[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 7246]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     IT'S TIME TO FISH OR CUT BAIT

  (Mr. RICE of South Carolina asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. RICE of South Carolina. I rise in support of the Keystone 
pipeline. The Keystone pipeline represents 40,000 American jobs. It's 
been under study for 1,700 days--5 years.
  It is a project that could drive down the cost of energy, cut our 
imports from our enemies in half. It could invigorate our economy, and 
yet, we continue to study and study. We could study this program for 
decades, and we'll never resolve all the issues.
  It's time to move forward. We're the greatest country on Earth. 
Nobody can beat us if we stand toe-to-toe, but we've got a noose of 
regulation around our own necks, and we're strangling ourselves.
  It's time to fish or cut bait. Let's make a decision. Let's move 
forward with this very valuable project.

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