Bud Shuster: “I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, my good friend from Oregon is right about this committee building…”

“I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, my good friend from Oregon is right about this committee building infrastructure, but there is nothing more important right now than making sure our pipelines are in place to bring the energy safely to millions of Americans, and efficiently to millions of Americans. This is a core of what this committee does. That's why we have primary jurisdiction. That's why we're here debating this issue today. This bill simply takes back congressional authority--constitutional congressional authority--for us to be able to pass legislation to move things forward, and in this case to move this pipeline forward. This permit as processed will set up an executive order taking away congressional authority. So I am very, very proud and pleased to stand here today and to urge my colleagues to take a vote today to take back part of our constitutional congressional authority, move this pipeline forward, creating jobs, giving us more energy security in the world.”