[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17317]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE

  (Mr. YODER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. YODER. Madam Speaker, both parties in this Congress have espoused 
support for job creation. In fact in this House daily, both Republicans 
and Democrats have said the economy and jobs should be our top 
priority. The President has stated in recent months that he would pivot 
his time and energy to a focus on jobs.
  Yet, last week this administration pivoted away from jobs again when 
it effectively delayed until 2013 the construction of the Canadian 
Keystone XL pipeline, and along with this delay, killing the potential 
to create 20,000 jobs. This $7 billion pipeline would bring oil from 
Canada to refineries in the United States, and it is expected to add 
billions of dollars of investment in the American economy.
  With the economy continuing to struggle, we can't wait to create 
these new jobs.
  The American people are tired of seeing their government say one 
thing and do another. It's time for the rhetoric to meet the road, and 
I urge this administration to reconsider its decision, to reconsider 
this delay, and to unify this country back to a focus on jobs.

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