[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 7488]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE

  (Mr. MARINO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. MARINO. Madam Speaker, today I rise in support of the Keystone XL 
pipeline and urge passage of H.R. 3, the Northern Route Approval Act.
  In the 1,700 days that TransCanada has been waiting for approval for 
Keystone XL, the State Department has issued over 15,000 pages of 
documents analyzing the project's environmental impact. This 
administration continues to delay and impede efforts to foster oil and 
natural gas production under an all-of-the-above energy solution.
  Recent advances in technology have put America in the center of a 
booming natural gas industry, particularly in my area, the PA 10th 
District. A NATO Parliamentary Assembly report estimates that our shale 
will provide gas to supply the United States for the next 90 years at 
least.
  If Americans have access to vast and affordable resources, why are we 
not utilizing them? The same NATO PA report emphasized that the U.S. 
could lead the world in oil and natural gas production.
  It's time to build. Remove the roadblocks preventing construction of 
the job-creating, economy-boosting Keystone XL pipeline.

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