[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 75 (Monday, May 19, 2014)]
[House]
[Pages H4460-H4461]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     APPROVE THE KEYSTONE PIPELINE

  (Mr. PAULSEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
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minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAULSEN. Mr. Speaker, it is time for the President to put 
politics aside and approve the Keystone pipeline. It has been nearly 6 
years since the application for Keystone was submitted.
  Recently, I had the opportunity to see the domestic energy production 
happening in the Bakken oilfields in North Dakota. The increased energy 
production in North Dakota has lessened our dependence on foreign oil, 
created good-paying jobs, and helped reduce the State's unemployment to 
the lowest in the country. Approving the Keystone pipeline would have 
the same effect, creating 42,000 construction jobs and as many as 
118,000 spin-off jobs.
  Mr. Speaker, news of the recent oil tanker derailments remind us of 
the increased pressure that our railways are under from shipping more 
oil. Keystone will absolutely help immediately ease this burden by 
moving 700,000 barrels a day through the pipeline.
  The bottom line here is everyone is standing ready to move forward on 
this project. I urge my colleagues to continue their bipartisan support 
for approving the Keystone pipeline.

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