Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman from Ohio. And I'm sure you'd be interested to know this--and I'm sure you already know this, in fact--that according to testimony that was given before the Energy and Commerce Committee hearing last year on energy issues, the impact of Alberta oil sands development on the U.S. State economy, in your great State of Ohio, 13,200 new jobs could be created between 2011 and 2015 as the development of the Alberta oil sands moves forward. And the Keystone pipeline is an important part of that. So, as I know there are many visits going on to Ohio by this President, perhaps he can explain to the people who may be unemployed in your district, 13,200 new jobs good to be created by the development of the Alberta oil sands, why the Keystone pipeline was vetoed. So I thank the gentleman for being here today. And with that, I would yield to the gentleman from Arizona for his perspective.”