daines: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from montana. mr. daines: i ask to vitiate the quorum call. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. daines: i ask unanimous consent the senate be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. daines: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the consideration of s. res. 400 submitted earlier today. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: senate resolution 400 designating march 25, 2016, as national cerebral palsy awareness day. the presiding officer: without objection the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. daines: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. daines: mr. president, i understand there

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senator daines. >> thank you. it's exciting to talk about new technologies and how the u.s. can truly remain a leader in innovation. i know we chat a little about overbuilding, about efficiencies and so forth. and thanks for the support too on the dig once amendment. i think that's a step forward. we ought to be looking at as well to expand that. chairman wheeler, you've often talked about they're well managed and efficient. i certainly agree but then i see commissioner awarding money to areas and sbis that already have fiber insisting we upgrade speeds in urban areas while certainly for many of us looking and working and representing rural areas, we are underserved. can you say that is an efficient use of universal funds? and should the commission be focusing on areas that have no connectivity like many areas in montana and for members here on this committee? >> no and yes. so, no, it is not an efficient use of funds to subsidize competition. and that's not something that should be going on. can we do something about it? yes. and i believe we are. just one of the issues i k

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>> let me make a few points, senator daines. first of all, by the way i might note today there was an article that china announced its coal use went down by 3% in one year. they probably have peaked in terms of use and are closing another thousand coal mines in china. that is an interesting development. >> on that point, other data suggests that china is building a new coal fire plant every ten days for the next ten years. as we look at the global forecast between now and 2040 for coal consumption, and of course these are all forecasted and you take them based on assumptions, but the global coal use looks to increase by most respectable forecasts by 10-15 percent from where we are today. the trendline globally is going up for coal still. >> i agree about china is by far the largest coal user and it is significant they have come down several percent in one year and may have peaked. i am not saying they but may have. as far as building, they are doing a lot of shutting older inefficient plants and addressing serious solution probl

. >> senator daines. >> thank you, madam chair. good to see you again here today. thank you for your testimony. i share your commitment as well as i know many members in this committee to solving the wildfire funding challenge and increasing active management of our national forests. i know across many of our national forests, certainly in my home state of montana habitual litigation from fringe groups who do not represent the majority of people of montana have been one of the key barriers to moving forward with active management of our forests. i recently received updated information from your region one staff concerning litigation in montana. i was told there are 21 active timber lawsuits going on in my state. that to me is astonishing. it is unacceptable. i had some students from libby, montana, in my office recently. they're called the libby loggers. this is vibrant timber industry up in northwest montana. the only folks winning today are the lawyers and i said perhaps they need to change the mask from the libly loggers, to libby lawyers. the lawyers are winnin

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wrote, mobile now includes all or part of six other bills which represent work of senators booker, daines, fischer, gardner, klobuchar, manchin, moran, rubio, schatz and udall. we also adopted important amendments from senators heller and peters. even the chairman and ranking member of the senate environment and public works committee, senator inhofe, as well as a long-time former member of the commerce committee, senator boxer, made key contributions to the bill's did once section. the mobile now act would not have been possible without the collaboration of these senators. and so it's my hope, mr. president, that this spirit of bipartisanship will also carry over to the commerce committee's efforts to reauthorize the federal communications commission. compared to other federal agencies, the f.c.c. is relatively small, but as the regulator of the communications and technology industries, both of which are central to america's modern economy, the commission has significant influence over the treks of -- direction of our country. given the importance of the f.c.c., my colleagues might be su

dains long-time resident of the area. rosanna: what inspired you to get involved here? >> well, you know, it is about five years ago, throm the day, when we had a big meeting down in broad cham, the port authority and others came down to talk about a flan would expand kennedy after i port, and pave over part of the bay to put new runways down. let's just say, it was angry meeting. more than 500 people came out. so it sparked the area right there. greg: broad channel is an unique place. it is island, part of queen, in the mild of the bay. there are several hundred thousandses there. do you live there? >> yes. i lived there all my life. there are 900 homes there. there is 3,000 people living on the island. >> what are the unique challenges of living there? >> the weather. the weather. and, you know, we interact so much with jamaica bay, sometimes, it is in the living room. views, the birds, and all the nature that is around us, 2:00 surely makes up for all of that. rosanna: right. you heard the wildlife is georges there. however, then you do get some wildlife around there

>> well, let me make a few points, senator daines. first of all, i might just today there was an article that china announced that its coal production -- its coal use went down by 3% in one year. they probably have peaked in terms of use. and they're closing another 1,000 coal mines in china, so that's an interesting development. >> just on that point, other data suggests that china is building a new coal-fired plant every ten days for the next ten years. and as we look at the global forecast between now and 2040 for coal consumption -- and, of course, these are all forecasts and you take them based on assumptions. but the global coal use looks to increase by most respectable forecasts between 10% and 15% from where we are at today in 2040. so, the trend line globally is still going up for coal. >> no, i agree. but china as by far the largest coal user, it is significant, i think, that they have come down several percent in one year and may have peaked. i'm not saying they have, but they may have been peaked. as far as building, they'

>> well, let me make a few points, senator daines.first of all, i might note, i think just today there was an article that china announced that its coal production -- its coal use went down by 3% in one year. they probably have peaked in terms of use. and they're closing another 1,000 coal mines in china, so that's an interesting development. >> just on that point, other data suggests that china is building a new coal-fired plant every ten days for the next ten years. and as we look at the global forecast between now and 2040 for coal consumption -- and, of course, these are all forecasts and you take them based on assumptions. but the global coal use looks to increase by most respectable forecasts between 10% and 15% from where we are at today in 2040. so, the trend line globally is still going up for coal. >> no, i agree. but china as by far the largest coal user, it is significant, i think, that they have come down several percent in one year and may have peaked. i'm not saying they have, but they may have been peaked. as far as bu

wrote, mobile now includes all or part of six other bills which represent work of senators booker, dainesfischer, gardner, klobuchar, manchin, moran, rubio, schatz and udall. we also adopted important amendments from senators heller and peters. even the chairman and ranking member of the senate environment and public works committee, senator inhofe, as well as a long-time former member of the commerce committee, senator boxer, made key contributions to the bill's did once section. the mobile now act would not ve

senator daines. >> thank you. it's exciting to talk about new technologies and how the u.s.can truly remain a leader in innovation. i know we chat a little about overbuilding, about efficiencies and so forth. and thanks for the support too on the dig once amendment. i think that's a step forward. we ought to be looking at as well to expand that. chairman wheeler, you've often talked about they're well managed and efficient. i certainly agree but then i see commissioner awarding money to areas and sbist

climate change and the continuing challenges of fighting forest fires and also, i agree with senator daines that collaboration is what we want to pursue. every state has forest resources and challenges that requires us to work very closely with the forest service and that we depend on the expertise and what the forest service brings to the table, and that's why so many of the questions from the committee are very specific to what's going on in our states and your activities in those states. so in that regard, i did want to take a moment to thank you for your commitment to protecting hawaii's precious landscapes in the president's 2017 budget and this includes prioritizing hawaii's island forests at risk, proposal for the land and water conservation fund as well as inclusion of both the wilderness areas in hawaii through the forest legacy program. as you know, our natural resources in hawaii are facing numerous external threats and your support in conserving these landscapes very much appreciated. i would like to of course invite you to visit hawaii some time to see all the challenges and op

senator daines, you are up next. >> used to be in the supply chain business.this is called just in time right here. secretary moniz, good to see you again. i very much enjoyed our time in alaska. enjoyed talking about gravitational waves, the 27th dimension, and getting insights into your amazing mind in terms of nuclear physics. >> and your insights into social media. >> it was a great snapchat trip. on that visit one of the aspects that we focused on was the energy challenges certainly facing alaska native villages and the office of indian energy. this office was created by congress in 2005 and has the statutory authority to facilitate energy development in indian country. i recognize your budget asks for nearly $23 million above the enacted $60 million for fy-'16 and i'll be submitting some questions for the record on this account. your budget proposes $600 million in fy-'17 including $240 million of which is available from repurposing funding from clean coal projects. $32 million below the enacted level. at the same time, the budget proposes $2.9 billion i

and i think you saw senator daines talking about basically what's happening around the world, more use of this coal. if the rest of the world is going to use the most abundant energy supply they're using the same as we built our country on and we want them to follow suit, if they follow suit with what's happening in my state of west virginia, the economic damage that's been done, there's no way they're expected to follow that. and i think the technology's where we should be going. so, this is where i am. and that's the reason i'm there. and i'm just -- you know, i -- people lose 500 jobs at hertz, i understand that. try losing 19,000 jobs in a state the size of west virginia and go look at these people and you look at the families and schools -- we got schools closing, sir. i got teachers that are losing their jobs. there's no more kids in these schools. just unbelievable. it doesn't seem like you all are committed to -- i mean, it looks good on paper. but the 240 million project is directly pulled from a job and project you were working down in texas. >> if i may -- if i may respond,

climate change and the continuing challenges of fighting forest fires and also, i agree with senator daines that collaboration is what we want to pursue. every state has forest resources and challenges that requires us to work very closely with the forest service and that we depend on the expertise and what the forest service brings to the table, and that's why so many of the questions from the committee are very specific to what's going on in our states and your activities in those states. so in that regard, i did want to take a moment to thank you for your commitment to protecting hawaii's precious landscapes in the president's 2017 budget and this includes prioritizing hawaii's island forests at risk, proposal for the land and water conservation fund as well as inclusion of both the wilderness areas in hawaii through the forest legacy program. as you know, our natural resources in hawaii are facing numerous external threats and your support in conserving these landscapes very much appreciated. i would like to of course invite you to visit hawaii some time to see all the challenges and op

maybe hasan dain to say about adding ben carson to his cabinet. mike huckabee joining the show says the media should not lend donald trump for what he calls a bunch of thugs on the street. more than 100 illegal immigrants released from jail later charged with murder. maricopa county sheriff joe r. pio will be here with us to talk about that. our top story with the first polling stations for super tuesday to point out open in less than 30 minutes. john kasich, ted cruz, marco rubio as the republican standardbearer in key states including winner take all ohio and florida. where we stand in terms of the delegate count, 66 delegates up for grabs in ohio. 99 and florida. that is where we find blake berman on the ground of miami beach hall. good morning to you. >> are there, maria. full miami beach city hall behind it this morning. election day here in florida and one of the very many headlines coming and of course have been donald trump and the themes at his rallies. trump had two brothers yesterday in north carolina and florida and the protesters did

dain is the former mayor elected in august of 2009 and a special election we elected for a four-year term in 2011. and doctor mark edwards, the charles lunsford professor of environmental resources engineering at the virginia polytechnic institute and state university. mr. edwards contribution to the process has been invaluable and i appreciate his participation. somebody independent understands the technicality for the water and his unbelievable time of dedication expertise for both sides of the aisle. >> we appreciate your commitment and perspective here. all witnesses will be sworn before they testify. if you you will rise and raise your right hand. >> do solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony you are about to give, the will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? >> thank you. let the the record reflect that all witnesses answered in the affirmative. in each of your written statements will be entered into the record entirely in order to allow time for discussion and questioning by members, we would appreciate you limit your oral testimony to five minutes. >>

daines: mr. president, yesterday i joined senators gardner and moran on a fact-finding mission to guantanamo bay. guantanamo bay was a humble reminder of the services our military provides overseas to get these terrorists off the battlefield and ensure they don't end up in americans backyards. president obama has signed multiple pieces of legislation into law that explicitly prohibit the transfer of enemy combatants from guantanamo bay to our shores. most recently, the 2016 national defense authorization act, signed by the president, specifically prohibited funds to be utilized to transfer detainees from guantanamo bay to the united states. among those being held are detainees like khalid shake mohammed, who is -- khalid sheikh mohammed who is the principal architects of the 2011 attacks in new york city according to the report. khalid sheikh mohammed is just part of the 9/11 five that are currently detained in guantanamo bay that allegedly masterminded and facilitated the 9/11 terror attacks on

daines: mr. president, the bill we are debating today is an important step forward in helping to combat addiction and opioid abuse. according to the department of veterans' affairs, 20% of veterans with ptsd also have a substance abuse disorder. i'm going to repeat that statistic. in our country, 20% of veterans or one in five with ptsd have a substance abuse disorder. and that's why we need to ensure that they have all the avenues to care and treatments available to them. we cannot allow them to suffer in silence. that is why i've offered two amendments to the bill that will help our veterans struggling with the invisible wounds of war. my first amendment, 3390, makes sure that these veterans are not forgotten, including their struggles in the findings. my second amendment, 3391, allows veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder, military sexual trauma and service-related traumatic brain injuries that received a dishonorable discharge to have access to veterans treatment courts. and i am proud

>> senator daines. [laughter] >> it's the perfect segue, talk about big wide open country we have out west. west. faq for testifying today. i can tell you it's refreshing to you about the innovation, the job creation that is occurring outside washington, d.c., lo and behold, so kudos. montana is the fourth largest day, the second highest rate of vehicle ownership we have 75,000 miles of public roads, 95% of those are world. our interstate highways generally to 80 miles an hour. that is the speed limit. and so i see these autonomous vehicles as having potential for significant safety improvement or i want to talk about safety issues and get your comment. first of all on driver fatigue. by wife and i were heading out for dinner this weekend and we saw where they were investigating, clearly a rollover, most likely driver fatigue. claimed the life of me for my hometown. billions of dollars in losses, thousands of lives lost because of driver fatigue. how will autonomous vehicles help reduce that? >> in our