Political Quotes

“This legislation takes a crucial step towards securing our Nation's energy security and putting Americans back to work. In 2010 alone, the United States imported over 1 trillion barrels of oil from OPEC countries, many of which have unstable or unfriendly governments. While my preference would be that we replace that oil with domestically produced resources from the Rockies, our Outer Continental Shelf, and Alaska, we have the next best thing by having Canada as a stable, friendly, energy-rich trading partner sharing our northern border. As we have seen in so many other aspects of our Nation's energy portfolio, whether it be offshore production, onshore production, or even renewable energy production on Federal lands, the Obama administration is once again slow-walking or even stonewalling domestic energy security and job creation with needless delays and bureaucratic red tape. This legislation will help ensure a steady supply of crude oil from one of our strongest allies. It has the potential to create 20,000 direct construction jobs for Americans and spur $20 billion in new spending in the U.S. economy. The extension of this pipeline will generate $585 million in new State and local taxes during construction. It will greatly lessen our dependence on oil from OPEC. Opponents of this pipeline seem to believe that if we don't use this oil here, it won't be produced.…”