Political Quotes

“I include in the Record a letter from the International Union of Operating Engineers, a letter from Edison Electric Institute, a letter from the IOSA, and a letter from the Plains All American Pipeline all in support of this bill. International Union of Operating Engineers, Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, July 18, 2017. Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, Washington, DC. Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader, Washington, DC. Dear Speaker Ryan and Leader Pelosi: The International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) supports H.R. 2883, the Cross-Border Energy Infrastructure Act, legislation that provides clear congressional authority to the process of evaluating transnational pipeline projects. Further, the IUOE endorses H.R. 2910, a bill Promoting Inter-Agency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act. We respectfully request that you support both of these pieces of legislation when they come to the floor of the House of Representatives this week. The International Union of Operating Engineers represents 400,000 working men and women in the United States and Canada, thousands of whom build and maintain the nation's energy infrastructure. We are one of four unions that are signatory to the National Pipeline Agreement.…”