[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 192 (Wednesday, December 14, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H8911]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       KEYSTONE WILL PRODUCE JOBS

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, yesterday the President 
announced he will veto the payroll tax extension bill passed by House 
Republicans due to the inclusion of the Keystone pipeline construction. 
The President campaigns for jobs, but will sadly veto a jobs bill.
  This fall, I was fortunate to visit Alberta, Canada, and witnessed 
firsthand the environmental safeguards to develop Canadian oil sands. 
The construction of this environmentally advanced pipeline will create 
at least 120,000 new American jobs without costing taxpayers a dime and 
will stimulate our economy.
  Walter C. Jones in The Augusta Chronicle reports that refined oil 
products with no pipeline will be denied to South Carolinians at a 
north Augusta terminal. With a record unemployment rate of over 8 
percent for 34 months and over 13 million Americans looking for jobs, 
it is very sad the President would veto legislation creating jobs.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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