[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 7489]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE

  (Mr. SOUTHERLAND asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SOUTHERLAND. Mr. Speaker, 1,700 days and counting: that's how 
long it's been since the application to build the Keystone XL pipeline 
was submitted to the State Department. And with each passing day, every 
new delay, job creation has been stalled and American energy 
independence has been pushed to the back burner.
  That is why I am pleased to join my colleagues in saying no more 
roadblocks to American-made energy. No more roadblocks to the 40,000 
jobs that will be created during the construction of the Keystone XL 
pipeline, not to mention the jobs to run and operate it in the future.
  The time for the Keystone XL pipeline is now. The time for our energy 
independence is now. Let's pass this bipartisan legislation and get to 
work for the American people.

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