[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 PIPELINE

  (Mr. GRAVES of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GRAVES of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise to give thanks today to my 
House colleagues, who yesterday, in bipartisan fashion, moved to start 
construction on the Keystone XL pipeline, because this is truly a 
shovel-ready project that will provide good jobs and secure energy for 
Americans.
  The Keystone pipeline will create nearly 100,000 private sector jobs 
once completed--20,000 of those jobs generated just to construct the 
pipeline, with 50 companies in Georgia benefiting from this. And once 
it's finished, this pipeline will pump 700,000 gallons of crude oil a 
day from our friend and neighbor, Canada, a good, reliable, and secure 
supply of oil.
  The environmental impact statements have been completed and the path 
for the pipeline has been determined. The only thing standing in the 
way is politics. President Obama has postponed his decision on whether 
the private sector can build this pipeline until after the next 
election. If it's good enough after the election, surely it's good 
enough today.
  Good jobs. Secure energy. No cost to the taxpayers. It's a no-
brainer.

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