[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 124 (Thursday, September 19, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H5664]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, 5 years--that's how long the Keystone XL 
pipeline and the 40,000 jobs it's expected to create have been waiting 
for President Obama's approval. There is no good reason for this delay. 
Americans need these jobs.
  Democrats, Republicans, and organized labor groups have coalesced in 
support of the Keystone XL pipeline because it will spur job creation, 
help us on our way to energy independence, and increase access to 
affordable North American oil. Ask any mom responsible for balancing 
the family checkbook whether affordable energy matters to her. It does.
  Keystone XL is the most studied pipeline in our Nation's history. 
Thousands of pages prove its worth to our economy and national interest 
and further document its safety. On this fifth anniversary of 
Keystone's original application, it's time for the President to put his 
excuses aside. It's time to build.

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