Political Quotes

“I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 4, lines 18 through 23, amend paragraph (7) to read as follows: (7) Consultants employed by Canadian tar sands companies have publicly stated that without the Keystone XL pipeline, Canada's tar sands will be ``landlocked'' and unable to be exported overseas. There are significant barriers to construction of a pipeline to ports on the West Coast of Canada. The Keystone XL pipeline, which would service Port Arthur and the Port of Houston, would allow tar sands crude to be exported. Permitting the pipeline would provide an export route to China where none now exists. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 370, the gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Connecticut.”