This bill is simple, but the ramifications may be significant. Let me set the record straight: I want to get off OPEC oil. Receiving as much as 700,000 barrels of oil from our northern neighbor, Canada, makes us more energy secure, more…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Connecticut will be postponed. Amendment No. 7 Offered by Mr. Rush The Acting CHAIR. It is…

I urge defeat of this onerous and job- killing amendment. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy). The question was taken; and the Chair…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. First of all, the purpose of this pipeline is so that American citizens will have a reliable source of fuel made in America. That's the whole point of this. And there are companies that are expanding their…

I still am in opposition because it doesn't really accurately reflect the statements within the EIS, the Environmental Impact Studies. I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The gentlewoman from the Virgin Islands has 15 seconds…

Two points here: I think, number one, the gentlelady's amendment really helps define what the real issue here is. It isn't with, necessarily, the pipeline or its placement of the pipeline or a chemical that's in it. It's actually about…

There is no doubt that the facts are that, on the Keystone but not the Keystone XL, there have been 12 leaks, 12 leaks of as little as 5 gallons to 400 barrels from a recent one. Those were determined to be caused, not by the safety of the…

I would like to join my friend in standing up for the truth and accuracy; so what I will do is read the Supplemental Environmental Impact Study. Page 7: ``The WORLD and DOE Energy Technologies Perspective model analyses results show no…

Once again, in the entire record that's been submitted from the Department of Energy to EPA, the studies that have been done conclude that, in global refineries, CO<INF>2</INF> and total life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions, whether the…

American workers and American consumers will be better off. They will reap the advantages of a reliable source of energy, eliminating, or at least greatly reducing, the uncertainties that cause the gas price spikes at the pump. Let's…

I strongly oppose this amendment. This is a poison pill, especially the way that this amendment is worded. Now, the reality here is when this infrastructure of the pipeline is completed to U.S. refineries that are expanding to be able to…

I want to give a degree of confidence that this scenario's already been set forth. This is the environmental study, pages 3-99: maximum spill volumes. It's already been modeled out. It's already been determined. And just to provide further…