according to iceland's national energy authority the tiny island nation with more than two hundred active volcanoes . but even when they aren't in many volcanic molten matter just. that results in a landscape covered with. gas. in the middle of one of these hot sports. fueled entirely by the energy from the ground the geothermal power generated here provides more than enough energy. capital city of mecca bit so we're right on the edge of a volcanic area aren't we how important it is for the fight we wouldn't. be here if it weren't for the world came where the world came to is that's where we have. as a chemical engineer. and. she took us to the top of the bowl canaanite to get a closeup view to drill station. this is the geothermal version of an oil rig. off the flow of. more than two hundred degrees. so that we. three hundred degrees. and so. a crack in the ground. yeah basically with their limbs or crops in the ground rhetoric. or third or you know just regular work that's circulating through. our. bring a thing that we can really imagine what a very good life yeah yeah i mean it's much

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nation. >> already, you know, the response as included several scandals in terms of the way that the recovery effort was sort of directed. you had the chief of puerto rico's power authority resign, and the whitefish energy contract over bid a no bid contract was cancelled. >> it's shocking and it's maddening and it's part of the reason we are here today. puerto ricans are resilient and they work hard and if given a fair shot they will come back and we will rebuild our island but we have not seen anything close to a fair shot yet. >> i left texas and florida and i left louisiana and i went to puerto rico and i met with the president of the virgin islands, and these are people that are incredible people. they have suffered gravely. >> trump for getting that he is the president of the u.s. virgin islandss, and it only highlights how overlooked the territory has been, not just with the recent hurricanes, plural, and earlier this week i travelled and found a place that is struggling to get back on its feet. >> it was the strongest hurricane i ever experienced. >> the hurricane is gone but it's still gnawing at us. >> it story has been mostly about puerto rico, the devastation the suffering and the inadequate

energy and national security. this is our chance. mr. president, the pending amendment 1717 would cause the underlying legislation to exceed the energy and natural resources committee section 302-a allocation of new budget authority or outlies. therefore, i raise a point of order against this measure pursuant to section 302-f of the congressional budget act of 1974. ms. cantwell: mr. president, pursuant to section 904 of the congressional budget act of 1974 and the waiver sections of applicable, i move to waive it for the purpose of the pending amendment and asker to the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote? if not, the yeas are 48, the nays are 52. three-fifths of the senators duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, the motion is not agreed to. the point of order is sustained and the amendment falls. the senator oregon. the chamber will be in order. mr. merkley: mr. president, i call up amendment 1856. officer the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator oregon, mr. merkley, proposes an amendment numbered 1856