have a permitting process between doe and ferc that takes too long. we should focus on that just like we have other energy sources to expedite the permitting. why? because it creates an opportunity for u.s. producers to compete with anybody in the world and ultimately, as all the data shows, it benefits american consumers. so there are other opportunities out there. lifting the crude oil export ban was a big one. as you know, that's been in place about four years. that's changed the energy dynamic as we know it. >> hi, jack. i'm with bloomberg news. >> yes. >> the other two factors that we've been hearing that are the reasons that prices -- the price rise has been blunted a little bit is because production hasn't -- there's no expectation that production is going to decline in saudi arabia and china is slowing down quite a bit. i'm wondering if you could look forward a little bit and tell us what you expect to happen in the next couple of months in the middle east if you could look into a crystal ball and if there was some lack of production there, wh

that is straining resources at ferc. they're actually doing quite a good job moving forward but we're seeing ferc surrounded by hunger strikers, that ferc issue no new permits for anything. litigation is slowing down those pipelines. while natural gas is still a carbon-based fuel, it is cleaner than alternatives. i was driving through the coal country of southwest virginia at this time last year. i noticed anti-pipeline signs. the state of virginia wants to build natural gas power plants to reduce its overall dependence on coal but if you can't build a power line in virginia, if the atlantic coast pipeline is held up, if people in my client meetings are constantly asking what is happening with the constitution pipeline, what's happening with any number of other projects, there is a lot of uncertainty among investor whether you can actually build new power plants if you can't actually supply goose to them. >> this is a huge issues for us and they don't get near the attention. that it is important that we're able to move s

it also requires the energy department to issue a permit within 30 days of receipt of the ferc action. again, rational timelines so there is some consistency and dependability in the process. finally, the amendment also specifies that existing projects do not need further approvals for new or revised presidential permits for certain modifications. these include alterations such as volume expansion, adjustment to maintain flow or changes in ownership. again, commonsense stuff. this is commonsense legislation that can help us build the vital energy infrastructure we need for this country. at this point, mr. president, i would ask how much time i have remaining. the presiding officer: six minutes remain. mr. hoeven: thank you, mr. president. the next amendment that i would like to review that i will be introducing is identical to a bill introduced by senator manchin and myself. it's the improving coal combustion residuals regulation act of 2016, s. 2446. this legislation which builds on our past efforts to find a bicameral, bipartisan approach to coal ash both ensures that there is safe

have a permitting process between doe and ferc that takes too long. we should focus on that just like we have other energy sources to expedite the permitting. why? because it creates an opportunity for u.s. producers to compete with anybody in the world and ultimately, as all the data shows, it benefits american consumers. so there are other opportunities out there. lifting the crude oil export ban was a big one. as you know, that's been in place about four years. that's changed the energy dynamic as we know it. >> hi, jack. i'm with bloomberg news. >> yes. >> the other two factors that we've been hearing that are the reasons that prices -- the price rise has been blunted a little bit is because production hasn't -- there's no expectation that production is going to decline in saudi arabia and china is slowing down quite a bit. i'm wondering if you could look forward a little bit and tell us what you expect to happen in the next couple of months in the middle east if you could look into a crystal ball and if there was some lack of production there, wh

today, we have got people at ferc, at the federal energy regulatory commission, right now, protestingsting, and i ensure you have read all about it, in even the daily "new hampshire gazette." we do not have a press that covers anything of substance. i will tell you a little story, something that happened last week. down in washington, and on last tuesday, the day after labor day, there was a man who was speaking at the american enterprise institute, aei. one of our friends dubbed it the american empire incorporated, which sounds like a good aei name. anyway, dick cheney, whom some of you may remember, was giving the talk, and god knows what they were paying him, but he was giving a talk. and one of the young people -- a number of friends tried to get in, but only one person got in -- a young intern with code pink, who got on to the front row, and during mr. cheney's speech she stood up with a banner that said "arrest dick cheney! he is a war criminal!" wow, that is pretty amazing. there was a man who was upset about this and went over to her and started pulling the banner away from he

this cleans that up by statute and allowing ferc to provide more time to construct new hydroelectric facilities on existing dams. it extends construction licenses for gibson dam and clark canyon dam, two projects critical to tax revenue and jobs for communities in montana. this energy bill establishes a pilot project to streamline drilling permits if less than 25% of the minerals within the spacing unit are federal minerals. the provision sponsored by my good friend, the senior senator from north dakota, senator hoeven, is of particular importance to montana given the patchwork of land and mineral ownership in the balkan. it also improves the federal permitting of critical and strategic mineral production which supports thousands of good-paying montana jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenues for our state to support our infrastructure, our schools, our teachers. metal and nonmetal mining also has directly created more than 8,500 good-paying montana jobs. in fact, mining helps support more than 19,000 jobs in total across montana. metal mining in montana has contribut

and ferc that takes too long.should focus on not just like we have other energy sources by this administration to expedite to purvey because they create an opportunity for u.s. producers to compete with anybody in the world and ultimately all the data shows that benefits american consumers. so there are opportunities out there that do the crude oil export ban was a big one. that is in place about 40 years and that is change the energy dynamic as we know it. >> brian lesh limburg news. just following not treated to two factors we been here and it's the reason the price has been blanked a little bit is because production, there's no expectation of the decline in saudi arabia or iran and china is slowing quite a bit. wondering if you could look forward a little bit and tell us what you expect to happen the next couple of months if you could look into a crystal ball. if there was some lack of production, and what about america's producers? i don't have any in terms of what could happen. it is unfortunate for a variety

have a permitting process between doe and ferc that takes too long. we should focus on that just like we have other energy sources to expedite the permitting. why? because it creates an opportunity for u.s. producers to compete with anybody in the world and ultimately, as all the data shows, it benefits american consumers. so there are other opportunities out there. lifting the crude oil export ban was a big one. as you know, that's been in place about four years. that's changed the energy dynamic as we know it. >> hi, jack. i'm with bloomberg news. >> yes. >> a question about the saudi-iran dispute. >> the other two factors that we've been hearing that are the reasons that prices -- the price rise has been blunted a little bit is because production hasn't -- there's no expectation that production is going to decline in saudi arabia and iran at the moment and china is slowing down quite a bit. i'm wondering if you could look forward a little bit and tell us what you expect to happen in the next couple of months in the middle east if you could look int