On the recordMarch 8, 2012
I rise in opposition to this amendment. The Keystone XL Pipeline will bring more than 830,000 barrels a day of crude oil from Canada and also from States like mine, such as North Dakota and Montana. We need that crude oil rather than relying on the Middle East. This is a vote to block the project. Make no mistake, this not only requires the TransCanada start-over, it says start over after 3\1/2\ years. What does that mean, another 3\1/2\ years before they can go forward? And it adds additional impediments to the project. With gasoline prices going up every day, we need more supply, we need it from Canada, we need it from North Dakota and Montana, not from the Middle East. Please vote no on this amendment and yes on the next one, which will allow us to move forward for American workers, American consumers, for our businesses, for our economy, and for national security. The PRESIDING OFFICER. All time has expired. The question is on agreeing to amendment No. 1817.
