[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. TIPTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks).
  Mr. TIPTON. Mr. Speaker, I would like today to be able to begin with 
a quote:

       We are tired of waiting, and we believe the time has come 
     to make the final decision on one of the most important 
     projects to unlock the energy future for this country, the 
     Keystone XL pipeline.

  Mr. Speaker, this quote is not from an energy titan. It comes from 
Sean McGarvey of the AFL-CIO.
  The time has come for America and North America to be able to seek 
and achieve energy self-sufficiency. This is part of the solution. 
Americans are tired of not planning for the future. We need to unleash 
that potential to be able to put our people back to work. The time has 
come. The time is now. Let's get America back to work. Let's create 
energy security right here on this continent.

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