Quorum call the presiding officer the senator from alaska. Ms. Murkowski mr. President , i request proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Ms. Murkowski thank you, mr. President. We are on the measure again, the shaheenportman Energy Efficiency, also known as Energy Savings and industrial competitiveness act. An efficiency bill, mr. President. This shouldnt be this difficult for us. When we talk about the benefits of an alloftheabove Energy Policy, the benefits that can come to us as a nation when we are more resilient with our energy sources, when were able to access our Domestic Energy sources, whether they be our fossil fuels, whether they be our renewables, whether they be nuclear, we all talk about it in good, strong terms because, quite honestly, energy makes us a stronger nation. Abg stows our Energy Resource access to our Energy Resources. Ive defined a good, Strong Energy policy as one that allows energy to be more abundant
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37 billion and created helped Small Businesses and created jobs. It also helps us pay down the federal deficit. It has generated over 1. 057 billion returned to the u. S. Treasury, so it has actually helped us pay down the federal debt. So my colleagues all of a sudden are having amnesia why they supported the exim bank or not coming forward to support it now need to remember what a vital tool this is to the u. S. Economy. Madam president . The presiding officer time has expired. Ms. Cantwell madam president , i ask unanimous consent for another 30 seconds. The presiding officer without objection. Ms. Cantwell thank you. I just want to close by by saying other countries use these same financial tools, and so a lot of my colleagues can see that other countries for the same reason, when the marketplace doesnt provide a privatesector financial tool to securitize these these products, its important that the United States stay competitive with everybody chasing Global Market opportunities.
It can evolves the distance of the party and it can grab its tax money and give it to someone else. States dont generally use that power because we believe in the local control. If someone wants to propose the tax suburbanites will pay that is discussed and debated for the sert in City Services and i would have to look at the particular case but that is very different than the state coming in and breaking of the traditions of local control and ordering the redistribution of the funds. But increasingly that is what california was trying to do although they didnt want to be open about it because there are cities oliver california parchin bankruptcy that are not in the streets that detroit is in but not that far from it and the way they are looking to get money is by grabbing it from the suburbs and thats what they try to sneak in and that is in the right way to do things openly talking about supporting this issue and having a public debate and then the vote is fine with me. Im from the u
In another setback, to link the limit on consumer costs until 2015. We want to get your take on that. The phone lines remember to send us a tweet or post your comment on canbook. Com cspan, and you email us journal cspan. Org. Here lies again ashville here are the lines again ash we will get to your phone calls in just a minute. A little bit more from the story inside the New York Times, it continues what is your take on this . Says it is another setback for the Obama Administration possum limitation of the Affordable Care act. Last night the white house announced a one year delay and enforcement of the law. Republican caller, you are up first, nancy. Why would any person made this healthcare law and the confidence that ye have . The legislative reports that not even meet. There is an old saying somebody pays. This country is falling apart. Thank you, cspan. Host have you always opposed the healthcare law . Caller i havent. We are a blessed country. This tweet mark in florida, democrat