Virginia Foxx: “President Obama has been going around the country saying that he is taking action through Executive order because ``we…”

“President Obama has been going around the country saying that he is taking action through Executive order because ``we can't wait'' on the Congress. However, he has just said that he is going to put the largest job-creating project in America on ice. When it comes to creating jobs and providing additional resources for energy, the President can wait. In fact, he's putting the Keystone pipeline off until after the 2012 election. That is nonsense and hypocritical. This pipeline will not only create tens of thousands of jobs, it will also help to dramatically reduce our dependence on oil from despotic Middle Eastern petrostates. By blocking and delaying this important project, the Obama administration is standing squarely in the way of economic growth and energy independence. It's time to get serious about approving this pipeline. It has broad support, and its builders have demonstrated a strong willingness to do what it takes to reduce potential environmental impact, even going so far as to propose changing its route. Mr. Speaker, this project makes sense for our economy and for our national security and energy independence. It's long past time the Obama administration stopped blocking its progress, because the American people can't wait on this issue. But the President again seems oblivious to the fact that we have a real unemployment rate of approximately 26 million people. I want to read some information put out by the Republican Conference this morning.…”