Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman from Texas. I will show a map. Mr. Conaway, the gentleman from Texas, referred to a pipeline. The only reason we had the Department of State involved is because it crosses a national boundary. So you can see the pipeline right here where it extends. I already have some pipelines, and I know the gentleman, Pete Olson from Texas, will be addressing the Chamber shortly and share even more about this route and the different pipelines that we're dealing with. But again, here it is. Right here. That's the only reason the State Department is involved. The only reason that they had a hook to get involved, and, as you can see, the hook was yanked and jobs were killed. I would like to follow up as well with an editorial from The Detroit News, The Detroit News on the 20th of January. Detroit, Michigan, particularly hard hit by economic tough times over the past several years. This is the editorial: President Barack Obama is willing to wait and wait and wait for 20,000 desperately needed jobs. For someone whose operating slogan is ``We can't wait,'' it's curious that President Obama is willing to wait and wait and wait for the Keystone XL pipeline project and the 20,000 desperately needed jobs it promises. If the ``can't wait'' President keeps dragging his feet, he will hand the Chinese yet one more competitive advantage over the United States. That's the Detroit News, January 20. Again, just a couple weeks ago. I know the gentleman from Texas (Mr.…”