Political Quotes

“I yield myself 1 minute. Madam Speaker, the oil produced in the Province of Alberta belongs to the country of Canada. Yes, it may traverse the United States, if the Keystone pipeline is built. But if it is not, the oil will traverse western Canada and be shipped to China. The oil will still be burned. The carbon will still go into the air. Who would you rather have in charge of the refining process: refineries in China who do not have the environmental controls, or refineries in Texas who do? I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, how much time do I have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Massachusetts has 4\1/2\ minutes remaining. Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to insert the text of the amendment that I am going to offer if we defeat the previous question in the Record, along with extraneous material, immediately prior to the vote on the previous question. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Massachusetts? There was no objection. Mr. McGOVERN. I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' and defeat the previous question, and I urge a ``no'' vote on the rule. Again, I just want to remind my colleagues what we would like to bring up.…”