[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 29 (Thursday, February 14, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H2007]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                     REPLACE ENBRIDGE INC.'S LINE 3

  (Mr. STAUBER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. STAUBER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to highlight the critical need 
to replace Enbridge's Line 3, an aging pipeline dangerously corroding 
and operating at only 51 percent.
  Line 3 pipeline replacement project is on its fourth year of review 
and has met or exceeded every single required environmental standard. 
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission unanimously voted to issue 
its certificate of need last year.
  The project will create more than 4,000 construction jobs and enjoys 
the support of construction trade unions throughout the State of 
Minnesota. The project is supported by dozens of elected officials and 
thousands of Minnesotans. It will also generate an additional $19 
million in property tax revenue, providing a significant funding 
increase to rural schools.
  With all this benefit, it was greatly disappointing to hear we would 
have further delays. Unfortunately, certain State officials in 
Minnesota feel beholden to, in the words of our operating engineers, 
``environmental extremism.'' These environmental extremists are the 
same folks who vandalized the current pipeline just last week, 
ironically creating a dangerous situation for themselves and the 
environment.

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