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the president of france has taken another step towards building coalition to fight isil. he met with his russian counter part. this as the hand shake and smiles. the two leaders began sharing intelligence and coordinating air strikes. russia is also willing to work with the united states as well. as dana lewis reports taking the fight to isil was also on the agenda in the u.d. that leads to the case for expands war. prime minister today essentially said britain is in the crosshairs of the islamic state. the reason for acting is the very direct threat that s sill poses to our country, and our way of life. he is asked parliament to consider expanding the current isil, british claimants currently hit iraq, but not syria. british tornadoes was target war planes. we shouldn t be content to secure our security to allies. with our allies we should be part of that action, not standing aside from it. britain was rattle bed the attacks that left 130 dead. french preside ....
our nation, surrounding it with the shield of your favor. how worthy you are of our praise. strengthen our lawmakers for today s journey. give them strong hearts, sound minds, and diligent hands. may they do their ethical best to represent you, joining their plans to your will in order to accomplish your purposes. incline their hearts to your wisdom and love as you keep them on the path of integrity. we pray in your sacred name. amen. the president pro tempore: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: majority leader. mr. mcconnell: today the senate is continuing to consider s. 1 a bill to approve the keystone x.l. pipeline, and there are six amendments pending, three from each side. we ll begin voting on those amendments as ....
this is getting some things done. and it s appropriate that we take up this bill today. and here is why. do you realize 8 % of all 88% of all americans support energy independence? 88%. 65% of all americans think that building the keystone pipeline is what this country should do. now, i have to tell you, i listened to the president and to the excuses that come out of the administration and i think with the supreme court decision in nebraska today the president is out of excuses. he s out of excuses. he s run the gamut on it. no more excuses. it is time that we pass it, the senate pass it and that this legislation go to the president s desk. one of my colleagues said that being here on the floor today is a waste of time. i really disagree with that, mr. chairman. the president vetoing this legislation is a waste not only of the american people s time but of the resources and the taxpayer money that come into the coffers for this government to function. create 20,000 ne ....
you call us today to grow in the knowledge of that love and invite us to receive your blessings. accept the prayers we offer for our beloved nation, protect it and keep it ever in your sight. fill this house of representatives with your holy wisdom and may that wisdom lead to right action. strengthen these representatives and their staffs as they labor for the common good and for what is just in your eyes. may true harmony, lasting freedom and justice be secured for all so that there may be lasting peace. we ask this in your most holy name, amen. the speaker: the chair has examined the journal of the last day s proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 thjonastdsppve the pledge of allegiance today will be led by the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. marino. mr. marino: please join me in the pledge. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god ....
make that will create significant construction and infrastructure jobs. now, were this just in isolation and it didn t involve the total construction of the forests of canada, if i were a canadian i d be pretty upset about that, and perhaps the dirtiest, most environmentally problematic way of extracting fossil fuels from the ground to get these oil sands, the construction jobs might have, you know, might carry the day. but sometimes you have to draw a line. and in this case, you know we also hear it s going to lead somehow to energy security. that s interesting because the crude is going to come down without paying any crude, tar stand oil or whatever you want to call it, it s going to come down to texas without paying into the oil spill liability trust fund creating a potential problem for the future taxpayers of the united states. go to a refinery in an export zone in texas and it will be refined and then it will be exported. we re exporting millions of gallons of fu ....