Political Quotes

“Thank you, Mr. Chairman. My friend from Ohio came down and he said, you know, what we need, what America needs, is jobs. And so that's the important aspect of bringing the Keystone XL pipeline into this debate. Don't listen to me; listen to my friends in organized labor. Brent Bookers, director of the construction department of Laborers International Union of North America, said in testimony: ``For many members of the Laborers, this project is not just a pipeline; it's a lifeline.'' David Barnett, United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices said: ``The fact of the matter is Keystone XL would, upon completion, be the most environmentally safe pipeline anywhere in America.'' And then Jeffrey Soth of the International Union of Operating Engineers said: ``Without the Keystone XL pipeline, American crude oil from the Bakken Formation, the fastest-growing oil field in the United States, will continue to move out of the region in the most dangerous, most expensive way possible, by tanker truck.'' Folks, this is about jobs. We're fortunate to be able to place this in this bill, 20,000 immediate jobs, 110,000 additional jobs. I stood outside a refinery and I asked people, Where do you think the crude oil comes in, and how does the refined product go out? In any refinery in this country it's done through pipelines. So the Keystone XL pipeline is a job creator. Organized labor is strongly behind this. It creates 20,000 immediate jobs.…”