from the state department and the president. we think it makes more sense to pipelineon and in a than on rail. delayed, oilbeen is coming down to the united states from north dakota and montana to the gulf coast but it's coming down on rail. on oil shipments it,ail. when you look at rail has a purpose in transporting some energy products, the smaller refineries, we believe. for a large shipment of oil, we believe that rail is less energy-efficient and has higher greenhouse gases and the safety comparisons are pretty stark in the state department report and it has higher costs. we thank on the basis of science, if the decision is made on science, it's yes. if it's made on politics, it's delay and god knows what after that. host: why is it important to the canadian people? the people who said it was stay on the ground of the pipe is not approved, the statements of fallen like a house of cards with the 900% increase on oil by rail. it's a pretty straightforward message. >> your government has been vocal in pushing the united states to approve this pipeline. despite the efforts, it has been 5.5 years and it has not been approved. the state department has jurisdiction

united states of america than the people of the united states believe is good for the united states of america. and i would yield the floor. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senior senator from north dakota is recognized. mr. hoeven: mr. president, i'm pleased to join my colleague for a very important discussion and that's the waters of the u.s., the proposed rule by the e.p.a. the good senator from missouri, myself, the senator from wyoming and -- as has been already said on the floor here about 30 of us in total are proposing an amendment to the sportsmen's bill, which is currently under consideration on the floor here, an amendment that would address the regulatory overreach by the e.p.a.; specifically, their proposed waters of the u.s. regulation. the amendment we have is very simple, very straightforward. it is relevant to the legislation that is currently on the floor and should be brought forward for a vote. it's amendment number 3453 and, as i said, it deals with the waters of the u.s. i'm going to take just a minimum to it in read it because it's very simple and very straightforward and could be dealt with in a very expeditious way. and obviously with, i believe, 29 senators sup

crude oil from north dakota's shale formation which is considered more flammable than conventional oil. who shale oil has increased pipeline construction has not kept pace. in the united states the transport of oil by rail has jumped more than 13% in the first three months of 2014 compared to last year and that of course raises safety concerns, and there are a lot of folks who feel that the regulators not keeping up with the pace that we're using rail ways to transport oil. >> a lot of this oil has gone through major cities. what has been done to make it more safe so it doesn't effect the local residents. >> reporter: it has issued emergency orders, safety advis advisers and special inspections. the railroad agency itself petitioned to raise the standards on the tanker cars that carry the crude, but it's only part of the transpore equation. while they own the real lines, oil refineries own the tankers. and again as you mentioned there have been four oil by rail explosions over the past year and cost property damage in communities in the united states and canada. luckily since a year ago no lives have been lost. >> that is the good news. what are we going to see tonight. >> r

from now, you will have cheap energy. it's going to be a lot of energy jobs. not just in colorado that in western pennsylvania, north dakota. cheap energy jobs across the united statese second thing is because of cheap and inexpensive energy we are going to have a resurgent and repatriation that's called manufacturing jobs. remember when ross perot ran for president and he said there's this giant sucking sound at all the jobs are leaving america and they're going to other countries? guess what? they are coming back. they are coming back because great place to do business that they're coming back for real economic reasons. i met with the two leading, the two heads of european energy companies, one is a french energy company and an italian when. they said europe is never going to recover economically because our competitors are america. and america is all of a sudden whatever the price is going to be to manufacture a widget in germany, it's going to be cheaper to manufacture in the united states because your energy is going to be so much less expensive. the fact of seven come if you think japan. we'll have good energy jobs now, the next round is manufacturing returned

united states of america is going to be an exporter of energy, which will obviously change our dependence on middle eastern energy, on other forms of energy. but the way that the senator from north dakota has described this, i think every american, if they saw it, would say why don't we move in that direction? why don't we believe the major energy companies that say within three years, we could -- and beginning, i understand, next year with some of it, within three years, we could be supplying these countries with energy, which would then give them not only the ability to have energy without dependency, but it also sends a huge message to vladimir putin and to europe that we are no longer -- that they are no longer dependent on his largess, and there have been times in the past where vladimir putin has shot off the energy -- shut off the energy. in the wintertime. and it gets very cold in some of these countries in the wintertime. and i think it also might send a message to vladimir putin himself that he's not going to get away with the kind of behavior that he has. i just -- i would just ask the senator from north dakota what does it require? suppose that i am just an average citizen.

from now. you will have cheap energy. it will create a lot of energy jobs. not just in colorado but western pennsylvania and north dakota. cheap energy jobs across the united statescond thing because of cheap and inexpensive energy we'll have resurgence and repatriation culled of manufacturing jobs. remember when ross perot ran for president, the giant sucking sound and all jobs leaving america and going to other countries? guess what? they're coming back. and, they're coming back because, great place to do business, right? because they're coming back for real economic reasons. i met with the two leading, the two heads of the european energy companies. one is total and french energy company and eni is italian one. i said you know, europe will never recover economically because our competitors is america. america, all of sudden whatever the price to manufacture a widget in germany, it will be cheaper to manufacture it in the united states because your energy will be so much less expensive. a factor of seven in you think of japan. so we'll have good energy jobs now. the next round is manufacturing returns to the united states. but then there will be a third round.

united states district judge. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the time until 12:30 p.m. will be equally divided and controlled in the usual form. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from north dakota. ms. heitkamp: i ask unanimous consent that ann marie lewis, a fellow in my office, be granted floor privileges during the rest of today's session of the senate. the presiding officer: without objection. the senator from louisiana. mr. vitter: mr. president, i rise to comment on the tragedy of the civilian airline shot out of the sky by a russian service-to-air missile, cutting short the lives of 298 innocent civilians. mr. coats: parents, children, and spouses of victims have expressed deep anguish and we all feel their grief. all of us agree that the images we are seeing from the crash site are heartbreaking and sickening. president obama and others, leaders throughout the world have expressed their outrage at the vicious, uncivilized act that took place at 33,000 feet over the country of ukraine. a few days ago british prime minister david cameron stated firmly -- and let me quote -- "for too long there has been a reluctance on the part of too many european countries to face up to