[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14069]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  UNHAPPY FIFTH BIRTHDAY, TRANSCANADA

  (Mr. MULLIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MULLIN. Madam Speaker, regrettably this week, we had to wish 
TransCanada an unhappy fifth birthday. They've now been waiting for 5 
years since first applying for the permit for the construction of the 
Keystone pipeline.
  Even though this anniversary was an unfortunate milestone, what is 
fortunate is that the southern leg of the Keystone pipeline will be 
completed by the end of 2013. However, the delay of the northern leg 
puts 4,000 people on hold for work. Today, the southern leg is on day 
410 of construction, and the hardworking Americans who devoted time and 
effort deserve these jobs.
  While this administration promotes a job-focused agenda, it continues 
to cripple our Nation's entrepreneurial spirit. It's time we move past 
the rhetoric and make sure America continues moving forward.

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