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Legacy energy source. Senator udall of new mexico and i have an amendment that will close a loophole in federal Energy Policy. I want my colleagues to know, and i think they do, of my long support for renewable and alternative sources of energy and so i agree with the aims of the murkowskimachin murkowskiy bill. The amendment that senator udall and i have introduced is the same as the bipartisan bill we introduced last week. The title of that bill is the fair return for public lands act. Mr. Grassley this bill was introduced 100 years to the date of the mineral leasing act of 1920. This amendm...

Vote the presiding officer does any senator wish to vote or change his or her vote . If not, the yeas are 74. The nays are 19. And the motion is agreed to. There are two minutes of debate for each side on the next before the next vote. A senator mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from delaware. Mr. Carper mr. President , thank you for recognizing me. The presiding officer senator, would you suspend for one minute. The senate will come to order. The senate will please come to order. Please take your conversations off the floor. The senate will come to order, please. The senator f...

The presiding officer any senator wish to vote or change their vote . The yeas are 88. Nays are 4. The nomination is confirmed. Under the previous order, the motions to reconsider are considered made and laid upon the table and the president will be immediately notified of the senates action. A senator madam president . The presiding officer the senator from wyoming. Mr. Barrasso thank you, madam president. First i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to a legislative session and be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. Th...

Eastern. On q a. One of the authors of that piece, mark berman, is on the phone with us this morning. What was behind the administrations decision to reinstate the federal Death Penalty . Guest as the attorney general said this week, they feel this givenenalty that has been to prosecutors to use. The Justice Department can seek it. President s of both parties, president obama under his administration sought it in hope rifle highprofile cases. They say they feel they owe it to the victims. Host for a number of years, there was concern over the mixture of drugs used in executions. Past the depar...

Buffer from tropical storms in the gulf of mexico. Announcer newsmakers with Garrett Greaves of louisiana talks about climate issues. The lower hearings, and other issues in congress. Sunday at 10 00 a. M. And 6 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan. Announcer on wednesday, senator Sheldon Whitehouse of rhode island gave his 250th speech on Climate Change. He talked about how Climate Change is impacting the world in the economy. This is about 20 minutes. Here. For the 250th week that the senate has been in session, i rise to call this chamber to wake up to the threat of Climate Change. In april of 2012 i ...