[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 23 (Wednesday, February 11, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H930]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE APPROVAL ACT

  (Ms. ADAMS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ADAMS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to S. 1.
  Here we go again. For the 11th time, House Republicans are falsely 
promoting the idea that Keystone will improve the economy.
  They say Keystone will create 42,000 jobs. False--Keystone will 
create 35 permanent jobs. Republicans say the pipeline will guarantee 
U.S. energy independence. False--there is no concrete assurance that 
oil produced by the pipeline will remain in the U.S.
  Along with these economic shortcomings, U.S. taxpayers will bear 100 
percent of the risk if a catastrophic spill occurs. America needs job 
growth, reliable energy, not hypotheticals. We must be focused on 
investments in clean energy and infrastructure projects that create 
jobs and boost our economy.
  With no real impact on job creation or energy security, this bill is 
a losing deal for everyone except the foreign company, TransCanada.
  The American people and our environment deserve better than to be 
collateral damage for an unfounded project. I stand opposed to the 
Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act, and I urge my colleagues to vote 
``no.''

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