Political Quotes

“I rise today as a proud Oklahoman, calling for this body to act on a commonsense bill that will put this country on the path to energy independence. The Keystone XL pipeline's southern route, which runs directly through my congressional district, is already creating good-paying jobs back in Oklahoma. I have seen with my own eyes how it is putting millions of dollars directly into the economies of small towns in my district. Mr. Chairman, this is a time for Congress to act. This project has been delayed long enough. We have studied the environmental impact of Keystone over and over again. We know that we can safely transport crude oil from our friends in Canada and sources in the U.S. to our refineries along the gulf coast. EPA's latest opposition to the State Department's recent environmental impact review of this project is more of the same from this administration, which continues to claim it supports an all-of-the-above approach but fails to follow through when it's time to act. Let's put our country on the path to energy independence and off foreign oil from those countries that do not have our best interests in mind. I urge my fellow Members to do what is right, not for the party, but for this country and to vote for H.R. 3. {time} 1550”