[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 192 (Wednesday, December 14, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H8913]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              IT'S TIME TO STAND WITH THE AMERICAN WORKER

  (Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to implore my 
colleagues in the Senate and to the President, it's time to stand with 
the American worker. We're talking about adding 20,000 jobs as we 
approved the Keystone pipeline coming from Alberta, Canada, down to the 
gulf shore. But Canada's already a leading source of our oil. They 
actually give us more oil and produce more oil than Saudi Arabia.
  Michigan is actually an excellent example of what happens with that 
partnership. Enbridge, which is actually a competitor to TransCanada 
right now, is already looking at increasing its capacity and expanding 
its pipeline; Marathon Refineries, looking at expanding its capacity to 
be able to handle these Canadian crudes.
  We know that this inflow of Canadian oil is a positive thing. Zero 
taxpayer dollars are going to be used for this, and it will be put 
thousands of our American workers back to work at a crucial time.
  The oil will be extracted. The question is: Where is it going to go? 
Is it going to be shipped to the United States and create U.S. jobs, or 
is it going to Asia to help fund the engine to compete against us?
  It's time to stand with the American worker, Mr. President.

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