[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 23 (Wednesday, February 11, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H928]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE

  (Mrs. BLACK asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. BLACK. Mr. Speaker, in the President's State of the Union 
Address he declared the need for ``21st century infrastructure.'' With 
today's legislation to complete the Keystone XL pipeline, we are 
offering him an infrastructure bill that would create jobs and promote 
energy security.
  This study from the President's own State Department says Keystone 
will create about 42,000 jobs and generate about $2 billion in 
earnings, all while imposing a negligible environmental impact.
  This project has been waiting for approval for more than 2,300 days. 
The Nebraska Supreme Court struck down the challenge against it. Fifty-
eight percent of Americans said they support it, and a bipartisan 
majority in both Chambers of Congress approved it.
  I urge the President to listen to the will of his constituents and, 
if nothing else, maybe read the reports from his own administration. 
The excuses have run out. It is time to build.

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