[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16652]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Texas (Mr. Olson) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, the President recently came before the 
people's House and asked ``whether, in the face of an ongoing national 
crisis, we can stop the political circus and actually do something to 
help the economy.'' Well, Mr. Speaker, House Republicans agree circus 
time is over. And that's why we have passed 15 jobs bills that remain 
stuck in the Senate majority leader's inbox.
  One of those jobs bills is the Keystone XL pipeline that imports oil 
from Canada and will create over 340,000--let me say that again--
340,000 American jobs by 2015, 27,000 of those jobs in my home State of 
Texas, while bringing in new revenue, all without costing the taxpayer 
one single dime.
  When the Keystone XL pipeline is fully operational, we will get more 
oil from Canada than we currently import from Saudi Arabia. Replacing 
OPEC oil with Canadian oil increases our energy security. And if we 
increase our energy security, we increase our national security.
  If we do not seize this opportunity, China will gladly take the oil 
from Canada that the Canadians want us to have. While the President 
tours the Nation promoting a new half-trillion-dollar stimulus plan, 
approval of the Keystone XL pipeline remains stalled.
  Mr. Speaker, the President can jump-start our economy and stop the 
political circus by approving the Keystone XL pipeline. The ball is in 
his court.

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