don’t get petcoke from the refining process of the balance of this Congress—under the officially designated. There is that this tar sands oil being piled up along leadership of the Senator from Ken- process, and we demonstrated that just the Detroit River. We had a pile there tucky, the majority leader, a commit- during the lameduck here. But in the that was at some times several stories ment to have wholesome debate—to high, a city block long. It was stored have the opportunity for a process that instances where Congress has decided along the river in an uncontained fash- is not only good for Republicans, it is not to act on wilderness study areas, ion. It was blowing into people’s good for Democrats. It is good for the agencies need to start looking at what homes, it was blowing into businesses, Senate and for the United States. that broader array of options is for managing the land, whatever that mul- and it was also draining into the Great AMENDMENT NO. 166 tiple use designation might be. They Lakes watershed. I want to quickly mention an amend- It caused all sorts of problems. I had ment I will have up later this after- need to be looking at this critically with the local people in the area and complaints from constituents who noon. This is amendment No. 166. I talked about this substance going into spoke very briefly to it yesterday when with the other stakeholders who are in- volved in the planning process, but their homes. I had businesses talking I called it up. But it would require wil- about—for example, restaurants in the derness study areas to be released if clearly they are not doing that on their area—their wait staff getting res- Congress has not officially designated own. piratory problems as a result of breath- them as wilderness within one calendar So what my amendment would do is essentially provide a 1-year timeframe ing this in. year. Right now what happens is that In fact, we had a video to explain how when a wilderness study area is des- for wilderness designations to be made. problematic it can be. I had a video ignated, it can sit out there on the I think, again, that is more than taken by a Canadian resident across books almost indefinitely. There have enough time for Congress to consider the Detroit River that showed the been areas that have been sitting out debate and approve legislation for any petcoke piles. With some wind blowing, there without congressional action for area with wide support for a wilderness a massive black dust cloud was blowing a couple of decades. designation, so we will see that amend- I don’t think this was the point of ment this afternoon. off of these petcoke piles. In the dis- the process. But I would suggest the I know the Senator from Washington tance you could see the Ambassador amendment I have advanced is a crit- was on her way, coming from a com- Bridge, which is the bridge that con- ical one to our Western States, cer- mittee meeting this morning, and had nects Canada to the United States. The tainly to my State of Alaska. intended to speak. I see Senator UDALL dust was so thick and so black it ob- Again, the news on Sunday of the is also on the floor. scured the bridge as it was blowing President moving toward a wilderness I yield to the Senator from New Mex- into the neighborhoods, into the river, designation of all of ANWR—with the ico if he wishes to speak at this time and then into Canada. exception of a very small slice but all before Senator CANTWELL comes to the It is a completely unacceptable situ- of ANWR—all 19 million acres in addi- floor. ation, which is why I believe it is im- tion to the 1002 area, the 1.57 million I suggest the absence of a quorum. portant as we move forward with this acres that have been specifically des- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. SUL- legislation that we have a couple of ignated by Congress for further review LIVAN). The clerk will call the roll. studies. and study. The bill clerk proceeded to call the One, we need to understand what are Right now there are 528 wilderness roll. those environmental and health risks study areas throughout Alaska and the Mr. PETERS. I ask unanimous con- associated with petcoke. It is clear this other 11 Western States. Again, these sent that the order for the quorum call is particulate matter, and if it is not designations have been made by over be rescinded. contained, it gets into people’s lungs time by one administration or another. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without and creates a dust layer throughout The next step forward in this process is objection, it is so ordered. communities. that Congress needs to act, but Con- AMENDMENT NO. 55 It is very important as well in the gress hasn’t acted. We have had some Mr. PETERS. Mr. President, I rise study not only to study the environ- of these that have been pending since today to discuss my amendment that mental and health impacts, but what the 1980s. was made pending by my friend and the are the best practices to handle this Again, as I suggested yesterday, if we ranking member of the Energy and material. have had something pending for 20, 30 Natural Resources Committee, the With the massive amount of tar years, I think that is plenty of time to Senator from Washington, Ms. CANT- sands oil that will come through the say that Congress has had to review WELL. Keystone, we will also get massive those areas. Even though we have not The amendment I have offered, amounts of petcoke, a substance that turned these into wilderness—in other amendment No. 55, is a simple, com- has been problematic not only in De- words, even though Congress has not monsense amendment. It requires the troit, but it has been problematic in acted to designate these areas as wil- Environmental Protection Agency to the city of Chicago and other places derness, what happens to them? complete a study on the potential envi- across the country.

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But the President said: Don’t get across this country doesn’t happen, rently exist in the ANWR area—and used to these low prices because they that we understand what this sub- the ANWR area is a big refuge, a big may go up. Well, they do not have to stance is, and we understand what designation. A little over 7 million go up if we can provide more. If we can those best practices are to handle and acres have already been designated as increase production in this country, we to transport this material safely. wilderness. That was done back in 1980. can theoretically decrease that cost. I urge my colleagues to support But what he is proposing now is effec- But we have to be allowed to access amendment No. 55. tively taking the whole balance of the that. I suggest the absence of a quorum. refuge area and making wilderness out Think about the source of good-pay- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The of that as well—so 12.3 million acres. ing jobs, energy security, billions of clerk will call the roll. Now, keep in mind this also includes dollars in new Federal revenues. The The bill clerk proceeded to call the the 1002 area up on the northern part of energy security part of it is keenly im- roll. ANWR. That is the area right, which portant, but let us also think about the Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I was specifically designated by Congress positive national security implications ask unanimous consent that the order for further study of its oil and gas po- of energy produced in the United tential. Back in 1980, when the wilder- for the quorum call be rescinded. States. When we are producing more ness designation was made for the one The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without energy in this country and relying less area—7 million acres of it—it was de- objection, it is so ordered. on others, we are less vulnerable. We termined that refuge status would be AMENDMENT NO. 166 have greater ability to deal with hos- afforded the balance of the area, and Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I tile nations. Sanctions work better am glad the junior Senator from Alas- then the 1002 would be reserved—re- served deliberately for study of its oil when we don’t need to rely on that ka is in the Chair because I am going same oil that some of these nations to be discussing things that are of and gas potential. That 1980 act was pretty clear in would like to free up for other coun- great concern to Alaskans and really terms of the bargain that had taken tries. to those who care about the rule of law place. I am going to read for the record From a national security perspective, here and how it applies throughout all the provision in the law that we refer this is huge. This is where the intersec- 50 States fairly and evenly. As I men- to as the ‘‘no more’’ clause. It states: tion with the Keystone Pipeline is so tioned just a bit ago, I have offered an This Act provides sufficient protection for interesting: that at the same time this amendment that would deal with how the national interest in the scenic, natural, administration has issued this wilder- wilderness study areas are treated. My cultural and environmental values on the ness study it is also fighting so hard to proposal is one that would put a time public lands in Alaska, and at the same time keep us from building the Keystone XL limitation on these study areas. provides adequate opportunity for satisfac- Pipeline, which would allow us to get I mentioned the amendment was pre- tion of the economic and social needs of the crude from our friend and neighbor to State of Alaska and its people; accordingly, cipitated by the President’s announce- the north and utilize it to our benefit. ment this weekend about additional the designation and disposition of the public lands in Alaska pursuant to this Act are The President is saying: No, I don’t areas of wilderness to be designated in found to represent a proper balance between want to do that. Alaska. I have cited two. The 1980 lands the reservation of national conservation sys- I guess he would much rather receive bill, ANILCA—I think it is good for us tem units and those public lands necessary it from Venezuela or wherever. He says to have a little bit of a refresher on and appropriate for more intensive use and he wants Brazil to be our big trading what ANILCA actually did. In one fell disposition, and thus Congress believes that partner when it comes to oil. swoop ANILCA designated nearly 60 the need for future legislation designating Hello. Canada—they share a border. million acres of wilderness in the State new conservation system units, new national conservation areas, or new national recre- They are our friend. They are our clos- of Alaska. That is pretty substantial. ation areas, has been obviated thereby. est friend, our strongest trading part- It was more than any other President The act goes on to state that ‘‘no fur- ner. Are we going to shut down such an had ever designated at any other time ther studies of Federal lands in the opportunity as that? prior to that. State of Alaska for the single purpose And: Oh, by the way, that same week What we have seen since then, with of considering the establishment of a let’s just go ahead and take off the the designation of wilderness, is there conservation system unit, national table permanently one of the greatest has been this fight going back and recreation area, national conservation reservoirs of crude we have here in the forth. There have been areas that have area, or for related or similar purposes United States next. Let’s just take been requested for wilderness study shall be conducted unless authorized by that off the table, too. areas. But this administration has the Congress.’’ What does that say? What does that really taken it a major step forward. So the President is basically choos- say to other countries? That we don’t On Sunday the President recommended ing to ignore the law as set out in care about our own energy security? I that an additional 12.3 million acres ANILCA—the agreement that Alaska care about our energy security, and I within the Arctic National Wildlife has contributed mightily with its share care about our national security. Refuge be designated as wilderness—so of wilderness. Again, it stuns me to think that an additional 12.3 million acres on top I remind my colleagues that more what the President is proposing here is of the 60 million acres that we already than one-half of the wilderness in the a measure that would take off limits have as wilderness in Alaska after entire United States of America is in permanently our ability as a nation to ANILCA. the State of Alaska. Thus we wrote the access the 1002 area to safely develop This action by the President means law back in 1980 that says no more out this enormous potential. that these 12.3 million acres will imme- of Alaska. They found that balance. Keep in mind, we are not talking diately be managed as wilderness. As I Well, this President is tipping that bal- about accessing the full 1.5 million have mentioned, right now there is no ance. acres in the 1002. The legislation that deadline or expiration for this designa- The coastal plain holds an estimated has been before this Senate, back in tion. Even if Congress fails to act—and 10.4 billion barrels of oil. I mentioned 1995 and 2005, asked to open up 2,000 I am going to make darn certain we do yesterday that if we can tap into these acres—2,000 acres—out of 19.5 million not act on this wilderness proposal the resources, we could see 1 million bar- acres in the whole refuge. President has advanced—these acres rels a day coming down our Trans- The Presiding Officer knows Alas- are being managed as wilderness. Alaska Pipeline for nearly 30 years. kans can do this safely. We have set Let me just show colleagues what it Think about what that would mean, and met the highest environmental means for us right now. The small map Mr. President—1 million barrels a day standards in the world. We do it every

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It is an engineering marvel. It State—is to be able to access our Fed- I was a little bit surprised to read has served our State and our country eral lands and our waters so that we that the White House counselor, Mr. well. can fill up the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, Podesta, thinks I have overreacted to But instead of recognizing this un- so that we can not only help Alaska these announcements and to others paralleled opportunity that we have, but we can help the rest of the country. that I have been told may be coming— we are now facing a mounting But that seems to be the one thing this more to come—and he suggested my re- lockdown of our resource potential. President is intent on denying, wheth- action is not warranted. And the Presiding Officer knows the er it is in ANWR, whether it is in our I would ask any one of the other 99 worst part is, it is not just ANWR we offshore, or whether it is in our Na- Senators here: Think about how you are talking about. Our offshore oil re- tional Petroleum Reserve, where this would respond if the citizens of your serves are now also going to be re- President basically unilaterally took State woke up to a message that we stricted. off about half of that in terms of avail- are going to take 12 million acres away Just yesterday the President an- ability of access. from you and your potential to develop nounced he was indefinitely with- I noted that when the President in your State; and then on Tuesday, we drawing 9.8 million acres in the Beau- made his announcement on Sunday, are going to take away 9.8 million fort and the Chukchi Seas from leas- the video that went out showed beau- acres. But don’t worry, we are the Fed- ing. So now ANWR is going to be tiful pictures of the refuge area. Again, eral Government, we are here to help. locked up, as well as the Beaufort and this is a big area. This whole refuge is Alaskans want to help themselves. We Chukchi seas. I don’t have a map of about the size of the State of South want to be able to exercise that inde- these areas that have been taken off Carolina. It is big and there are some pendence, that free spirit that so many limits, but I can tell you that it is an amazing spaces—I am the first one to of us in Alaska identify with. We want area of roughly 9.8 million acres. There admit it, amazing spaces—just as there to help our neighbors, help our fami- is some real question that I have in my are all over Alaska. lies. But this kind of help we don’t mind. After reading the Interior’s press But I watched that video as he was need. Don’t lock us up. Don’t shut us release, I don’t have any real comfort flying in his airplane to go to India, out. that the two sales that are being pro- and I thought to myself: The President It was suggested in Mr. Podesta’s posed—one in the Beaufort and one in hasn’t been to Alaska, even though he comments, and I saw it in other press the Chukchi—will actually stay on says he only has three States left to reports, that somehow or other the In- schedule. see and Alaska is not included. So I ac- terior Department felt compelled to The Secretary of the Interior is tually asked my staff to find out. By move forward with the timing of these quoted saying that: Interior will con- my count, the President has been to announcements because we were tinue to consider oil and gas explo- Alaska three times during his adminis- ratcheting up on ANWR. They sug- ration in the Arctic. It is not a very tration. And he told me, before he was gested I had introduced a bill. I haven’t firm commitment, as far as I can see. President, he had never been to Alaska. introduced a bill. I do intend to intro- But when we look at it altogether— So three times during his administra- duce a bill. But to somehow suggest between the ANWR wilderness designa- tion. All three times were basically to this was precipitated because the dele- tion and the Arctic offshore with- get fuel. And granted, to give him cred- gation is making a charge on ANWR is, drawal—Alaska has lost more than 22 it, on one of those times he did meet at this time, unwarranted. million acres of land and water where with the troops at Elmendorf, but he It did kind of make me wonder, energy could be produced for the good never went off the base. The other two maybe the White House isn’t aware of of this country, and it has happened in times were in the middle of the night how Alaskans feel about this. So in the less than 1 week. It has happened over for as long as it took to get fuel. a span of 3 days—22 million acres. In my mind, that is not visiting Alas- few minutes I want to take this morn- So what is 22 million acres? It is an ka. That is not trying to understand ing I want to read a few of the quotes area about 563 times larger than where who we are. We have some pretty beau- from our State leaders who have come we are here in the District of Colum- tiful, wide-open skies. But when you out against this decision since they bia. It is about 28 Rhode Islands. I are flying at 35,000, 45,000 feet looking were announced, particularly as they know Rhode Island is a small State by down, that is not how you get a view of relate to ANWR. comparison, but 28 of them adds up. It Alaska. We have a new, Independent Gov- is about 4.5 times the size of the State So outside of this short meet-and- ernor. As I mentioned, he has already of Massachusetts. Again, this is just to greet, outside of a bargaining chip to had the opportunity to meet with the give you an idea of what was taken off gain support from national constitu- President and talk about Alaska’s limits, indefinitely, by this administra- encies, he is basically viewing Alaska issues. Again, he has also met with the tion since Sunday. as a refueling stop—which is no short- Secretary of Interior to talk similarly. My reaction to all this has been pret- age of irony here in the fact that he is Governor Walker says he is ‘‘angry, ty strong. I think it is pretty obvious happy to refuel Air Force One in Alas- very angry, that this is happening.’’ to anybody who would take a moment ka, but he doesn’t seem to want fuel Our State senate president, Kevin to think about it, but I am amazed our produced in Alaska. Meyer, said the following: President can look at Alaska and I can get pretty frustrated and upset The impact of this decision, if allowed to think, this is what we need most right about this. Part of it is because so stand, will harm the future of our Great now. much of this comes without consulta- State and will deal a devastating blow to our We are facing a pretty significant tion with us, without listening to the economy. budget shortfall. I know our Governor vast majority of Alaskans—as if, once I spoke with our house speaker, a has spoken to the President and the again, we are nothing but a territory gentleman by the name of Mike Secretary of Interior about Alaska’s and the promises that were made to us Chenault from the Kenai Peninsula, an situation. Then this is what he gets as at statehood mean nothing. area where we have oil and gas poten- a ‘‘we will work with you’’? I don’t I was born in the territory. It was not tial in the Cook Inlet. They know think so. This is not an indication of a that long ago that Alaskans knew what about oil and gas. The speaker said: Federal Government that wants to it meant to be kind of kicked around The president just doesn’t get it, or he does work with the State to develop its re- by folks on the outside. We didn’t have get it and doesn’t care about the will and sources. a voice. We thought statehood was voice of Alaskans. That’s beyond offensive.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:36 Jan 28, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G28JA6.017 S28JAPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S560 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE January 28, 2015 In response to the President’s ANWR leges enjoyed by people across the rest of the ty resilient. We have been kicked this announcement, Speaker Chenault also country. week, but that doesn’t mean we are had some pretty choice words. He said: That seems like a pretty fair request down. It means we are just getting Alaska’s not a territory anymore and it’s to me. started. high time our federal overlords stopped try- Even the New York Times inter- With that, I will have more to say ing to treat us like one. viewed a few Alaskans who didn’t hide about the process in front of us this The Arctic Slope Regional Corpora- their feelings. One woman who said she afternoon, where we are with Keystone; tion, whose shareholders, people who had voted for the President twice said, but again, I am pleased that we have a actually live on the North Slope, issued ‘‘He has just alienated an entire state.’’ good series of votes to keep us busy a press release stating that: She described herself as being ‘‘on the this afternoon, and I appreciate the in- We are staunchly opposed to this relentless fence’’ about ANWR before the pro- dulgence of colleagues as we go and coordinated effort to designate the posal, but she added, ‘‘without talking through a process that can be very dis- Coastal Plain of ANWR as Wilderness. This to any of us, just doing it by fiat— ruptive as they are trying to meet with administration has deliberately ignored the that’s not how you lead.’’ constituents and pursue committee input provided by the most affected people I think she summed it up pretty well. business. But I think we recognize that within ANWR. What the President has done, the way we want to be on a path toward com- Colleagues, remember that when this he has done it—it is unfair, uncalled pletion of this bill, and I thank them President is suggesting that this area for, and it is unwarranted. So for it to for their cooperation. needs to be named or designated as wil- be suggested by the counselor from the With that, I yield the floor and sug- derness, the 1002 area, people live White House that my response is some- gest the absence of a quorum. there. People live their lives there— how overreacting or unwarranted, I The PRESIDING OFFICER. The children go to school and people work think they should start listening to all clerk will call the roll. there. They fly in and out. They have a of the people of Alaska. The presiding The bill clerk proceeded to call the little grocery store. They try to make officer and myself were sent here to roll. an honest living there. They subsist, represent them and I think we are ex- Mrs. FISCHER. Mr. President, I ask absolutely; but people live there. To pressing pretty clearly where Alaskans unanimous consent that the order for quote from the Arctic Slope Regional are coming from on this. the quorum call be rescinded. Corporation, the corporation’s share- This is wrong. It should not be toler- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. holders who live there say, ‘‘this ad- ated. And we will not just sit back SASSE). Without objection, it is so or- ministration has deliberately ignored while this administration locks up our dered. the input provided by the most affected State and the potential of our people. UNFUNDED MANDATES INFORMATION AND people within ANWR.’’ We have a lot more we will be dis- TRANSPARENCY ACT I think the reason they have ignored cussing about this. Again, I mentioned Mrs. FISCHER. Mr. President, last it is because they forget people actu- on Monday that there was a trifecta week my colleague Senator LANKFORD ally live there. How can people live in with what we see coming out of this and I introduced the Unfunded Man- a wilderness? administration. I have been told by the dates Information and Transparency Democratic State Representative Secretary that we would see his ANWR Act—a bill to enhance transparency Ben Nageak of Barrow, who is an designation and that we would then see about the true costs of burdensome Inupiat and born in Kaktovik, who the 5-year lease sale that would take Federal regulations affecting our lives in the affected area, wrote this: areas that had been in deferred status States and localities. President Barack Obama and his lieuten- and completely withdraw them for an Twenty years ago the Unfunded Man- ants at the Interior Department will perma- indefinite period of time, and that dates Reform Act, otherwise known as nently harm our people and all Alaskans there would be a third announcement UMRA, was signed into law to reduce with his colonial attitude and decision mak- coming relating to the National Petro- the burden of Federal mandates on ing . . . It’s terrifying to see the extent by State and local governments, as well as which our pleas for time and a fair hearing of leum Reserve—the area where folks our views fall on deaf ears 5,000 miles away. who said don’t go to ANWR, go to the private sector. The statute was in- tended to fix a simple problem while That is a State representative born NPRA, go to the National Petroleum promoting informed decisions by this and raised in this area, an Inupiat, who Reserve. So the first company that Congress. But since UMRA’s enactment is saying 5,000 miles from here you are tried to do so is trying to make it hap- in 1995, many remain concerned that making decisions without listening to pen. What this administration is doing the law has fallen short. In Nebraska us, without listening to our people. with the mitigation costs they are lay- Our North Slope Borough Mayor ing in front of them, the company will and all across America, our constitu- Charlotte Brower didn’t mince any determine whether it is going to be ents continue to face a growing moun- words, either. She said that ‘‘these economic. But my fear is that will be tain of redtape that stifles economic types of paternalistic, executive fiats the third kick to Alaska. growth and holds back progress on a seem to be more appropriate for An- So it has been a bad week, a bad number of fronts. In 2011 alone the Government Ac- drew Jackson’s administration than week for Alaska. But you know what, countability Office identified 14 dif- Barack Obama’s.’’ we are not people who are deterred by Pretty tough words. I am starting to bad news, by bad weather. We have a ferent loopholes that would allow gov- think my words were pretty mild based way to roll with it. ernment agencies to avoid conducting on what I read from the mayor of the I was looking at the front page of the the UMRA analysis. In other words, North Slope Borough and the Demo- Fairbanks Daily News-Miner yester- redtape has survived and prospered. By cratic State representative from Bar- day. They had a little recap of what is their very nature, Federal mandates row. going on with the weather. It is about are both complex and vague, which is Mayor Brower has invited President 52 below zero in Fort Yukon and 51 why I have introduced a new bill to fix Obama and Secretary Jewell to visit below in Fort Greely where we base our these shortcomings and increase ac- the North Slope, and she asked them to ground-based missile defense system. countability. My bill, known as the Un- meet with the people who actually live We are pretty proud of what we do. We funded Mandates and Information there before proposing these types of can still provide for the defense and Transparency Act, would address sweeping land designations. If the protection of this country and do it in UMRA’s loopholes by mandating strict- President and the Secretary actually some pretty cold weather. er agency requirements, enhance accept that invitation, Mayor Brower In Fairbanks, where I went to high stakeholder input, and strengthen en- concluded: school, I think the weather this morn- forcement mechanisms. ing was 47 degrees below zero, but the Furthermore, this bill has the power They might learn that the Inupiat people who have lived on and cared for these lands kids still go to school in this kind of to get the job done. It would allow for millennia have no interest in living like weather. We are doing what we do up judges to place a stay on a regulation relics in a giant open air museum. Rather, north. It is not easy, but it is an amaz- or invalidate a rule if a Federal agency they hope to have the same rights and privi- ing place and the people there are pret- fails to complete the required UMRA

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I know many Nebras- not aligned with the interests of some footprint. That helps to reduce the kans are deeply concerned about the ef- of those countries. greenhouse gas emissions of oil that is fects of new EPA requirements, such as Also, it enables us to actually weak- produced in the oil sands. the proposed water rule—a rule I have en some of our opponents that are There are two projects I wish to forcefully fought since it was first pro- petro-dependent, countries such as speak about to give examples of how, if posed. Nebraskans already go to great Iran, which is now trying to build a nu- we continue to work to empower this lengths to protect and preserve water clear weapon, as well as, right now, kind of investment in new tech- resources within our State, but now Russia, which is invading its neighbor nologies, we get not only more energy the EPA is going overboard with this Ukraine, one of our allies, where we are more cost-effectively and more depend- new proposal—one that represents a trying to stop the adventurism of ably but we also get it with environ- massive Federal power grab and clear President Putin. mental stewardship. disconnect with Main Street America. By truly becoming energy secure, by The first project I will speak about is I share the belief of many Nebras- providing more supply of energy, we a project that has been undertaken in kans that the Federal Government not only benefit every American at the the oil sands in Alberta, Canada. Going should be held responsible for the rules pump—Americans are saving billions of back to this earlier chart, we can see it puts into place. By clearly notifying dollars when they pull up to the pump. that it is up in the Hardisty area, and taxpayers of the costs of each mandate, That is not only good for American this second chart is a picture of the which the bill I introduced would re- consumers, it is good for our small project. It is one that is undertaken by quire, we can better hold the Federal businesses. the Shell Oil Company. It is called Government accountable for the eco- Energy is a foundational industry their Quest project. I will read a little nomic impact of its costly regulations. that strengthens every other industry bit about the project. I hope my colleagues on both sides of out there. It makes us more competi- Shell Canada will this year complete the the aisle will join me in supporting this tive in the global economy across the world’s first oil sands carbon capture and simple, commonsense legislation to board. As I say, it weakens some of our storage project. help bring greater accountability and opponents. So that is really the debate This is CCS—carbon capture and transparency to Washington. in which we are engaged. storage—something we have been I thank the Presiding Officer and Yesterday I started to respond to working to develop in this country and suggest the absence of a quorum. some of the critics who oppose this leg- apply to fossil fuels, not only things The PRESIDING OFFICER. The islation on the basis of saying this is a such as oil and gas but also coal. This clerk will call the roll. project for Canada and not for the is the new carbon capture technology. The bill clerk proceeded to call the United States, and that is not true at They will complete the world’s first roll. all. This pipeline would not only move project. Continuing: Mr. HOEVEN. Mr. President, I ask crude from Canada to our refineries, it The project, called Quest, will begin per- unanimous consent that the order for would also move crude from production manently storing CO2 by the end of the year the quorum call be rescinded. in the United States, including in my and will permanently store more than 1 mil- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without State of North Dakota, which now pro- lion tons per year. objection, it is so ordered. duces 1.2 million barrels of oil a day— Let me read that again. Mr. HOEVEN. Mr. President, I return second only to Texas—as well as Mon- The project, called Quest, will begin per- to the floor today to discuss the legis- tana. So it also moves domestic crude manently storing CO2 by the end of the year lation under consideration. As I did to our refineries as well. and will permanently store more than 1 mil- yesterday, I wish to begin by again lion tons per year. Quest reduces the emis- Furthermore, it really is about mak- sions from Shell’s upgrader by 35 percent— thanking both the Senator from Alas- ing our Nation energy secure, working that’s the equivalent of taking 175,000 cars ka on our side of the aisle and the Sen- with Canada to become energy secure off the road each year. Shell will transport ator from Washington on the other side so we don’t have to depend on OPEC. the CO2 50 miles north via pipeline and per- of the aisle, who are the bill man- That is very much a national interest manently store it more than a mile below agers—the legislation managers in this issue for this country, for this Nation, ground under impermeable rock formations. case—of the Keystone XL Pipeline ap- and for all Americans. I spoke about My point is that here is an example proval legislation that I put forward that a little bit yesterday. of where a private company is working along with Senator MANCHIN. I wish to The second issue I would like to ad- with the Province of Alberta on this begin by thanking both of the man- dress is some of the environmental project to invest hundreds of millions agers for their diligence and for their issues. I started to do that yesterday, of dollars in carbon capture and stor- bipartisanship and for working to- but I deferred at that time because age technology that will not only apply gether to advance this legislation, but anytime we can get people to come to to the oil sands, but—think about it— I also want to make sure all of the the floor to offer their amendments this is also technology that is not only Members of this body get a chance to and make them pending, that is what being developed but deployed on a com- bring their amendments forward, de- we want to do. At that point we started mercial scale in production that we can bate those amendments, and have a getting people to come offer their now take advantage of and use in this vote. amendments, and the bill managers, country to produce more energy from This afternoon we have scheduled 18 through their hard work, were able to multiple sources—again, smaller foot- votes, and that is great. Some of those get agreement, and we now have 18 print, lower greenhouse gas. amendments I support; some I oppose. amendments pending on a precloture Isn’t that the solution to better envi- But we are going to do what this body basis. So we have made real progress in ronmental stewardship where we get is supposed to do and what the Amer- getting everyone involved and hope- more energy that we produce here with ican people elected us to do, and that is fully building more bipartisan con- our closest friends and allies, with bet- to have this discussion and then vote. sensus and getting on the energy de- ter stewardship through investment by We are working to advance energy bate the American people want and private companies in these new tech- policy for this country that can not getting to a result where we can actu- nologies and, in this case, working only truly help create more energy, ally produce legislation that will help with Alberta? Alberta is also investing jobs, and economic growth but also our Nation. in this technology, but this is the inno- really address the national security So I started to get into the second vation of our country, of our compa- implications of making our country en- point I wanted to discuss, which is nies. This is the kind of ingenuity and

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Now we can’t tell the dif- approval process—57 different special ber, it is excavation, so they would be ference between the land that has been safety conditions for the Keystone XL digging up this area and then extract- reclaimed and the land that hadn’t Pipeline. They are conditions such as ing the oil from the oil sands. But ever been used in terms of oil produc- puncture resistance. For example, under this new system of development, tion. I was there and I looked at both TransCanada is required by PHMSA in which is called in situ, they are actu- and I couldn’t tell the difference. Of the environmental impact statement ally drilling wells, and then they put course, that is subjective. You want to to ensure that the steel used in the steam down the hole to bring the oil return it to the state it was in before it pipeline can withstand impact from a 1 up, and then they capture the CO2 and was tapped. With this newer produc- 65-ton excavator with 3 ⁄2-inch teeth. store it underground, so smaller envi- tion, there is a much smaller area that There is corrosion resistance coating, ronmental footprint and lower green- we would ultimately have to return to making sure it has a coating on it that house gas emissions. its original state. is resistant to corrosion. There is ca- Since 1990 the greenhouse gas emis- I wanted to touch on those two thodic protection. Cathodic protection sions on a per-barrel basis for oil sands projects for a few minutes as well as is applied to a pipe so where it con- production has gone down by 28 per- point out that the Alberta Government nects to other—it could be structures cent. So they have reduced it by al- actually requires that all land used in such as a bridge. It could be any place most a third. These new technologies the development of oil sands has to be where the pipes are connected to make will reduce it further going forward. returned to the same or equivalent sure those other connections don’t rust This is about finding good solutions condition when it is no longer in use. through into the pipe. to create jobs and economic activity The final point I wish to touch on for For maintenance, TransCanada must and energy security and take us into just a minute or two is another issue submit certification that demonstrates the future. That is why I wanted to dis- that has been brought up, which is compliance with all 57 conditions be- cuss that project for just a minute. pipeline safety. There have been some fore they commence operation of the A second project I will reference is references to recent pipeline spills— pipe. Exxon’s Kearl project, spelled K-E-A-R- one in Poplar, MT, actually not too far Airplanes will patrol the right of L. Just by way of preface, Exxon cur- from where I live in western North Da- away at least 26 times a year. They rently produces over 100,000 barrels of kota. But the spill is from what is will send cleaning and inspection tools through the pipeline once a year to col- oil a day in the Canadian oil sands. called the Poplar Pipeline, which I be- lect and analyze basic sediment and They are going to increase that lieve is owned by the Bridger Company. amount this year to 345,000 barrels a water. It is a pipeline that goes underneath Compare all of this to a pipeline that day. Their objective is to get to half a the Yellowstone River. It was built in was built 50 years ago and laid on the million barrels a day of oil produced in the 1950s, so we are talking about a floor of a river—versus a pipeline now, the Canadian oil sands. They are in- pipeline that is over 50 years old. Isn’t where if they have to cross a river, vesting $10 billion in this project. That that just the point, that whether it is they use directional drilling. So they is their investment in this project and roads or bridges or buildings or pipe- go down 25 feet below the river and put these new, better drilling techniques. lines or transmission lines or anything the pipe 25 feet down in the rock below Let me tell my colleagues a little bit else, we have to make the investment the river, versus older pipelines that about their project. Exxon is doing it in new facilities rather than just con- were just laid in there. Again, this is differently than Shell and Quest. They tinuing to rely on old facilities? the new technology—the new safe- are employing different technologies That is what I want to emphasize guards. but investing $10 billion to reduce the about the Keystone XL Pipeline In horizontal drilling and directional environmental footprint, to reduce project. This is an investment of $8 bil- drilling the pipe will be buried approxi- greenhouse gas emissions, but produce lion, not a penny of government invest- mately 25 feet below riverbeds. So if a lot of energy for Canada and for our ment but $8 billion in private invest- there any riverbeds that cross, that is country. ment in new steel and new tech- 25 feet below using directional drilling. Exxon’s Kearl project will use cogen- nologies. There are automatic shutoff valves. eration for steam, which a low-energy Also, the Department of Transpor- So they will have automatic shutoff extraction process to recover oil, and tation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Mate- valves and they will be placed every 20 heat integration between the extrac- rial Safety Administration—PHMSA— miles along the pipeline route. Extra tion and treatment facilities to mini- the division of the Department of miles will also be placed where there mize energy consumption. As a result, Transportation that oversees pipeline are protected water crossing and other oil produced from Kearl will have safety, has required 57 special condi- areas of higher consequence. They can about the same life-cycle greenhouse tions for this pipeline to make sure it be closed remotely on either side of the gas emissions as many other crude oils is as safe as possible. I am going to line, isolating a damaged area within refined in the United States as a result touch on some of those to give a sense minutes of detection. of technologies which significantly en- of what they are. Again, it is about making sure if hance environmental performance— The whole point is that here we are there is an issue of any kind, that you again, smaller environmental foot- trying to create a business climate, a can minimize and mitigate any kind of print, lower greenhouse gas emissions. business environment where companies spill. This is how we work to address the can put billions of dollars into these With 100 percent weld inspections, challenges we face, whether it is pro- new technologies and this new infra- there is a requirement that 100 percent ducing energy or anything else. We de- structure so that we can have energy of welds are inspected rather than just ploy these new technologies that en- as safely as possible, with the best some of the welds under a test basis. able us to do it better. stewardship possible, so we aren’t rely- With satellite monitoring and leak Other environmental innovations for ing on pipelines or other infrastructure detection, Keystone XL will have more Kearl include onsite water storage to that is more than 50 years old. than 13,500 sensors feeding constant eliminate river withdrawals in low- We are trying to get that upgrade. and detailed information about flow flow periods and progressive land rec- We are not doing it at taxpayer ex- rates to the control center 24 hours a lamation, which will return the land to pense. We are getting tax revenues. We day, 7 days a week. That is so that if the boreal forest. will get hundreds of millions of tax rev- any kind of a leak is detected, it is im- I wish to emphasize that for a enues that will come back in from pri- mediately shut down so you minimize minute. What we see around this site, vate sector projects where we are try- the amount of product that would leak.

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When we talk about pipeline But by working together, Congress- moving through my State, the most safety and somebody comes in and says man PAUL RYAN and I were able to trade-dependent State in the country. there is this pipe that broke so we reach a budget deal that prevented an- Not funding these programs is a risk should never have another pipe, we other government shutdown and we cannot afford to take. It is reckless need to talk about that and address showed the American people that Con- and irresponsible and, more than any- that in a sensible way. gress could work together to get things thing else, simply counterproductive We have over 2 million miles of pipe done. for Republicans to put all of this on the in this country. The point is we do Because of that deal we were able to line just to score some political points need to build new pipelines and up- then pass bipartisan spending bills for with the tea party and the far right. grade them and take other steps to the past 2 fiscal years, including 11 of Unfortunately that appears exactly to make sure the system is safe. But you the 12 appropriations bills from last be what they are doing. don’t do that by blocking investment year. Although we have a lot of work Once again Speaker BOEHNER and the in the new technologies and the new to do, it is clear that stability in the House Republicans have decided they are willing to break up millions of fam- pipeline that will help us move product Federal budget makes a difference for ilies and deport millions of DREAMers more safely, more cost-effectively, and our economy. We have to work to- who are victims themselves of a broken more dependably. gether to build on that growth, to con- system. Those are the three issues I wanted tinue that certainty, and to make sure our economy is working for all fami- They have decided they are willing to to address. Again, I covered some of stop the President’s policy of focusing them yesterday, but I wanted to make lies, not only the wealthiest few. Across the country, businesses have our law enforcement on national secu- sure that any time we had somebody rity threats, gang members, and vio- coming down to offer amendments, we added more than 11 million new jobs— over 58 straight months of job growth. lent criminals. Once again they have deferred to those individuals. I am decided they are willing to make bipar- pleased now we have 18 amendments The unemployment rate is now under 6 percent and trending downward, and we tisan, comprehensive immigration re- pending on a whole gamut of issues re- form that much more difficult to lated to this project, to this energy dis- have reduced the Federal budget deficit by over two-thirds since 2009. achieve. cussion, and to our efforts to advance a So when I look at the Homeland Se- This is much more than only an an- better energy future for our country. curity funding bill that the House of nual funding bill. This legislation is a Again, I look forward to the debate Representatives has now sent to us, I message which has been sent to us loud this afternoon, to voting on these see a few things. I see a bill—the way and clear from House Republicans and amendments, and to continuing to ad- it is drafted and was sent to us will Speaker BOEHNER that they are willing vance this legislation on behalf of the tear apart families who are working to continue pushing us from crisis to American people. hard to make it in America. I see a bill crisis. They are willing to play politics I yield the floor, and I suggest the ab- that will put our security at risk, and with our national security, and they sence of a quorum. I see a bill that seriously threatens all are willing to turn their backs on mil- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The of the work we have done recently, Re- lions and millions of children and fami- clerk will call the roll. publicans and Democrats, to keep our lies. The bill clerk proceeded to call the For years now we have seen that government functioning because the roll. strategy doesn’t work—it doesn’t work. bill the House has sent over is simply Mrs. MURRAY. I ask unanimous con- It holds us back. sent that the order for the quorum call unacceptable. But I have to say I was encouraged It will not pass the Senate. Repub- be rescinded. when Majority Leader MCCONNELL said licans know that. Let’s be clear about The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. that at the end of the day the Senate what this bill is, it is a calculated, po- PERDUE). Without objection, it is so or- will fund the Department of Homeland litical gamble from our Republican col- dered. Security. leagues. It is clear the House bill will not pass Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask This looming showdown over funding the Senate, so I truly believe it is time unanimous consent to speak as in the Department of Homeland Security for the majority leader to show, as he morning business. is no accident. In fact, it is actually a The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without has promised, that he will let the Sen- risk they have been planning since last objection, it is so ordered. ate and Congress work efficiently. year all because of political pressure It is time for the majority leader to DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FUNDING from the extreme anti-immigration Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I wish bring a clean DHS appropriations bill right wing of their party. to the floor. Let’s get it done, passed, to take a few minutes to talk about the If Republicans are willing to risk and move on to the work that is so im- latest attempt by the Republicans in funding for the Department of Home- the House of Representatives—and a portant to us. land Security for political reasons, I I yield the floor, and I suggest the ab- few Republicans in the Senate as well— believe the American people deserve to to hold hostage the basic operation of sence of a quorum. know exactly what that does mean be- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The our government, once again, over poli- cause funding the Department of clerk will call the roll. tics. Homeland Security doesn’t only keep The assistant legislative clerk pro- While I have several issues with the the lights on the DHS headquarters, ceeded to call the roll. Department of Homeland Security that funding protects our country from Mr. SCHUMER. I ask unanimous con- funding bill that the House has sent to terrorist attacks at a time when the sent that the order for the quorum call us, I will first discuss this strategy we world is as dangerous and volatile as be rescinded. are seeing from Republicans, as the ever. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without former chair of the Budget Committee It protects our country and American objection, it is so ordered. and as someone who has worked across businesses from cyber attacks, a threat Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I rise the aisle to break through gridlock in that is all too real as we have now seen to urge my Republican colleagues to Congress. in recent months. It supports basic se- pass a clean bill to fund the Depart- Two years ago our country was mov- curity measures at our airports, at our ment of Homeland Security for the re- ing constantly from one manufactured seaports, and along the border. It even mainder of the fiscal year. crisis to the next. We had debt limit supports our Federal emergency man- We are now only 1 month away from scares that were rattling our busi- agement resources that are on call for a shutdown of the principal Federal nesses and the markets, we were head- every community in America. agency charged with keeping Ameri- ed toward an absurd and unnecessary In my home State of Washington, cans safe from terrorism and prepared government shutdown, and people this funding supports the Coast Guard, for natural disasters.

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Essentially to sands poured into Talmadge Creek in No matter what your grievance is, we make a point about needing more im- Michigan. The cleanup has already cost shouldn’t be playing politics with na- migration enforcement, Republicans more than $1 billion and taken over 4 tional security. It is alarming that are willing to shut down immigration years to complete. In fact, to date even as we can now count the days, 30, enforcement. there has been no authoritative study until a Republican security shutdown, In short, I am perplexed as to why on how the spills of oil sands crude so many on the hard right are ready to Republicans are playing this game of may differ from those of conventional just dismiss the consequences. chicken with DHS funding because the crude oil. This means we have no idea Compared to their obsession with only possible outcome that could come about the spill’s long-term effects on President Obama’s immigration action from withholding of a clean DHS bill is the health of wildlife in that river. and their desire to appease the tea the shutdown of several critical post- The other issue that has been raced party with radical and practical ideas 9/11 programs within the DHS and the onto the floor is the fact that right that would not fix our system, to Re- furlough of thousands of workers para- now, because of the way we define publicans shutting down DHS is ‘‘not mount to our Nation’s security and dis- crude oil, TransCanada—supporting the end of the world.’’ aster preparedness. and planning to build the Keystone So I will use my time to spell out At a time when we need all hands on Pipeline—is not required to pay into what a DHS shutdown would mean for deck to keep America safe, Republican the federal oil spill liability trust fund, our country in the hopes that our Re- efforts to politicize our security would which would ensure taxpayers against publican colleagues will be jolted back tie DHS’s hands behind their back. So any spills. So we have this out-of-state, to reality and to common sense. Since I urge my Republican colleagues in the out-of-country foreign company that is this isn’t the first time Republicans House and Senate to drop this fool’s er- coming in to build this pipeline, and have put us through a shutdown, we ac- rand and put a clean DHS funding bill yet they are not required to pay, as on the floor as soon as possible. tually have a very good idea as to what any American company would be, into a DHS shutdown would look like. I yield the floor. Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, I the oil spill liability trust fund. That, Here are just some of the functions suggest the absence of a quorum. to me, doesn’t make sense. Circum- that would cease if Republicans failed The PRESIDING OFFICER. The venting the regulatory process for Key- to put a clean bill on the floor: The clerk will call the roll. stone prevents us from understanding bulk of DHS management and head- The assistant legislative clerk pro- the health hazards that we would face quarter administrative support activi- ceeded to call the roll. should another spill occur. ties would cease, including much of the Mrs. SHAHEEN. Mr. President, I ask I am also concerned that construc- homeland security infrastructure that unanimous consent that the order for tion of the Keystone Pipeline will in- was built during the 9/11 terrorist at- the quorum call be rescinded. crease carbon emissions and undermine tacks to improve command, control, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without some of the most critical climate poli- and coordination of disparate frontline objection, it is so ordered. cies that we have in place. The pipeline activities. Securing the Cities, a crit- Mrs. SHAHEEN. Mr. President, I am poses threats to our environment that ical post-9/11 funding program that here this afternoon to discuss the two have already been identified. Tar sands helps pay for nuclear detection capa- concerns I have about the bill cur- greenhouse gas emissions are 81 per- bilities in New York City, Los Angeles, rently before the Senate—the regula- cent greater than those of conventional and Washington, DC, could not be tion that would grant immediate ap- oil. That is because the production of awarded in fiscal year 2015. The DHS proval of the Presidential permit nec- oil sands crude is more energy inten- Nuclear Detection Office, which since essary to construct and operate the sive, or more greenhouse gas intensive, 9/11 coordinates on a daily or weekly Keystone XL Pipeline. than conventional crude production. basis with local law enforcement, will First and foremost, I believe a thor- Additional processes are required to ex- stop operating. ough regulatory review process is crit- tract the oil, remove the sand, and di- FEMA’s disaster preparedness unit ical for any major infrastructure lute the oil so that it can flow in a would cease coordinating regular train- project, particularly one that will cross pipeline. ing activities for law enforcement for our country’s border. Regulatory re- In addition, if the pipeline is ap- weapons of mass destruction events. view enables the identification of eco- proved, much of the boreal wetlands in FEMA employees in Washington and nomic impacts from a major project Alberta, Canada, which act as a carbon across the country who provide critical and, more importantly, environmental sink, would be destroyed, releasing 11 preparedness resources to local first re- impacts that infrastructure projects million to 47 million metric tons of CO2 sponders would be sent home. Twenty- such as the Keystone Pipeline may into the atmosphere. five percent of FEMA’s headquarters bring. One of the reasons I am concerned and regional staff would be furloughed. We shouldn’t trade transparency for about circumventing the regulatory FEMA personnel working on grants expediency when it comes to the con- process is because I believe this could programs, such as funds for intel- struction of an international project set a precedent for a rushed approval of ligence analysts or firefighter needs, that has such scope. I can’t support a infrastructure projects currently under would be furloughed, and even those bill that sacrifices these important consideration in New Hampshire. personnel deemed essential would be protections. That is why I voted in the In New Hampshire, we have two denied paychecks until a funding bill is past against legislation to allow the projects that really merit careful con- passed. This means we are not paying Keystone XL Pipeline to circumvent sideration and thorough review that the Coast Guard, we are not paying the the normal review process, and that is could be affected by a precedent that TSA, we are not paying the Border Pa- why I intend to again vote against this says we should ignore the regulatory trol, the Secret Service or FEMA aid bill. process. In New Hampshire, the North- workers. I also have a number of concerns ern Pass transmission proposal, which So make no mistake, a DHS shut- about the impact of the Keystone Pipe- proposes to deliver hydropower from down would hamstring our ability to line on our environment. In the past 2 Quebec into the New England energy combat threats to the homeland and to weeks, we have had a spirited debate markets and goes through northern keep our citizens safe. The irony of on this floor, and a number of my col- New Hampshire, would bring power to course is that one of the programs that leagues have come to the floor to talk southern New England, but New Hamp- shutdown would close completely is E- about the pipeline oilspills we have shire wouldn’t benefit. And any sugges- Verify, which stops unscrupulous em- seen in this country. tion that we would circumvent the

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These are two half of what they were getting—their made to do this, would send oil sands parts of the world that are of par- revenue is significantly down and through many New Hampshire commu- ticular critical importance to the therefore all of the money that was nities, and that oil would then be United States foreign policy today be- being supplied by the Russian Govern- shipped to foreign countries. cause of what they portend for the fu- ment for so many things, a plethora of So if we set the precedent of trading ture. The fact that our relationship is different social programs—guess who is transparency for expediency with Key- so rocky with the President of Russia, feeling the pinch. The people of Russia. stone, without requiring the comple- President Putin, who right up to just a So the aggressiveness of Mr. Putin tion of a comprehensive approval proc- few days after the Olympics suddenly internationally is an attempt to try to ess, local communities in New Hamp- shows his true colors when he invades take his people’s eye off of their own fi- shire may not have a meaningful voice Crimea, a part of Ukraine, despite all nancial depravity and, in fact, get it on in the process that deals with Northern of the agreements when the Soviet the international scene where the Pass or reversing the Portland-Mon- Union broke up in the late eighties, President of Russia is quite adept at treal pipeline. I think that is unaccept- early nineties, the agreements that in pounding his chest and banging his fist. able. exchange for moving all of the nuclear The Ukrainians are once again fight- These three projects—Keystone, weapons out of Ukraine back into Rus- ing right now as we speak for their ter- Northern Pass, and Portland-Mon- sia, that Russia would forever recog- ritory. The Ukrainian Government treal—have one important thing in nize and respect the sovereignty of took back the Donetsk airport in East- common: They should undergo the Ukraine—well, that went out the win- ern Ukraine. Then the rebels came comprehensive environmental and safe- dow right after the Olympics, and Mr. back. And I say ‘‘rebels’’ with a wry ty approval process required by exist- Putin showed his true colors. smile. I mean this is the Russian ing law, and that should be done inde- He could couch it in all kinds of Army. They came back and they took pendent of politics. terms, that there is a Russian naval it again. Last week those Russian- Circumventing the Presidential per- base that was there, but the fact is the backed rebels broke a shaky ceasefire mitting process for cross-border pipe- whole world knows what he did, and no agreement and they renewed the fight- lines and electric transmission facili- one could do anything about it. Then ing with the Ukrainian Government ties avoids the due process that is he started to move on the eastern part military. This Senator feels that we needed to determine whether these of Ukraine, and that, of course, is have got to do more to help these peo- projects are in the best interests of the going on as we speak. The so-called ple who are trying to protect their country. rebels aren’t really rebels. They are a independence. If you recall, last year In New Hampshire, Northern Pass front for the Russian military propped we passed the Ukraine Freedom Sup- and the Portland-Montreal pipeline up with actual troops of the Russian port Act which provides further sanc- have raised serious concerns for people military, sometimes disguised as being tions and lethal aid such as antitank who live in areas impacted by these free and independent players simply and anti-armor weapons, counter- projects. That is why I worked with the because they don’t have on their Rus- artillery radars, secure communica- entire New Hampshire congressional sian uniforms; but in fact they have tions equipment, and tactical surveil- delegation in a bipartisan way to en- taken them off and put on uniforms lance drones. All of that was needed. sure that both projects undergo a that are not Russian uniforms to say The fighting that is following ap- transparent, thorough, and comprehen- that they are part of the rebel force. It pears to be a steady buildup of Russian sive review process. That allows the is a ruse and everybody knows it is a support for the rebels. General Hodges, input of local communities who will be ruse. the U.S. Army commander in Europe, affected by these projects. I went last August to Ukraine, spoke said last week that since December Like people in New Hampshire and with almost all of the top-level mem- Russia had doubled its support for the across the country, I share concerns bers of the government and asked what rebels. General Breedlove, the NATO about our Nation’s energy future. it was they needed. To my surprise, at Supreme Commander, said that Rus- Throughout my career I have fought the time they did not say they needed sian electronic warfare and defense sys- for smart policies that will reduce en- lethal equipment. They needed up-to- tems have been detected in the conflict ergy costs in New Hampshire and date, up-to-the-minute intelligence, areas. So let’s not fool ourselves, the across the country, that will help cre- and they needed training. Russian Army is in there and we have ate jobs, and will protect our air and I have urged the U.S. Government to to do more to help them. water from pollution. provide that, and we are providing a On Syria, this Senator feels where we But I don’t believe mandating a number of things. This Senator thinks are having success right now in Iraq project that bypasses the approval it is clearly in the interest of the against ISIS with the multiple strikes process is a smart policy. We need to be United States that we provide more as- from the air, with training up the Iraqi smart and thoughtful about our energy sistance to the Government of Ukraine Army as the boots on the ground, in- future. I think it would set a dangerous so their military can have the equip- cluding some American boots on the precedent for other projects that could ment, including lethal assistance, to ground that are advisers and trainers— have serious consequences in New hold off Putin’s aggression in Eastern at the end of the day we are going to Hampshire and in other States around Ukraine. have to do this in Syria if we are going the country. This is a particularly critical time. I to be successful. It is a lot more com- I appreciate the debate we have had was there last summer, but what has plicated in Syria because of the Assad here on the Senate floor about the Key- happened in the meantime is over the government. The Free Syrian Army we stone Pipeline, but I will be opposing course of the past year oil has gone are now starting to train—it is almost this bill. from $100 to $46 a barrel. I remember an impossible task. We train them, I yield the floor, and I suggest the ab- asking someone when I was there and they go in, they try to attack ISIS. sence of a quorum. in the Baltic States what did oil need ISIS attacks them, but so does the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The to get to and below in order for Mr. Assad regime. That is not a recipe for clerk will call the roll. Putin to start really feeling the pinch, success. The assistant legislative clerk pro- and they said anything under $85 a bar- We are working with the vetted oppo- ceeded to call the roll. rel. It is now around $46 a barrel. Al- sition fighters to go after ISIS in Mr. NELSON. Mr. President, I ask though Russia has significant reserves Syria. We have to supply support. We unanimous consent that the order for as of a few months ago, about $450 bil- have to supply lethal support in addi- the quorum call be rescinded. lion of cash in reserves, that is lower tion to the training and equipment in

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Over the course Congress has approved the training and productive. of that day—which included a hike, a equipping of vetted elements of the Finally, I would like to note that picnic, and a formal program—it was Syrian opposition, and the Department these amendments would all be subject amazing to hear from the community of Defense recently announced it will to a constitutional point of order as about the importance of this LWCF deploy 400 personnel in that effort. We they all deal with revenue and would project and how many years so many are going to have to do a lot more. need to be passed first by the House of people in the town devoted themselves The American people are tired of Representatives. I am not going to to getting it done. war, and yet we have a new kind of raise that point of order at this time; I Many of our mountain communities enemy, and we are going to have to just want to make note of it for the get huge portions of their revenue and take it right to them where they are. record. business through recreation and tour- Mr. President, I yield the floor. Given all of these concerns, I hope ism, and it is for some of these reasons The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- my colleagues—Senators MERKLEY, that the town felt LWCF literally ator from Utah. CARPER, and HEITKAMP—will withdraw helped cement its economic future. (The remarks of Mr. HATCH per- these amendments so these issues can I was an LWCF supporter before that taining to the introduction of S. 295 are be addressed in the proper forum. If visit, but that day really drove home printed in today’s RECORD under they do not withdraw their amend- the value of the program to me. That is ‘‘Statements on Introduced Bills and ments, I plan to vote against all three only one of countless stories from Colo- Joint Resolutions.’’) of them and urge all of my colleagues— rado. I know it can be replicated thou- Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I wish to particularly those who have an interest sands of times across the country in all say a few words about some of the in a successful tax reform effort—to do 50 States. Those stories and accom- amendments we will be voting on later the same. plishments alone make this amend- this afternoon—three of them in par- I yield the floor. ment worth supporting. ticular. The amendments I am refer- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Let’s also remember that when we ring to are the Merkley amendment CRUZ). The Senator from Colorado. are talking about LWCF, we are not No. 125, the Carper amendment No. 120, Mr. BENNET. I congratulate the Pre- talking about taxpayer dollars. When and the Heitkamp amendment No. 133. siding Officer, and I also congratulate Congress crafted the measure back in All three of these amendments address Chairman HATCH for the unanimous 1965, they had a very innovative solu- sensitive tax issues that fall squarely vote he got in today’s markup in the tion for how to pay for their concept. into the jurisdiction of the Senate Fi- Finance Committee. It was a great bi- Instead of using taxpayer dollars from nance Committee, and all of them ad- partisan start to our work, as he said. the Treasury, they decided to dedicate dress issues that are likely to be liti- I hope we will continue to have these a portion of the revenue the govern- gated as the Finance Committee con- discussions in that manner. ment collects from offshore oil drilling tinues its efforts toward comprehensive AMENDMENT NO. 92, AS MODIFIED to fund LWCF. This argument was very tax reform. Mr. BENNET. Mr. President, I wish simple and elegant. The Finance Committee is going to to speak today about the Burr-Bennet As we deplete our natural resources— be very active in this Congress. We had amendment No. 92, which we are slated offshore reserves of oil and gas in this our first bipartisan markup this morn- to vote on later today. I will be brief case—we ought to support the con- ing. We already had two hearings, with because it is pretty straightforward. servation of another natural resource: more scheduled for next week, and per- The amendment simply reauthorizes our lands and waterways. As I men- haps more importantly—at least in the the Land and Water Conservation Fund tioned, Congress passed a law in 1965, context of these three votes we will be and ensures that a dedicated portion of and now it is time to reauthorize it. I having today—we have taken concrete LWCF funds go to provide new access thank Senator BURR, who has shown steps in a process we believe will end in for our Nation’s sports men and great leadership in crafting the amend- the introduction of bipartisan tax re- women. ment to do just that. form legislation. We have appointed As many in this body know, the Land This amendment is thoroughly bipar- five tax reform working groups to ad- and Water Conservation Fund is one of tisan and enjoys cosponsors such as dress the various areas of reform. Our the country’s best and most important Senator AYOTTE, Senator ALEXANDER, hope is that over the next few months conservation programs. It is authorized and Senator TILLIS, just to name a few. these working groups will study the to provide $900 million annually for ef- In fact, I am told there are 246 amend- issues and provide ideas we can use as forts to preserve and increase access to ments that have been filed on this bill, we develop a comprehensive tax reform our public lands and waterways. These and not one amendment has the num- proposal. resources historically have been used ber of cosponsors that this amendment Ranking Member WYDEN is on board for projects that range from building does. This amendment has more co- with this effort. We are working to- city parks, to purchasing small parcels sponsors than any of the remaining 245 gether every step of the way. If we of isolated land from willing sellers, all amendments. start singling out individual tax issues the way to preserving the Nation’s his- Before I close and urge my colleagues here on the floor—even issues Members toric battlefields. to vote yes, I want to paraphrase some- may feel passionately about—we are This past summer in Colorado, we thing I said on the floor last week going to undermine this bipartisan completed a huge LWCF project that about another amendment. Conserva- process. Virtually everyone in both retired several old mining claims on tion policies such as LWCF are impor- parties agrees that we need to fix our the San Juan National Forest near the tant to the American people. Pro- broken, inefficient Tax Code. Sure, town of Ophir. tecting our land and water is mom-and- there are disagreements on what the Over the Fourth of July weekend, the apple-pie stuff in Colorado, and I know substance of tax reform should look town invited me and my family to join our State is not the only one. Con- like, but there is a growing consensus them in a celebration of the accom- served lands and wide-open spaces are a on the need for reform, which is en- plishment, and we took them up on huge economic driver across our coun- couraging. If we are going to be suc- that offer without a moment’s hesi- try, and it is part of who we are in the cessful in tax reform, we need to make tation. West. sure these issues are addressed in the Ophir sits at 9,600 feet above sea We are not only talking about tax-writing committees. level. It is the kind of place that has a backcountry parcels, such as the one I I think it is safe to say that all of the sign on its main road—clearly painted visited in Ophir, we are talking about issues my colleagues are trying to ad- by the kids who live in the town—indi- building new parks in inner cities and dress with their amendments are going cating that their population totals 163 providing new access to hunters and to be litigated one way or another in people, including, according to the anglers. The LWCF does all of these the Finance Committee’s efforts this sign, 55 kids, 30 dogs, and 15 cats. When things and more.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:36 Jan 28, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G28JA6.025 S28JAPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with SENATE January 28, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S567 I say to my colleagues, if you are for The Governors of Montana, South intention to vote nay. Therefore, I ask city kids getting a new playground or Dakota, and Nebraska have already ap- unanimous consent that I be permitted making sure we protect gold medal proved the pipeline route through their to change my vote, since it will not af- trout streams or any number of bene- States. So this amendment is an effort, fect the outcome of the vote. fits in between, then you need to be for I think, to build that opposition over The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without amendment No. 92 from Senator BURR. contamination fears and in turn, pres- objection, it is so ordered. I urge all of my colleagues to support sure those Governors to reverse their (The foregoing tally has been the measure when it comes time for a positions and halt the pipeline’s con- changed to reflect the above order.) vote later this evening. I think we struction. Ms. MURKOWSKI. I move to recon- would make a very meaningful state- I think it is important for colleagues sider the vote. Mr. WICKER. I move to lay that mo- ment about where the Senate is headed to understand the risks to the water supplies along the pipeline path were tion on the table. if we could supply the votes necessary The motion to lay on the table was examined by the State Department’s to actually adopt this amendment. agreed to. I yield the floor. final SEIS. They were found to be not AMENDMENT NO. 70 I suggest the absence of a quorum. significant. Again, I will vote no on The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under The PRESIDING OFFICER. The this amendment and strongly encour- the previous order, there is now 2 min- clerk will call the roll. age my colleagues to join me with this. utes of debate prior to a vote in rela- The legislative clerk proceeded to The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under tion to amendment No. 70, offered by call the roll. the previous order, the question occurs the Senator from Michigan, Mr. Mr. CARDIN. I ask unanimous con- on agreeing to amendment No. 75. PETERS. Mr. CARDIN. I ask for the yeas and sent that the order for the quorum call Who yields time? be rescinded. nays. The Senator from Michigan. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a Mr. PETERS. Mr. President, as FLAKE). Without objection, it is so or- sufficient second? Michiganders, Senator STABENOW and I dered. There appears to be a sufficient sec- know firsthand how important the AMENDMENT NO. 75 ond. Great Lakes are. The lakes are a vital Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, it is my The clerk will call the roll. natural resource and an economic en- The legislative clerk called the roll. understanding that in about a minute gine for our State, region, and the en- Mr. CORNYN. The following Senator we are going to be voting on the first of tire country. Unfortunately, is necessarily absent: the Senator from a series of amendments. The first Michiganders also know firsthand the Florida (Mr. RUBIO). amendment is the amendment I have Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the environmental dangers and risks when offered which I talked about before. I it comes to pipeline leaks. Senator from Nevada (Mr. REID) is nec- want to remind my colleagues what We had the worst inland pipeline leak essarily absent. in our Nation’s history near Kala- this amendment does. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there mazoo, MI. Cleanup has taken over 4 First, it would require a notification any other Senators in the Chamber de- to Governors and to county officials of years and has cost $1.2 billion. There is siring to vote? a 60-year-old pipeline under the Straits risks to their drinking water supplies The result was announced—yeas 36, of Mackinac where Lake Michigan and that may be caused by the Keystone nays 62, as follows: Lake Huron come together. I cannot Pipeline. [Rollcall Vote No. 31 Leg.] Second, the local officials would have even fathom what would happen if YEAS—36 the right to bring that information there were an accident that contami- Baldwin Gillibrand Nelson nated the Great Lakes. The results back to the Federal Government so Blumenthal Heinrich Peters that action could be taken in order to Booker Hirono Reed would be catastrophic not only for the protect their drinking water supplies. Boxer Kaine Sanders Great Lakes but also the entire coun- Third, it provides a right of action Brown King Schatz try. Cantwell Leahy Schumer for property owners for damages caused That is why we need to act now and Cardin Markey Shaheen act quickly, and I urge my colleagues to their wells and drinking water as a Casey Menendez Stabenow direct result of the Keystone Pipeline Coons Merkley Udall to support the Peters-Stabenow amend- construction. Durbin Mikulski Warren ment. Feinstein Murphy Whitehouse The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- This is a pretty straightforward Franken Murray Wyden ator from Alaska. amendment. It provides States rights NAYS—62 Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I in knowing what is happening with re- am not entirely certain I like this gard to their drinking water, and it Alexander Ernst Moran Ayotte Fischer Murkowski amendment. This is the first I have provides property owners rights for the Barrasso Flake Paul heard PHMSA may not have the re- damages that could be caused as a re- Bennet Gardner Perdue sources to do its job. It does seem fair sult of Keystone. Blunt Graham Portman Boozman Grassley to have PHMSA come tell us if they do I would urge my colleagues to sup- Risch Burr Hatch Roberts not have adequate resources. port the amendment. Capito Heitkamp Rounds What I most strongly oppose with Carper Heller The PRESIDING OFFICER. Who Sasse Cassidy Hoeven this amendment is its attempt to tie yields time in opposition? Scott Coats Inhofe the construction of the Keystone XL The Senator from Alaska. Cochran Isakson Sessions Pipeline to an unrelated pipeline in a Shelby Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I Collins Johnson different State. There is no limit for would urge colleagues to oppose the Corker Kirk Sullivan Cornyn Klobuchar Tester the PHMSA study and certification in- Cardin amendment. Cotton Lankford Thune cluded here, so we could be looking, in In review, it appears that it is de- Crapo Lee Tillis addition to the already 2,300-some-odd signed to halt the construction of this Cruz Manchin Toomey days this delay has been in place, at pipeline before it even begins. The Daines McCain Vitter Donnelly McCaskill Warner further delays. amendment tells the President to pro- Enzi McConnell Wicker If my colleagues from Michigan are vide this analysis of the potential risks NOT VOTING—2 interested in a PHMSA study, I rec- to public health and environment from ommend they introduce their effort as a leak or rupture and to provide that Reid Rubio a stand-alone bill so it can be consid- to every municipality and every coun- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under ered by the committee of jurisdiction. ty along the route, as well as to the the previous order requiring 60 votes If it is needed, we can move it through Governors. Then the Governor can pe- for the adoption of this amendment, the regular order and certainly con- tition the President to effectively lo- the amendment is rejected. sider it in the future. cate the pipeline somewhere else, at CHANGE OF VOTE I would ask my colleagues to oppose which point, again, construction could Ms. HEITKAMP. Mr. President, on this amendment, and I remind col- never commence. rollcall No. 31, I voted yea. It was my leagues that we are on 10-minute votes.

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This would result in enough new Carper Menendez Udall The clerk will call the roll. Casey Merkley electrical generation to retire nearly 20 Warren Coons Mikulski The legislative clerk called the roll. percent of our dirty coal-fired plants Whitehouse Mr. CORNYN. The following Senator Durbin Murphy and create a significant number of new Feinstein Murray Wyden is necessarily absent: the Senator from jobs. Franken Nelson Florida (Mr. RUBIO). So if we are interested in reversing NAYS—58 Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the the dangers of climate change and cre- Alexander Fischer Murkowski Senator from Nevada (Mr. REID) is nec- ating jobs, I would urge Senators to Ayotte Flake Paul essarily absent. support this amendment. Barrasso Gardner Perdue The PRESIDING OFFICER. (Mr. Blunt Graham Portman TOOMEY). Are there any other Senators The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Boozman Grassley Risch ator from Alaska. Burr Hatch Roberts in the Chamber desiring to vote? Capito Heitkamp Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, the Rounds The result was announced—yeas 40, Cassidy Heller Sasse Coats Hoeven nays 58, as follows: sponsor of this bill knows that I, too, Scott Cochran Inhofe am a supporter of solar, and I think we Sessions [Rollcall Vote No. 32 Leg.] Collins Isakson YEAS—40 all are, but it is important to recognize Corker Johnson Shelby what this measure would do. When we Cornyn Kirk Sullivan Baldwin Heinrich Peters Cotton Lankford Thune Blumenthal Hirono Reed are talking about the benefits to this Crapo Lee Tillis Booker Kaine Sanders country and how much it will cost, it is Cruz Manchin Toomey Boxer King Schatz important to understand this. Daines McCain Vitter Brown Kirk Schumer Donnelly McCaskill Warner Cantwell Klobuchar When this was first introduced in the Shaheen Enzi McConnell Wicker Cardin Leahy Stabenow 110th Congress, the goal of 10 million Ernst Moran Casey Markey Udall solar roofs legislation was too costly, Coons Menendez Warner NOT VOTING—2 Donnelly Merkley but we have since seen decreased costs Warren Reid Rubio Durbin Mikulski and growth in the solar industry that Whitehouse Feinstein Murphy The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under Wyden have made this Federal assistance un- Franken Murray the previous order requiring 60 votes Gillibrand Nelson necessary. We have seen the residential solar market grow, we have seen the for the adoption of this amendment, NAYS—58 costs drop. The cost of the solar sys- the amendment is rejected. Alexander Ernst Murkowski tems have dropped about 60 percent in Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I Ayotte Fischer Paul the last 4 years. Despite these trends, move to reconsider the vote. Barrasso Flake Perdue we are not close to reaching that 1 mil- Mr. CORKER. I move to lay that mo- Bennet Gardner Portman tion on the table. Blunt Graham lion mark let alone the 10 million in- Risch The motion to lay on the table was Boozman Grassley Roberts stallations. So the real question is, Burr Hatch agreed to. Rounds How much is this going to cost us to Capito Heitkamp Sasse AMENDMENT NO. 15 Carper Heller Scott achieve? Cassidy Hoeven The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under Sessions Coats Inhofe The proposed rebate per system is the previous order, there is 2 minutes Shelby Cochran Isakson the lesser of 15 percent of the initial of debate equally divided prior to a Collins Johnson Sullivan capital cost. This puts the Federal Tester vote in relation to amendment No. 15, Corker Lankford Government on the hook for up to $100 Cornyn Lee Thune offered by the Senator from Texas, Mr. Cotton Manchin Tillis billion to pay for these installations. CRUZ. Crapo McCain Toomey We can debate the merits of jobs and The Senator from Texas. Cruz McCaskill Vitter job creation, but I again urge my col- Mr. CRUZ. Mr. President, this Daines McConnell Wicker Enzi Moran leagues to oppose the Sanders amend- amendment would expedite the export ment. of liquid natural gas and would provide NOT VOTING—2 countries that are members of the WTO The PRESIDING OFFICER. The time Reid Rubio the same expedited process that is cur- has expired. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under rently available to free-trade agree- The question is on agreeing to the the previous order requiring 60 votes ment countries. Sanders amendment. for the adoption of this amendment, There are now in the Department of the amendment is rejected. Ms. STABENOW. I ask for the yeas Energy some 28 applications pending to Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I and nays. export liquid natural gas. This should move to reconsider the vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a be an amendment that would bring to- Mr. HATCH. I move to lay that mo- sufficient second? gether Republicans and Democrats. A recent study showed that allowing us tion on the table. There is a sufficient second. to export LNG could create as many as The motion to lay on the table was The clerk will call the roll. agreed to. 450,000 new jobs by 2035 that could The legislative clerk called the roll. produce GDP growth of up to an addi- AMENDMENT NO. 23 Mr. CORNYN. The following Senator tional $73.6 billion and produce 76,000 The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under is necessarily absent: the Senator from more manufacturing jobs. It would aid the previous order, there is now 2 min- Florida (Mr. RUBIO). our allies such as Ukraine, the Baltics, utes of debate equally divided prior to Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the and Europe, and would weaken coun- a vote in relation to amendment No. 23, tries such as Russia that would use offered by the Senator from Vermont. Senator from Nevada (Mr. REID) is nec- essarily absent. natural gas for economic blackmail. The Senator from Vermont. I would urge all Senators to support Mr. SANDERS. Mr. President, the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there this amendment. scientific community tells us very any other Senators in the Chamber de- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- clearly that if we are going to reverse siring to vote? ator from Massachusetts. climate change and the great dangers The result was announced—yeas 40, Mr. MARKEY. The amendment of- it poses for our country and the planet, nays 58, as follows: fered by the Senator from Texas is

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No. 1, it will in- Hirono Murray Warren Kaine Nelson Whitehouse ranchers, and industry. I am concerned crease prices to American consumers. about any unintended consequences The Energy Information Agency has al- King Peters Wyden NOT VOTING—2 this listing may have on rural New ready determined that the LNG export Mexicans. I strongly support and I as- facilities already approved are going to Reid Rubio sume the Senator from Kansas sup- lead to a 50-percent increase in the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under ports the bipartisan five-State effort price of natural gas here in America. It the previous order requiring 60 votes for a thorough review. would jeopardize American manufac- for the adoption of this amendment, The Fish and Wildlife Service took turing which has seen 700,000 new jobs the amendment is rejected. created in the last 5 years in America Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I numerous steps in this process to re- largely because of low-priced natural move to reconsider the vote. spond to all stakeholders and to enable gas. It is going to increase carbon pol- Mr. CRUZ. Mr. President, I move to habitat conservation and economic lution because it is going to slow the lay that motion on the table. growth. New Mexico has been and con- pace of change from coal over to nat- The motion to lay on the table was tinues to be a leader in cooperative ural gas in the generation of elec- agreed to. conservation in places where the prai- tricity. It is going to undermine our AMENDMENT NO. 125 rie chicken is found. Ranchers and oil trade negotiations because it is all The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under and gas industries deserve their praise going to be given away here on the the previous order, there will now be 2 for their efforts. So it is working and Senate floor. And, finally, it is going to minutes of debate equally divided prior the sky is not falling, but we should harm our national security, because if to a vote in relation to amendment No. not take this top-down political ap- we converted one-third of our trucks 125, offered by the Senator from Or- proach. Listing and delisting of the and buses, it backs out all the oil that egon, Mr. MERKLEY. species by Congress goes against the we import from the Persian Gulf by The Senator from Washington. intent of the law, which requires the using natural gas in American vehicles. AMENDMENT NO. 125 WITHDRAWN government to make these decisions We are going to ship jobs along with Ms. CANTWELL. Mr. President, I ask based on science, not politics. that gas going overseas. I urge a ‘‘no’’ unanimous consent that Merkley I urge my colleagues to vote no. vote on the Cruz amendment. amendment No. 125 be withdrawn. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The time The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there of the Senator has expired. ator’s time has expired. objection? The question is on agreeing to the Without objection, it is so ordered. Under the previous order, the ques- Moran amendment. tion is on agreeing to amendment No. The amendment is withdrawn. AMENDMENT NO. 73 Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I 15 offered by the Senator from Texas, ask for the yeas and nays. Mr. CRUZ. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under Ms. MURKOWSKI. I ask for the yeas the previous order, there will be 2 min- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a and nays. utes of debate equally divided prior to sufficient second? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a a vote in relation to amendment No. 73, There is a sufficient second. sufficient second? offered by the Senator from Kansas, The clerk will call the roll. There is a sufficient second. Mr. MORAN. The assistant legislative clerk called The Senator from Kansas. The clerk will call the roll. the roll. The assistant legislative clerk called Mr. MORAN. Mr. President, the U.S. the roll. Fish and Wildlife Service has deter- Mr. CORNYN. The following Senator Mr. CORNYN. The following Senator mined that the lesser prairie chicken is necessarily absent: the Senator from is necessarily absent: the Senator from should be listed in a number of States, Florida (Mr. RUBIO). Florida (Mr. RUBIO). including Kansas, as a threatened spe- Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the cies. The lesser prairie chicken has had Senator from Nevada (Mr. REID) is nec- Senator from Nevada (Mr. REID) is nec- a significant history in our State and a essarily absent. essarily absent. significant population of birds, but as a The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. BAR- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there result of a drought, the habitat for the RASSO). Are there any other Senators any other Senators in the Chamber de- lesser prairie chicken and other wild- in the Chamber desiring to vote? siring to vote? life has been diminished and the num- The result was announced—yeas 54, The result was announced—yeas 53, ber of birds has decreased. nays 44, as follows: nays 45, as follows: The consequences of listing the lesser [Rollcall Vote No. 35 Leg.] [Rollcall Vote No. 34 Leg.] prairie chicken that results from a YEAS—53 drought is so dramatic and so dam- YEAS—54 Alexander Fischer Murkowski aging to the Kansas economy and to Alexander Ernst Moran Ayotte Flake Paul the farmers and ranchers and the use of Ayotte Fischer Murkowski Barrasso Gardner Perdue their lands, to the oil and gas industry Barrasso Flake Paul Blunt Gardner Perdue Blunt Graham Portman and the exploration of oil and gas, and Boozman Graham Portman Boozman Grassley Risch to the utility industry in regard to the Burr Grassley Risch Burr Hatch Roberts Capito Heitkamp production and transmission of elec- Capito Hatch Roberts Rounds Cassidy Heller Rounds Cassidy Heller Sasse tricity that this amendment is nec- Coats Hoeven Coats Hoeven Sasse Scott essary to set aside that listing as a Cochran Inhofe Cochran Inhofe Scott Sessions Corker Isakson threatened species and to allow inter- Collins Isakson Sessions Shelby Cornyn Johnson est holders in Kansas to come together Corker Johnson Shelby Cotton Kirk Sullivan and find a commonsense solution based Cornyn Kirk Sullivan Thune Cotton Lankford Thune Crapo Lankford upon sound science to protect the habi- Cruz Lee Tillis Crapo Lee Tillis Daines McCain Toomey tat of this bird. Cruz Manchin Toomey Enzi McConnell Vitter This is not just a Kansas issue, and in Daines McCain Vitter Ernst Moran Wicker fact, this species is only the precursor Enzi McConnell Wicker NAYS—45 to problems others will have in their NAYS—44 Baldwin Booker Cantwell States. Baldwin Booker Cantwell Bennet Boxer Cardin The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Bennet Boxer Cardin Blumenthal Brown Carper ator’s time has expired. Blumenthal Brown Carper

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The following Senators as past administrations—both Repub- Franken Merkley Tester are necessarily absent: the Senator lican and Democratic—have made ef- Gillibrand Mikulski Udall from Texas (Mr. CRUZ), the Senator forts to stretch the intent of the Antiq- Heinrich Murphy Warner Heitkamp Murray from Florida (Mr. RUBIO), and the Sen- Warren uities Act, threatening Montanans’ Hirono Nelson Whitehouse ator from Alabama (Mr. SESSIONS). ability to manage our State’s re- Kaine Peters Wyden Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the King Reed sources. Senator from Nevada (Mr. REID) is nec- It is a trend we are seeing. Any bill NOT VOTING—2 essarily absent. designation that impacts land manage- Reid Rubio The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there ment should be locally driven, not The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under any other Senators in the Chamber de- spearheaded in Washington. the previous order requiring 60 votes siring to vote? I urge my colleagues to support this for the adoption of this amendment, The result was announced—yeas 44, amendment. the amendment is rejected. nays 52, as follows: The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- AMENDMENT NO. 148 [Rollcall Vote No. 36 Leg.] ator from Washington. Under the previous order, there is YEAS—44 Ms. CANTWELL. Mr. President, now 2 minutes of debate equally di- Baldwin Gillibrand Nelson speaking in opposition to this amend- vided prior to a vote in relation to Bennet Heinrich Peters ment, there is a reason why they call it amendment No. 148, offered by the Sen- Blumenthal Hirono Reed a national monument. That is because Booker Kaine Sanders it is a national process, and it is a na- ator from Rhode Island, Mr. WHITE- Boxer King Schatz tional decision. HOUSE. Brown Klobuchar Schumer The Senator from Rhode Island. Cantwell Leahy Shaheen Yes, Presidents of the United States Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, Cardin Manchin Stabenow consult with Governors and consult Carper Markey Tester the underlying measure benefits spe- Casey McCaskill with State legislators, but they are not Udall cific investors, specific corporations, Coons Menendez required to have a bill or the authority Warner Donnelly Merkley and pushes regulatory approval of a Warren of the Governor before they make a na- Durbin Mikulski tional monument. specific project. In that sense, it has all Feinstein Murphy Whitehouse the earmarks of the biggest earmark Franken Murray Wyden Nearly half of our national parks, in- ever. cluding the Grand Canyon and Olympic NAYS—52 We have learned from other history National Park, were designated under with earmarks that when you have a Alexander Fischer Murkowski this Antiquities Act. Sixteen Presi- Ayotte Flake Paul project that benefits specific investors Barrasso Gardner Perdue dents—eight Republicans and eight and specific corporations and specific Blunt Graham Portman Democrats—have designated over 130 entities, there is a valuable premium Boozman Grassley Risch national monuments since Teddy Roo- Burr Hatch on having the public know about the Roberts sevelt signed this act in 1906. Capito Heitkamp Rounds campaign contributions relative to Cassidy Heller Sasse I think it has worked well for the Coats Hoeven that project. Scott United States of America. Please turn Cochran Inhofe This bill requires the disclosure of Shelby Collins Isakson down this amendment. Sullivan over $10,000 in campaign contributions Corker Johnson The PRESIDING OFFICER. The from entities that will make more than Cornyn Kirk Thune question is on agreeing to amendment Tillis $1 million off this project. It is the type Cotton Lankford No. 132, the Daines amendment. Crapo Lee Toomey of transparency that many of my Re- Daines McCain Vitter Ms. MURKOWSKI. I ask for the yeas publican colleagues had been for before Enzi McConnell Wicker and nays. they were against it. Ernst Moran The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a I urge an ‘‘aye’’ vote. NOT VOTING—4 sufficient second? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Cruz Rubio There appears to be a sufficient sec- ator’s time has expired. Reid Sessions ond. The Senator from Alaska. The clerk will call the roll. Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order requiring 60 votes The assistant legislative clerk called this amendment is virtually identical the roll. to the text of what we saw last year. It for the adoption of this amendment, the amendment is rejected. Mr. THUNE. The following Senators was tabled by a vote of 52 to 43. This are necessarily absent: the Senator amendment is not relevant to this de- Ms. MURKOWSKI. I move to recon- sider the vote. from Texas (Mr. CORNYN) and the Sen- bate. It is as unnecessary now as it was ator from Florida (Mr. RUBIO). the first time we voted on it. Mr. VITTER. I move to lay that mo- tion on the table. Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the To the extent it is legal for a person Senator from Nevada (Mr. REID) is nec- or a company to make a campaign con- The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. essarily absent. tribution, Federal and State election The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. LEE). AMENDMENT NO. 132 laws require public disclosure of those Are there any other Senators in the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under campaign contributions. Any other Chamber desiring to vote? the previous order, there is now 2 min- more general political activities a com- The result was announced—yeas 50, utes of debate equally divided prior to pany or a person may choose to engage nays 47, as follows: a vote in relation to amendment No. in are governed by existing laws and [Rollcall Vote No. 37 Leg.] regulations as well. For that reason, I 132, offered by the Senator from Mon- YEAS—50 am going to be opposing this amend- tana, Mr. DAINES. ment for a second time and would en- The Senator from Montana. Barrasso Enzi Lankford Blunt Ernst Lee courage my colleagues to do as well. Mr. DAINES. Mr. President, my Boozman Fischer McCain The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under amendment simply expresses the sense Burr Flake McConnell the previous order, the question occurs of Congress that all future national Capito Graham Moran monument designations should be sub- Cassidy Grassley Murkowski on agreeing to amendment No. 148. Coats Hatch Paul Mr. CARDIN. I ask for the yeas and ject to consultation with local govern- Cochran Heitkamp Perdue nays. ments and the approval of the Gov- Collins Heller Portman The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a ernor and legislature of the States in Corker Hoeven Risch Cotton Inhofe Roberts sufficient second? which such designation would occur. Crapo Isakson Rounds There appears to be a sufficient sec- This amendment ensures that the peo- Cruz Johnson Sasse ond. ple affected most by these designations Daines Kirk Scott

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:40 Jan 29, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A28JA6.005 S28JAPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with SENATE January 28, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S571 Sessions Thune Vitter this is an area where we might be able Sullivan Tillis Vitter Shelby Tillis Wicker Thune Toomey Wicker Sullivan Toomey to work together. I had actually introduced an amend- NOT VOTING—2 NAYS—47 ment that deals with the adaptation Reid Rubio Alexander Franken Murray that helps to assist those communities The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under Ayotte Gardner Nelson that have been affected by climate. We Baldwin Gillibrand Peters the previous order requiring 60 votes Bennet Heinrich Reed see that up in the coastline of Alaska. for the adoption of this amendment, Blumenthal Hirono Sanders Senator MERKLEY has an amendment the amendment is rejected. Booker Kaine Schatz that also deals with adaptation. This is Boxer King Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I Schumer about resilience. Brown Klobuchar Shaheen move to reconsider the vote. Cantwell Leahy Stabenow I am going to oppose the sense-of- Mrs. BOXER. I move to lay that mo- Cardin Manchin Tester the-Senate at this time because of Carper Markey tion on the table. Udall Casey McCaskill some of the language. I get a little con- The motion to lay on the table was Coons Menendez Warner fused or am not certain we are stating agreed to. Donnelly Merkley Warren it in the right manner. But I do think AMENDMENT NO 35 Durbin Mikulski Whitehouse . Feinstein Murphy Wyden this process has been healthy in the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under sense that by having an opportunity to the previous order, there will now be 2 NOT VOTING—3 have amendments come forward, we minutes of debate equally divided prior Cornyn Reid Rubio find out where there might be areas to a vote in relation to amendment No. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under where we can work to develop future 35, offered by the Senator from Maine, the previous order requiring 60 votes initiatives that we all might be able to Ms. COLLINS. for the adoption of this amendment, support on a bipartisan basis. I look The Senator from Maine. the amendment is rejected. forward to working with the Senator Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, the Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I from Delaware. Senator from Virginia, Mr. WARNER, move to reconsider the vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The and I are offering an amendment that Mr. CRUZ. I move to lay that motion question is on agreeing to the amend- would help school officials to learn on the table. ment. about existing Federal programs to im- The motion to lay on the table was Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I prove energy efficiency in order to re- agreed to. ask for the yeas and nays. duce school energy costs. It would not authorize any new programs or any AMENDMENT NO. 115 The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? new funding. It would simply require a The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under There appears to be a sufficient sec- review of existing Federal programs the previous order, there is now 2 min- and require the Department of Energy utes of debate equally divided prior to ond. The clerk will call the roll. to establish a coordinating structure so a vote in relation to amendment No. that schools can more easily navigate The assistant bill clerk called the 115, offered by the Senator from Dela- the many programs that are scattered roll. ware, Mr. COONS. across the Federal Government. The Senator from Delaware. Mr. CORNYN. The following Senator I know of no opposition to the Mr. COONS. Mr. President, we need is necessarily absent: the Senator from amendment. To try to make life easier to take steps now to prepare for the Florida (Mr. RUBIO). for my colleagues, if it is acceptable to coming impact of climate change on Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the the managers, I would be happy to ac- our Nation’s infrastructure. Senator from Nevada (Mr. REID) is nec- cept a voice vote. The Federal Government plays a cru- essarily absent. I don’t know if my colleague from cial role in protecting our infrastruc- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there Virginia has any comments he would ture and partnering with State and any other Senators in the Chamber de- like to make. Federal, tribal, and local governments siring to vote? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- to prepare. The result was announced—yeas 47, ator from Virginia. The Federal Government, including nays 51, as follows: Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I agree our Pentagon and the highway admin- [Rollcall Vote No. 38 Leg.] with the Senator from Maine, and I istration, is already planning and pre- YEAS—47 would urge a voice vote as well. paring for these impacts. Many States Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I Ayotte Franken Murray are as well. From my home State of Baldwin Gillibrand Nelson thank both Senators, and I ask unani- Delaware to Alaska to Florida, all are Bennet Heinrich Peters mous consent that the 60-vote affirma- already planning responsibly for the fu- Blumenthal Heitkamp Reed tive threshold on the Collins amend- Booker Hirono Sanders ment be vitiated, and I urge its adop- ture impacts of climate change. Pre- Boxer Kaine paring now is only responsible, because Schatz tion by voice vote. Brown King Schumer every dollar invested in planning and Cantwell Klobuchar Shaheen The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there Cardin Leahy preparing is projected to save us up to Stabenow objection? Carper Manchin Tester $4 in future disaster relief. Casey Markey Without objection, it is so ordered. Udall This amendment is supported by a Collins McCaskill Is there any further debate on the Coons Menendez Warner Collins amendment No. 35? number of organizations—the Amer- Warren Donnelly Merkley If not, the question is on agreeing to ican Society of Civil Engineers, the Na- Durbin Mikulski Whitehouse tional Wildlife Federation, the Union Feinstein Murphy Wyden the amendment. of Concerned Scientists, and others. The amendment (No. 35) was agreed NAYS—51 This amendment does not speak to to. Alexander Ernst McConnell AMENDMENT NO. 120 the human role in climate change or Barrasso Fischer Moran emissions. It simply acknowledges that Blunt Flake Murkowski The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under climate change is having an impact on Boozman Gardner Paul the previous order, there is now 2 min- our infrastructure and suggests that Burr Graham Perdue utes of debate equally divided prior to Capito Grassley planning is responsible. Portman a vote in relation to amendment No. Cassidy Hatch Risch I urge my colleagues to support this Coats Heller Roberts 120, offered by the Senator from Dela- Cochran Hoeven amendment. Rounds ware, Mr. CARPER. Corker Inhofe Sasse The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Cornyn Isakson The Senator from Washington. Scott ator from Alaska. Cotton Johnson AMENDMENT NO. 120 WITHDRAWN Sessions Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I Crapo Kirk Ms. CANTWELL. Mr. President, I ask Cruz Lankford Shelby had a conversation with our colleague Daines Lee unanimous consent that the Carper from Delaware, and I told him I think Enzi McCain amendment No. 120 be withdrawn.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:40 Jan 29, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A28JA6.007 S28JAPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S572 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE January 28, 2015 The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there [Rollcall Vote No. 39 Leg.] The Senator from Arizona. objection? YEAS—50 Mr. FLAKE. Mr. President, I rise in Without objection, it is so ordered. Barrasso Flake Paul opposition to this amendment. I be- The amendment is withdrawn. Blunt Graham Perdue lieve we do need more certainty, and AMENDMENT NO. 166 Boozman Grassley Portman the certainty ought to be that it is The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under Burr Hatch Risch time for this tax credit—particularly Capito Heller Roberts the previous order, there will now be 2 Cassidy Hoeven Rounds the wind PTC—to expire. This was en- minutes of debate equally divided prior Coats Inhofe Sasse acted 23 years ago as a temporary tax to a vote in relation to amendment No. Cochran Isakson Scott measure. There has been a lot of wind Corker Johnson Sessions 166, offered by the Senator from Alas- Cornyn Kirk that has blown since that time, and we Shelby ka, Ms. MURKOWSKI. Cotton Lankford have a mature industry. In fact, the Sullivan Crapo Lee The Senator from Alaska. Thune other day the President said we are No. Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I Cruz Manchin Daines McCain Tillis 1 in the world in wind power. have had an opportunity to speak on Enzi McConnell Toomey We ought to have more certainty, this amendment several different Ernst Moran Vitter and the certainty that needs to be times. Effectively, what we are doing is Fischer Murkowski Wicker there is that the tax credit is going to releasing wilderness study areas if NAYS—48 end and that we stop picking winners within 1 year of receiving the rec- Alexander Feinstein Murphy and losers in the energy economy. ommendation Congress has not yet des- Ayotte Franken Murray With that, I yield the floor. ignated the study area as wilderness. Baldwin Gardner Nelson Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I Effectively, what is happening is des- Bennet Gillibrand Peters Blumenthal Heinrich Reed would like to speak on Amendment No. ignations will come from the adminis- Booker Heitkamp Sanders 133, offered by Senator HEITKAMP of tration. Congress is the entity that is Boxer Hirono Schatz North Dakota. The amendment is a to approve them. But in the interim Brown Kaine Schumer sense of Congress that the renewable Cantwell King Shaheen these areas are managed as de facto Cardin Klobuchar Stabenow electricity tax credit should be ex- wilderness. In fact, many areas have Carper Leahy Tester tended for 5 years. While I supported been managed as de facto wilderness Casey Markey Udall the amendment, I would like to express for decades because the Congress has Collins McCaskill Warner Coons Menendez Warren my concerns regarding the consider- not acted. Donnelly Merkley Whitehouse ation of this amendment at this time. So simply, what we do in this amend- Durbin Mikulski Wyden I have been an outspoken supporter ment is to put a time period. Until the NOT VOTING—2 of renewable energy for many years. In Congress makes a final determination Reid Rubio fact, I first authored the wind produc- on the wilderness study area, these tion tax credit in 1992 to drive this re- areas will be determined not to be wil- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under newable energy technology. I have derness and not managed as such. But the previous order requiring 60 votes worked for many years to provide as they are putting a time parameter on for the adoption of this amendment, much certainty as possible to grow the that so that they are not managed as the amendment is rejected. domestic wind industry. Iowa has seen wilderness areas indefinitely. Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I an enormous investment in wind en- I would urge a ‘‘yes’’ vote from my move to reconsider the vote. ergy manufacturing and wind farm de- colleagues. Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I move velopment. I know firsthand the boom- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- to lay that motion on the table. and-bust cycle that exists for renew- ator from Washington. The motion to lay on the table was able energy producers when Congress Ms. CANTWELL. Mr. President, this agreed to. fails to extend these critically impor- is a sweeping attack on millions of AMENDMENT NO. 133 tant tax incentives. acres of land recommended for wilder- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under But I also know this credit won’t go ness. This would nullify much of the the previous order, there will now be 2 on forever. It was never meant to, and Obama administration’s plan for the minutes of debate equally divided prior it shouldn’t. In 2012 the wind industry Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and to a vote in relation to amendment No. was the only industry to put forward a would also immediately abolish wilder- 133, offered by the Senator from North phaseout plan. A number of my col- ness studies on BLM lands in 12 West- Dakota, Ms. HEITKAMP. leagues here in the Senate have been ern States. It would also abolish pro- The Senator from North Dakota. working to construct a responsible, tection for 2.3 million acres in national Ms. HEITKAMP. Mr. President, this multiyear phaseout of the wind tax wildlife refuges. These lands have been amendment will provide a sense of the credit. That is why I am somewhat puz- refuges, and they should be managed Senate that we will provide some cer- zled by an amendment that suggests a accordingly. So I would ask my col- tainty to the American wind and other 5-year extension of this credit. It seems leagues to oppose this amendment. renewable industries by taking a look disconnected with reality. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The at the production tax credits and actu- I would remind my colleagues on the question is on agreeing to the Mur- ally having a forward progress report other side that in November of 2014, the kowski Amendment No. 166. so that they know exactly what the House offer on tax extenders included a Ms. MURKOWSKI. I ask for the yeas rules will be in the future, however multiyear extension of the wind pro- and nays. short or long that may be. Every year, duction tax credit that would have pro- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a as we do the tax extenders, there are vided the certainty and soft landing sufficient second? people waiting to find out if they still There appears to be a sufficient sec- that most of us and the industry sup- have a job. People in my State are ond. port, but President Obama issued a The clerk will call the roll. waiting to know whether they are veto threat before the ink was dry, and The assistant bill clerk called the going to be put to work the next day or as a result the wind incentive expired. roll. even the next week based on what this Again, I strongly support wind en- Mr. CORNYN. The following Senator Congress does. It is so critical that we ergy, but I support a prudent way for- is necessarily absent: the Senator from actually have predictability in this in- ward on an extension of the production Florida (Mr. RUBIO). dustry. tax credit. This amendment fails ter- Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the This is a jobs bill, and it is an energy ribly in that regard. That is why I am Senator from Nevada (Mr. REID) is nec- bill. I can’t imagine anything more disappointed that the Senator from essarily absent. germane to the Keystone XL Pipeline North Dakota insisted on going for- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there than a bill that provides both jobs and ward with a 5-year extension on this any other Senators in the Chamber de- certainty to an ‘‘all of the above’’ es- bill. This is not a real effort to extend siring to vote? sential, which is wind. the wind incentive. I am afraid this The result was announced—yeas 50, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Who was simply a politically motivated ef- nays 48, as follows: yields time? fort designed to score political points.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:30 Jan 29, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G28JA6.050 S28JAPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with SENATE January 28, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S573 It is unfortunate that in this case, poli- Sullivan Tillis Vitter amendments. If we can ask the folks to ticking has trumped efforts to achieve Thune Toomey Wicker stick around for these final few and sound, responsible policy. NOT VOTING—2 keep to the 10-minute line. I know Sen- Rather than offer ‘‘gotcha’’ amend- Reid Rubio ator FEINSTEIN is looking to encourage ments on an unrelated bill, we should The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the women of the Senate to gather for be working together to craft an exten- the previous order requiring 60 votes a meal later on, and that would be im- sion of these important tax incentives for the adoption of this amendment, portant for us. that work for the wind industry, that the amendment is rejected. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The are realistic politically, and that make Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I question is on agreeing to Gillibrand sense for the American taxpayer. That move to reconsider the vote. amendment No. 48. effort requires regular order, working Mr. HATCH. I move to lay that mo- The yeas and nays have been pre- through the Finance Committee, to de- tion on the table. viously ordered. termine the most prudent path for- The motion to lay on the table was The clerk will call the roll. ward. It should be done in the context agreed to. The bill clerk called the roll. of comprehensive tax reform, where all AMENDMENT NO. 48 Mr. CORNYN. The following Senator energy tax provisions are on the table, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under is necessarily absent: the Senator from rather than as a sense of the Congress the previous order, there is now 2 min- Florida (Mr. RUBIO). on the unrelated Keystone XL bill. utes of debate equally divided prior to Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the I hope that with this political exer- a vote in relation to amendment No. 48 Senator from Nevada (Mr. REID) is nec- cise behind us, those of us who seek to offered by the Senator from New York, essarily absent. ensure a responsible transition for the Mrs. GILLIBRAND. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there wind production tax credit can get to The Senator from New York. any other Senators in the Chamber de- work and achieve a sensible policy for Mrs. GILLIBRAND. Mr. President, I siring to vote? those who depend on it. It is too bad urge my colleagues to vote in favor of The result was announced—yeas 35, that this ill-timed, ill-conceived the Keystone XL Pipeline Act. As it nays 63, as follows: amendment may have actually harmed stands now, gas companies in this [Rollcall Vote No. 41 Leg.] those efforts. country do not have to comply with YEAS—35 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The the Safe Drinking Water Act—the law Baldwin Franken Nelson question is on agreeing to the amend- that keeps our tapwater clear, safe, Blumenthal Gillibrand Peters ment. and clean. Booker Hirono Reed Boxer King Mr. COATS. Mr. President, I ask for For decades now, this loophole has Sanders Brown Klobuchar Schatz the yeas and nays. exempted hydrofracking and gas stor- Cantwell Leahy Schumer The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a age companies from this law, even Cardin Markey Shaheen though every other energy industry, Carper Menendez Stabenow sufficient second? Casey Merkley Warren There appears to be a sufficient sec- including oil and coal industries, is le- Coons Mikulski Whitehouse gally obligated to comply. If big coal Durbin Murphy ond. Wyden The clerk will call the roll. can comply with this law, so can gas Feinstein Murray The bill clerk called the roll. companies. NAYS—63 Mr. CORNYN. The following Senator This special exemption is unfair, it is Alexander Fischer Moran is necessarily absent: the Senator from unnecessary, and it is unsafe. My Ayotte Flake Murkowski Florida (Mr. RUBIO). amendment would finally remove it Barrasso Gardner Paul from the law. I urge my colleagues not Bennet Graham Perdue Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Blunt Grassley Portman Senator from Nevada (Mr. REID) is nec- to let this chance pass us by. Boozman Hatch Risch essarily absent. I ask for the yeas and nays. Burr Heinrich Roberts The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a Capito Heitkamp Rounds sufficient second? Cassidy Heller Sasse PERDUE). Are there any other Senators Coats Hoeven Scott in the Chamber desiring to vote? There appears to be a sufficient sec- Cochran Inhofe Sessions The result was announced—yeas 47, ond. Collins Isakson Shelby The yeas and nays were ordered. Corker Johnson Sullivan nays 51, as follows: The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Cornyn Kaine Tester [Rollcall Vote No. 40 Leg.] Cotton Kirk Thune ator from Alaska. Crapo Lankford Tillis YEAS—47 Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, Cruz Lee Toomey Baldwin Gillibrand Murray claiming the 1 minute in opposition. As Daines Manchin Udall Bennet Grassley Nelson the Senator from New York has de- Donnelly McCain Vitter Blumenthal Heinrich Enzi McCaskill Warner Peters scribed, this would apply to the re- Booker Heitkamp Reed Ernst McConnell Wicker Boxer Hirono quirements of the Safe Drinking Water Sanders NOT VOTING—2 Brown Kaine Schatz Act to underground ejection of natural Cantwell King Schumer gas. Currently the Safe Drinking Water Reid Rubio Cardin Kirk Shaheen Carper Klobuchar Act expressly prohibits this applica- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under Stabenow Casey Leahy the previous order requiring 60 votes Tester tion. Collins Markey Udall This amendment to add the require- for the adoption of this amendment, Coons McCaskill Donnelly Menendez Warner ments to the Safe Drinking Water Act the amendment is rejected. Durbin Merkley Warren is beyond the scope of the immediate Ms. MURKOWSKI. I move to recon- Feinstein Mikulski Whitehouse Keystone debate. We are debating the sider the vote. Wyden Franken Murphy approval of a pipeline that is going to Ms. CANTWELL. I move to lay that NAYS—51 carry oil, not gas. If the Senator from motion on the table. Alexander Daines Manchin New York wants to debate the issues of The motion to lay on the table was Ayotte Enzi McCain fracking—most certainly those issues agreed to. Barrasso Ernst McConnell are before the Energy and Natural Re- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Blunt Fischer Moran Boozman Flake Murkowski sources Committee, and the Safe ator from Alaska. Burr Gardner Paul Drinking Water Act—I would welcome Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I Capito Graham Perdue a stand-alone bill. We will have those ask unanimous consent that the pend- Cassidy Hatch Portman Coats Heller Risch discussions, but on this measure I ing Murkowski substitute, as amended, Cochran Hoeven Roberts would oppose and encourage Members be considered original text for the pur- Corker Inhofe Rounds to vote against the Gillibrand amend- poses of further amendment. Cornyn Isakson Sasse ment. I ask unanimous consent that when Cotton Johnson Scott Crapo Lankford Sessions I would remind Members we are so the Senate resumes consideration of S. Cruz Lee Shelby close to wrapping up this series of 1 tomorrow, Thursday, January 29,

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:30 Jan 29, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G28JA6.047 S28JAPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S574 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE January 28, 2015 there be 15 minutes equally divided in ‘‘(C) In this paragraph, the term ‘available ‘‘(2) 50 percent of qualified outer Conti- the usual form and the Senate proceed unleased acreage’ means that portion of the nental Shelf revenues in a special account in to vote on the following amendments outer Continental Shelf that is not under the Treasury from which the Secretary shall in the order listed: Barrasso No. 245; lease at the time of a proposed lease sale, disburse— and that has not otherwise been made un- ‘‘(A) in the case of qualified outer Conti- Cardin No. 124; Burr No. 92, as modi- available for leasing by law. nental Shelf revenues generated from outer fied; Daines No. 246; Vitter No. 80, as ‘‘(6)(A) In the 5-year oil and gas leasing Continental Shelf areas adjacent to Gulf pro- further modified with the changes at program, the Secretary shall make available ducing States— the desk; Udall No. 77; further, that all for leasing any outer Continental Shelf plan- ‘‘(i) 75 percent to Gulf producing States in amendments on this list be subject to a ning area (other than the North Aleutian accordance with subsection (b); and 60-vote affirmative threshold for adop- Basin planning area or the North Atlantic ‘‘(ii) 25 percent to provide financial assist- tion and that no second-degrees be in planning area) that— ance to States in accordance with section order to any of the pending amend- ‘‘(i) is estimated to contain more than 200305 of title 54, United States Code, which 2,500,000,000 barrels of oil; or ments to this bill. I ask unanimous shall be considered income to the Land and ‘‘(ii) is estimated to contain more than Water Conservation Fund for purposes of sec- consent that there be 2 minutes of de- 7,500,000,000,000 cubic feet of natural gas. tion 200302 of that title; and bate equally divided between each vote ‘‘(B) To determine the planning areas de- ‘‘(B) in the case of qualified outer Conti- and that all votes after the first in this scribed in subparagraph (A), the Secretary nental Shelf revenues generated from outer series be 10-minute votes. shall use the document entitled ‘Minerals Continental Shelf areas adjacent to coastal I further ask that once these amend- Management Service Assessment of Undis- States described in section 102(5)(B), 100 per- ments have been disposed of, the Sen- covered Technically Recoverable Oil and Gas cent to the coastal States in accordance with ate agree to proceed to the motion to Resources of the Nation’s Outer Continental subsection (b).’’; Shelf, 2006’.’’. reconsider the failed cloture vote on S. (4) in subsection (b)— 1; that the motion to reconsider be SEC. l03. DISPOSITION OF REVENUES. (A) in the subsection heading, by striking (a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 102 of the Gulf of ‘‘GULF PRODUCING STATES’’ and inserting agreed to and the Senate proceed to Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 ‘‘COASTAL STATES’’; vote on the motion to invoke cloture U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109–432) is (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para- on the bill, upon reconsideration. I ask amended— graph (4); consent that if cloture is invoked on (1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol- the bill, as amended, all time (11) as paragraphs (6) through (12), respec- lowing: postcloture be considered expired at tively; ‘‘(3) ALLOCATION AMONG CERTAIN ATLANTIC 2:30 p.m. (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol- STATES AND THE STATE OF ALASKA FOR FISCAL The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there lowing: YEAR 2016 AND THEREAFTER.— objection? ‘‘(5) COASTAL STATE.—The term ‘coastal ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph Without objection, it is so ordered. State’ means— (B), effective for fiscal years 2016 and each ‘‘(A) each of the Gulf producing States; and fiscal year thereafter, the amount made The amendment (No. 80), as further ‘‘(B) effective for fiscal year 2016 and each available under subsection (a)(2)(B) shall be modified, is as follows: fiscal year thereafter— allocated to each coastal State described in At the end, add the following: ‘‘(i) the State of Alaska; and section 102(5)(B) in amounts (based on a for- TITLE l—OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF ‘‘(ii) for leasing in the Atlantic planning mula established by the Secretary by regula- OIL AND GAS LEASING REVENUE areas, each of the States of Florida, Georgia, tion) that are inversely proportional to the SEC. l01. REVENUE SHARING FROM OUTER CON- North Carolina, South Carolina, and Vir- respective distances between the point on TINENTAL SHELF WIND ENERGY ginia.’’; the coastline of each coastal State described PRODUCTION FACILITIES. (3) in paragraph (10) (as so redesignated), in section 102(5)(B) that is closest to the geo- The first sentence of section 8(p)(2)(B) of by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting graphic center of the applicable leased tract the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 the following: and the geographic center of the leased U.S.C. 1337(p)(2)(B)) is amended by inserting ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified tract. after ‘‘27 percent’’ the following: ‘‘, or, begin- outer Continental Shelf revenues’ means— ‘‘(B) MINIMUM ALLOCATION.—The amount ning in fiscal year 2016, in the case of ‘‘(i) with respect to the Gulf producing allocated to a coastal State described in sec- projects for offshore wind energy production States, in the case of fiscal year 2017 and tion 102(5)(B) each fiscal year under subpara- facilities, 37.5 percent’’. each fiscal year thereafter, all rentals, royal- graph (A) shall be at least 10 percent of the SEC. l02. OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LEASING ties, bonus bids, and other sums due and pay- amounts available under subsection PROGRAM REFORMS. able to the United States received on or after (a)(2)(B).’’; and Section 18(a) of the Outer Continental October 1, 2016, from leases entered into on (D) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1344(a)) is amend- or after December 20, 2006; subparagraph (B)), by striking ‘‘paragraphs ed by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(ii) with respect to each of the coastal (1) and (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (1), (2), ‘‘(5)(A) In each oil and gas leasing program States described in paragraph (5)(B)(ii), all and (3)’’; and under this section, the Secretary shall make rentals, royalties, bonus bids, and other (5) in subsection (f), by striking paragraph available for leasing and conduct lease sales sums due and payable to the United States (1) and inserting the following: including at least 50 percent of the available from leases entered into in the Atlantic ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), unleased acreage within each outer Conti- planning areas on or after October 1, 2015; the total amount of qualified outer Conti- nental Shelf planning area (other than the and nental Shelf revenues made available to North Aleutian Basin planning area or the ‘‘(iii) with respect to the State of Alaska, coastal States under subsection (a)(2) shall North Atlantic planning area) considered to in the case of fiscal year 2022 and each fiscal not exceed— have the largest undiscovered, technically year thereafter, all rentals, royalties, bonus ‘‘(A) in the case of the coastal States de- recoverable oil and gas resources (on a total bids, and other sums due and payable to the scribed in section 102(5)(A)— btu basis) based on the most recent national United States received on or after October 1, ‘‘(i) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; geologic assessment of the outer Continental 2021, from leases entered into on or after ‘‘(ii) $520,000,000 for fiscal year 2018; Shelf, with an emphasis on offering the most March 1, 2005.’’; and ‘‘(iii) $525,000,000 for each of fiscal years geologically prospective parts of the plan- (4) in paragraph (11) (as so redesignated), 2019 and 2020; ning area. by striking ‘‘Gulf producing State’’ each ‘‘(iv) $575,000,000 for each of fiscal years ‘‘(B) The Secretary shall include in each place it appears and inserting ‘‘coastal 2021 through 2025; and proposed oil and gas leasing program under State’’. ‘‘(v) $699,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 this section any State subdivision of an (b) DISPOSITION OF REVENUES.—Section 105 through 2055; outer Continental Shelf planning area (other of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of ‘‘(B) in the case of the coastal States de- than the North Aleutian Basin planning area 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109–432) scribed in section 102(5)(B)(ii)— or the North Atlantic planning area) that is amended— ‘‘(i) $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 the Governor of the State that represents (1) in the section heading, by striking through 2020; that subdivision requests be made available ‘‘FROM 181 AREA, 181 SOUTH AREA, AND ‘‘(ii) $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 for leasing. The Secretary may not remove 2002–2007 PLANNING AREAS OF GULF OF through 2025; such a subdivision from the program until MEXICO’’; ‘‘(iii) $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years publication of the final program, and shall (2) by striking ‘‘Gulf producing State’’ 2026 through 2055; and include and consider all such subdivisions in each place it appears (other than paragraphs ‘‘(iv) $300,000,000 for each of fiscal years any environmental review conducted and (1) and (2) of subsection (b)) and inserting 2056 through 2065; and statement prepared for such program under ‘‘coastal State’’; ‘‘(C) in the case of the State of Alaska— section 102(2) of the National Environmental (3) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph ‘‘(i) $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)). (2) and inserting the following: through 2025;

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They said: think Members have been given the preciate all their help. Such large and growing Federal debt would outline for tomorrow morning that will I have heard, at least on our side of have serious negative consequences, includ- take us through a final vote on cloture the aisle, over and over that this is the ing increasing Federal spending for interest so that we can get to final passage of way the Senate should be moving, this payments; restraining economic growth in the long term; giving policymakers less the Keystone XL Pipeline. is the way we should be working. So I I appreciate the consideration and flexibility to respond to unexpected chal- think all of us are very appreciative of the courtesy of all Members. It has lenges; and eventually heightening the risk how the two managers of the bill have been a long day. We have worked of a financial crisis. worked together. through about a dozen additional I have been working on these issues— I thank my colleagues, and I yield amendments, if my count is correct, this issue in particular—for a long the floor. and we have done it in pretty good time, and I have to admit that some- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- order. We have done it while there have times it is tough to get people to focus ator from Alaska. been a number of committee meetings on this topic. But we shouldn’t be Ms. MURKOWSKI. I thank our col- fooled and patting ourselves on the going on, which can be very disruptive, league for his kind comments. We do but I think with the level of coopera- back just because we have done things have one more consent request here such as getting rid of earmarks. That tion we have had, we will be able to very briefly. conclude our business at a relatively is a good thing, but it is certainly in- I ask unanimous consent that the sufficient to address our spending. civilized hour this evening. order of votes on the Burr and the I appreciate the good work of my The culture in Washington is still the Daines amendments be reversed. partner and ranking member Senator culture of runaway spending, not just The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without in earmarks, as I said, not just in CANTWELL in getting us to this place. I objection, it is so ordered. am hopeful that with the number of wasteful spending. For example, spend- Ms. MURKOWSKI. With that, Mr. ing on Social Security, Medicare, and amendments we have outlined for the President, I again thank Members for morning and then the handful of ger- Medicaid will nearly double over the their cooperation today and look for- next decade alone. This is not a rev- mane amendments we will have in the ward to yet another productive day to- afternoon, we will be able to move on enue problem that we are having. Pro- morrow. jected revenues will exceed their 50- to other business before the Senate. I yield the floor. But I thank my colleagues for all of year historical average of 17 percent of The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- GDP this year and will grow to over 18 the effort and cooperation we have had ator from North Dakota. to this point. percent of the economy in this decade. Mr. HOEVEN. Mr. President, I want The culture of spending in Wash- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- to express my appreciation to the bill ator from Washington. ington is something that defies logic, managers for their hard work today defies math and an honest assessment Ms. CANTWELL. Mr. President, I and for their efforts in the work that wish to thank my colleague from Alas- of who we are as a country. As a result, was done in a bipartisan way on this the United States is fast becoming a ka for her hard work in getting us legislation. I know both the bill man- through this process. I think our col- once-prosperous nation. We don’t want agers have spent an awful lot of time that designation. It is truly a fright- leagues can see the daylight to fin- putting together these amendments, ishing this up tomorrow, hopefully. I ening distinction. Yet too few in Wash- and I think they have really bent over ington are motivated to get this coun- know Members have worked across the backward to make sure Members on aisle on some of these remaining try’s fiscal house in order. One has to both sides of the aisle have had an op- wonder how bad it is going to have to issues, and we are still trying to work portunity to file their amendments, to a few of them out. So hopefully tomor- get to prod those who are not yet moti- make those amendments pending, and vated. row will go as smoothly as today has. to get votes on the amendments. So I I would like to turn now to my col- Some will argue that we need to take would like to express my appreciation league from New Mexico to call up his baby steps to address our fiscal crisis. to both of them for all the work they amendment. I think we are well past that time, but The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- have done and for the process today in whatever kinds of steps we take, we ator from New Mexico. voting on amendments. need to take them now. We need to With that, I yield the floor. AMENDMENT NO. 77 turn this culture of spending in Wash- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- ington to one that will fully repair our (Purpose: To establish a renewable elec- ator from Arizona. tricity standard, and for other purposes) economy. That will give the private THE ECONOMY Mr. UDALL. Mr. President, I ask sector the stability and confidence to Mr. FLAKE. Mr. President, yesterday create jobs. We also need to reform our unanimous consent to set aside the the Congressional Budget Office—the pending amendment so that I may call cumbersome Tax Code. Most of all, we CBO—released its budget and economic need to relieve future generations of up my amendment No. 77. outlook showing the forecast through The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there the burden of our financial mess. 2025. It should strike fear in the heart objection? In short, it is well past time to start of anybody who is concerned about this Without objection, it is so ordered. climbing our way out of this fiscal hole The clerk will report. country’s financial future. we are in. The bill clerk read as follows: The very short-term news is good. I yield the floor. The Senator from New Mexico [Mr. The deficit is projected to fall—but The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- UDALL], for himself, Mr. MARKEY, and Mr. only for another 2 years. In 2017 the ator from Rhode Island. BENNET, proposes an amendment numbered deficit is projected to start rising again CLIMATE CHANGE 77. to $1.1 trillion in 10 years. That is the Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I Mr. UDALL. I ask unanimous con- annual deficit. By 2025 the deficit will am here now for the 87th consecutive sent that the reading of the amend- be 4 percent of our overall economy. week the Senate has been in session to ment be dispensed with. Right now the country’s debt in cu- urge action on climate change. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without mulative deficits over the years—the We have had an interesting couple of objection, it is so ordered. cumulative debt—is $18 trillion. This weeks on the Keystone Pipeline, but (The amendment is printed in the year we will pay about $277 billion just from a climate change and carbon pol- RECORD of January 20, 2015, under servicing that debt. That amount lution point of view, this would obvi- ‘‘Text of Amendments.’’) might seem low, but it is because of ar- ously not be helpful. Indeed, it would

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So it is a very con- derestimate the importance of that or new and dramatic changes in our siderable carbon price to pay. undervalue what was said. oceans. We have seen a poster used on the The senior Senator from North Caro- There is nothing new about the Senate Floor that says it will have no lina came to the floor and said this: science that supports this. John Tyn- environmental effect. That is not pre- The concept that climate change is real, I dall wrote the first report about the cisely true. Indeed, precisely the oppo- completely understand and accept. To the greenhouse gas effect to the British site is true. This is the environmental point of how much man is contributing, I Academy of Sciences in 1861. The pages effect it will have, and it is consider- don’t know, but it does make sense that who are here and have studied history able. The report referred to went on to man-made emissions are contributing. will know that 1861 was the year Presi- . . . the greenhouse gas effect seems to me dent Lincoln took office. So the sci- say that it would be offset by the fact scientifically sound. The problem is that how that this fuel would go out by rail any- you fix this globally is going to require more entific community has been aware of way. But that offset was conditioned than just the U.S. being involved. the greenhouse gas phenomenon since on a fuel price above $75 per barrel of Which I think we all agree with. Abraham Lincoln was driving up and oil, and we are at $50. So there is no The senior Senator from Alaska, who down Pennsylvania Avenue in a car- way that conclusion can stand, and the is our chairman of the Energy and Nat- riage with his top hat on. underlying fact is what prevails—27 ural Resources Committee and the There is not much new that is there, million metric tons of additional car- floor manager on this very bill, agreed, and the latest data is clearer and clear- bon dioxide. stating that she hopes we can all, er that we just continue apace to warm the planet. It is obviously very bad from an envi- quoting her, get beyond the discussion Professor Jonathan Overpeck is at ronmental perspective. It is a lot of as to whether or not climate change is ‘‘not much’’ from a jobs perspective. the University of Arizona, and Arizona real and talk about what do we do. is certainly feeling the heat. Professor Every 4 days we add more jobs than the I look forward to that discussion Overpeck said: construction of this pipeline just about what do we do. It is not enough through the economic recovery that is just to say, OK, we finally concede that The global warmth of 2014 is just another reminder that the planet is warming and taking place. climate change is really happening. We warming fast. . . . Humans, and their burn- This is a little bit hard to explain, really do have to get on to what do we ing of fossil fuels, are dominating the particularly when you think that this do. Earth’s climate system like never before. bill is going to be dead on arrival at Even if you disagree with me that It is equally clear, when we look at the White House. We have known from climate change is real and very signifi- the oceans, they not only absorb a lot the beginning that this is going to be cant and consequential for our coun- of the carbon dioxide and acidify as a vetoed. But it has allowed the oil and try, if you will spot me that there is result—they absorb most of the heat. the fossil fuel industry to show their just a 10-percent chance that I am In fact, they absorb 90 percent of the hands. This is all being done on behalf right—even just a 2-percent chance excess heat that has been trapped by of a foreign oil company and on behalf that I am right—when we consider the the greenhouse gases that we have of the fossil fuel industry. possible harms, it is something that flooded our atmosphere with. When we look at what we have been grownup adults and responsible people I certainly see that in Rhode Island, through in the past couple of days, ought to take a look at and come to- where Narragansett Bay’s mean winter there are some interesting choices the gether and decide what to do. water temperature is up 3 to 4 degrees Senate has made if you are a foreign We have been through some very no- Fahrenheit since we had our big hurri- oil company. If you are a foreign oil table benchmarks. We hit for the first cane of 1938. That is significant, be- company, we will let you use eminent time last year 400 parts per million of cause it means more likely storms. It domain to extinguish the property carbon dioxide in our atmosphere for is associated with sea level rise. We rights of farmers and ranchers and more than 3 months. They have been have 10 more inches of sea level at the take their farms and ranches away. If tracking this in Hawaii, at the top of Newport Naval Station. So if the 1938 you are a foreign oil company, we will the mountain at the Mauna Loa lab- hurricane were to repeat itself now, it exempt you from the oilspill recovery oratory for decades now, and 400 parts would have 10 more inches of sea to fund—the Federal excise tax on petro- per million for more than 3 months is hammer against our shores. And that is leum—so you don’t have to pay the a new record. not a complicated measure, either. We taxes American companies have to pay. To put that in context: For as long as do that with thermometers. If you are a foreign oil company, we human beings have been on this planet, So since the Industrial Revolution, will not require you to use American all the way back to when we were liv- human beings have dumped 2 trillion steel in a pipeline being built across ing in caves, the range of carbon in the metric tons of carbon dioxide into the America being touted as a source of atmosphere has been 170 to 300 parts air and into the atmosphere. Said an- American jobs. If you are a foreign oil per million. So we are well outside the other way, that is 2,000 billion metric company, we won’t require you to sell range that has been our comfortable tons of carbon dioxide. it in the American market even though safe range for human habitation of this The notion that has no effect, when it is touted as a product that will help planet during our entire human experi- we have known since Abraham Lin- balance America’s energy portfolio. ence, and 400 is a big move when our coln’s day that carbon dioxide is a So, so far, not much good to show for entire range is only 130 points and now greenhouse gas, and when we put that all of this but one thing, and that is we are 100 parts per million out of that. much in and when we can measure that that this exercise has at last brought Some of this lands in the oceans. The it is at 400 for the first time in human the issue of climate change to the floor oceans have absorbed about a quarter history—connect the dots. How much of the Senate. of all our carbon emissions. We can does it take? It is really pretty obvi- We have not had much debate about measure their pH level. This isn’t com- ous. climate change since the Citizens plicated. This isn’t something we have Folks who remain skeptical—well, I United decision back in 2010 allowed to do with elaborate computer models. know, I am not a scientist. I get that. the fossil fuel industry to cast a very What we see is that the pH level of So ask one. That is all I request. And I long shadow of intimidation across this the oceans is changing rapidly. The don’t think that is too much to ask of body. They spend a huge amount of the oceans are acidifying rapidly. When I colleagues. And, by the way, do me one money that has been freed up by Citi- say rapidly, they are acidifying at a favor. You can ask the scientist that zens United. They spend a huge amount rate that we have not seen in 25 to per- you please, but please don’t ask a sci- of dark money that flows post Citizens haps 30 or 50 million years. Indeed, entist who is in the pay of the fossil

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I yield the floor. the National Urban League. For instance, go to your own State I suggest the absence of a quorum. I should add my interest in the Urban university, like the University of Ari- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The League is personal—my father once zona or the University of Oklahoma. clerk will call the roll. served on the board of the Louisville The dean of the relevant department at The assistant legislative clerk pro- Urban League. I believe he knew Ben the University of Oklahoma signed the ceeded to call the roll. Richmond. We are lucky, that after his IPCC report and started Climate Cen- Mr. HOEVEN. Mr. President, I ask retirement, Mr. Richmond plans on tral. Ask your own university. Ask any unanimous consent that the order for staying in Louisville. Our city can con- major scientific organization. All the the quorum call be rescinded. tinue to benefit from his wisdom and major recognized scientific organiza- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without experience. tions in the United States of America objection, it is so ordered. I want to wish my good friend Mr. are on board, agree that this is real, f Ben Richmond all the best in retire- agree that this is important, agree that ment, and I ask my Senate colleagues MORNING BUSINESS it is vital, and believe that we are actu- to join me in congratulating Ben for ally near the tipping point that may Mr. HOEVEN. Mr. President, I ask his successful tenure at the helm of the make the damage irrecoverable. unanimous consent that the Senate Louisville Urban League. The city of If you don’t want to go to your home proceed to a period of morning busi- Louisville and the State of Kentucky State university and if you don’t want ness, with Senators permitted to speak have certainly benefitted immeas- to go to America’s major scientific so- for up to 10 minutes each. urably by his many efforts over the cieties, try NOAA and NASA. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without decades. Think about NASA for a moment. As objection, it is so ordered. The Louisville Courier-Journal news- I give this speech, there is a Rover that f paper recently published an article ex- is the size of an SUV being driven tolling Mr. Ben Richmond’s many ac- around on the surface of Mars. We built TRIBUTE TO BEN RICHMOND complishments. I ask unanimous con- a Rover, shot it to Mars, landed it safe- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I sent that said article be printed in the ly, and are now driving it around. Do rise to pay tribute to a great Ken- RECORD. we think those scientists might actu- tuckian and a man who has dedicated There being no objection, the mate- ally know something? Do we think his entire career to promoting civil rial was ordered to be printed in the they might know what they are talk- rights and helping people. My good RECORD, as follows: ing about? Do we think they might friend Ben Richmond, the longtime [From the Courier-Journal, Jan. 21, 2015] merit our confidence? So ask them and president and CEO of the Louisville URBAN LEAGUE CEO RICHMOND RETIRING see what they say. Urban League, recently announced his Or, if you want, ask some of Amer- impending retirement from that posi- (By Sheldon S. Shafer) ica’s leading corporations. If you are tion. Mr. Richmond has served as presi- Ben Richmond, a cornerstone of local so- from Arkansas, go and ask Walmart. dent and CEO of the Louisville Urban cial activism for more than a quarter cen- tury and a major advocate of economic They will tell you. If you are from League for nearly 30 years—since 1987. Georgia, go and ask Coca-Cola. They equality, is retiring as president and CEO of Mr. Richmond is a civil rights cham- the Louisville Urban League. will tell you. This is not hard to dis- pion who has led a venerable civil cover once you get away from that lit- Richmond announced his impending retire- rights institution such as the Louis- ment at an Urban League board meeting tle stable of denial scientists who are ville Urban League to new heights. Tuesday, after serving as head of the civil- so closely affiliated with the fossil fuel Under his tenure, the Louisville Urban rights organization since 1987. industry. League has promoted job training and Under the leadership of Richmond, a main- I do this every week because we have education for many in Louisville’s Af- stay in the push to improve economic devel- the arrogance so often here to think opment in western Louisville, the Urban rican-American community. His body how much our laws—the laws that we League has long been dedicated to promoting of work is so outstanding that in 2007 pass—matter. But the laws that we job training and education, primarily for pass are passing things. They come and he received from the city the Dr. Mar- Louisville’s poorer citizens. they go. They have their time. They tin Luther King Jr. Freedom Award, a Richmond ‘‘has been one of the anchors for diversity and for stability in not only the Af- are repealed, they are replaced, they recognition for a local activist who is dedicated to King’s principles and who rican-American community but the overall fall into desuetude. Louisville community,’’ said Raoul But some laws last, and those are the has promoted peace, equality, and jus- tice. Cunningham, Louisville NAACP president. laws that God laid down upon this ‘‘I am going to miss Ben, his counsel and his Earth that guide its operations. Those Since Mr. Richmond took over the cooperative spirit.’’ are the laws of physics, the laws of Louisville Urban League, the staff has Richmond ‘‘has become known around the chemistry, the laws of biology, the law grown from around 20 to 30 and the an- country for innovative and groundbreaking of gravity. We cannot repeal those nual budget grown from under $1 mil- approaches to helping residents improve laws. We must face their consequences. lion to around $3.3 million. Mr. Rich- their quality of life,’’ said Dan Hall, a Uni- And we know the consequences of con- mond is the driving force for fund- versity of Louisville vice president and the Urban League board chairman. ‘‘He is in- tinuing to emit gigatons of carbon di- raising for the budget. The Louisville Urban League placed tensely passionate about helping individuals oxide into our planet is going to launch find a pathway to success.’’ us into an environment in which the more than 200 people in jobs last year Richmond received Louisville Metro’s Dr. habitability of Earth as we have known with a combined annual income of Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Award in it will be put into question. nearly $5 million. It helped about 1,000 2007, an annual recognition given by the city History makes its judgments about prepare for finding employment to a local activist dedicated to King’s prin- every generation. If we do not take through career expos, job training, re- ciples and who has promoted peace, equality calm and reasonable and sensible pre- ferrals, and career counseling. It also and justice. cautions about this obvious known and has many programs to help youth and Then-Mayor Jerry Abramson said at the seniors. time that ‘‘over his decades of leadership, admitted risk, then when that risk countless lives have been improved through comes home to roost, we will be duly The Louisville Urban League is near- Ben’s tireless efforts in workforce develop- shamed. ly halfway towards realizing their goal ment, housing and youth programs.’’ So let us avoid that. Let us get to of seeing 15,000 local African Americans The national Urban League was founded in work. Let us take advantage of the earn college degrees between 2012 and 1910, and the Louisville agency in 1921. The

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