The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Markey thank you madam president. Madam president , when the new Congress Opens theres a choice as to which issues we should start to work on. Would it be infrastructure jobs, clean energy jobs, minimum wage increase for all of america . No. No, that is not what the new majority decides to bring up. No. Instead, it is a canadian oil export pipeline. So next week, i am going to offer an amendment that the senate will consider that asks whether we will put Americans First or Oil Companies first whether we will keep this oil and gasoline here for americans or send it to foreign nations to help them instead . If my amendment is defeated, it will make clear that this is not an energy plan that is all of the above. It is oil above all. My amendment says that if we build the keystone Keystone Pipeline, we keep that oil here, we keep that oil here. We keep the diesel, the jet fuel the heating oil we keep it all all here. Because if we send it abroad
Apply and a lot of people are getting hit with these huge bills that they do not know about. A lot of the consumer advocates that we talked to said that lawmakers really need to step up on this and take some sort of action to close the loophole in the overall law for Debt Collection so that it does include government Debt Collection as well as consumers consumer Debt Collection so that everyone is on the same Playing Field and that consumers do not end up in these situations. Host the story can be found on cnnmoneys pace. The headline is the secret world of government Debt Collection. I want to thank both blake ellis and melanie heck of a for joining us as one. Guest think you very much. Host were taking it to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee. There is a hearing their. There is a hearing there. Well see you right back here at 7 a. M. Eastern, for pacific on washington journal. Call the hearing to order this morning. We are here this morning with secretary jewell and mr
Opportunities alaska has with regard to resource production, you have enabled an unprecedented attack on our ability to responsibly bring these resources to market. The president has withdrawn over 22 million more acres of alaska from Energy Production just in recent weeks, and that has occurred on top of many other restrictions and regulations being imposed on us. Its occurred despite the Tremendous Energy opportunity and potential in those areas. Despite our no more clause. Despite the pressing need to refill our pipeline. And despite strong opposition from most alaskans. The map that i have behind this is one my colleagues are going to become familiar with because im going to be pointing it out quite frequently. The colors on the map represent those areas that are withdrawn from any Development Opportunity whatsoever. Some are, in fact, proposed critical habitat areas, so they are not fully withdrawn at this point in time. But we have the anwr new wilderness proposal. The president
Vote vote the presiding officer on this vote, the yeas are 66, the nays 32. The nomination is confirmed. Under the previous order, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, and the president be immediately notified of the senates actions, and the senate will resume legislative session. Mr. Schumer mr. President . The presiding officer the majority leader is recognized. Mr. Schumer it is my understand respecting the senate has received a message from the house of representatives to accompany s. 3373. The presiding officer the senator is correct. Mr. Schumer i ask the chair to lay before the senate the message accompanying s. 3373. The clerk veal that the bill from the senate, s. 3373, an act to improve the iraq and Afghanistan Service grant and the children of Fallen Heroes grant, do pass with an amendment. Mr. Schumer i move to concur in the house amendment to s. 3373. The presiding officer the clerk will report the motion. The clerk the senator from new york
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