Adrian Smith: “I thank the chairman for the time. Mr. Speaker, as you all know, a major portion of the Keystone XL pipeline will run…”

“I thank the chairman for the time. Mr. Speaker, as you all know, a major portion of the Keystone XL pipeline will run through Nebraska's Third District. Nebraskans overwhelmingly support this project to improve access to North American energy and decrease the strain on our overwhelmed infrastructure system. As we all now know, the Nebraska Supreme Court has upheld the process as established by the elected Nebraska officials. I urge my colleagues to support approval of this project, and I urge the President to sign off on the pipeline as a needed step to encourage private investment in infrastructure. Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.”