[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2628]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE

  (Mr. FITZPATRICK asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, if I told you we could create tens of 
thousands of truly shovel-ready jobs, increase the prospects of 
American energy independence, and avoid undue environmental harm, how 
long would it take you to sign on the dotted line? For the President, 
it would take over 5 years. That is how long the application for the 
Keystone XL pipeline has been languishing on his desk.
  In his State of the Union address, the President talked about the 
need to grow jobs and pursue an all-of-the-above energy strategy, yet 
he has failed to take action on a project that does just that. Even 
after the release of a report from his own State Department last week 
clearly stating there would be little to no negative effect 
environmentally, the President still will not take the lead.
  This project has support from Members of both parties, as well as the 
support of both business groups and labor groups.
  The President said he has a pen. Now is the time to use it. Approve 
the Keystone XL pipeline, get Americans to work, and truly support a 
plan for an all-of-the-above energy strategy that sends a message to 
the rest of the world.

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