[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 15643-15644]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                         THE KEYSTONE PIPELINE

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, it is time to bring American energy to 
Americans. The Keystone pipeline is the answer.
  For over 6 years, the administration has been saying no to energy 
independence. Six years. That is longer than it took us to win World 
War II.

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  Oil is the most reliable and cost-effective source of energy the 
United States has. The Keystone pipeline, from Canada to Texas, will 
bring as much crude oil as we get from Saudi Arabia. It will begin 
energy security and national security. It will bring jobs.
  The pipeline will make Middle Eastern politics and energy irrelevant. 
It won't cost the taxpayers any money.
  I have previously introduced the KFAST bill which will directly and 
immediately approve the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline. Instead of 
leaving Americans at the mercy and the questionable loyalties of 
unstable Middle Eastern countries, we should take care of ourselves.
  If the administration continues to be obstinate and politically 
stonewall the pipeline, the Canadians will simply sell it to someone 
else, like China. Now, isn't that lovely?
  Build the pipeline. It is the right thing to do.
  And that is just the way it is.

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