May 12:
The Senate will convene at 2:00 p.m. and will be in a period of morning business with Senators
permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each, with the time until 5:30 p.m. equally divided and controlled
between the two Leaders or their designees. There will be no roll call votes on Monday. Senators should be prepared to vote as early as 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday in relation to the following items: the
McConnell amendment No. 4720 (energy) with a 60-vote threshold; the Reid amendment (energy) with a
60-vote threshold; passage of the flood insurance legislation (either S. 2284 or H.R. 3121); and cloture on
the motion to proceed to H.R. 980 (collective bargaining). If cloture on the motion to proceed is invoked, all post-cloture time will be yielded back and the motion to proceed will be agreed to.
As a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, I have worked to strengthen markets for South Dakota's ten ethanol facilities and increase production of soy-based biodiesel by promoting a renewable fuels standard (RFS) which will effectively double our nation's use of ethanol.
We need energy policies that will not only decrease our dependence on fossil fuels, but will also create new markets and industries in South Dakota. A cornerstone to a balanced energy policy is to encourage alternative sources of energy, such as wind energy generation and geothermal energy projects in South Dakota and nationwide.
Senator Johnson: Comprehensive energy legislation
and the renewable fuels standard | American
Coalition for Ethanol
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