Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act

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Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for yielding time and
the work you have done on this bill.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of S. 1 to approve the Keystone
XL pipeline after what has turned out to be an unacceptable 6-year
delay by the Obama administration.

Many have stated that this bill is about creating jobs. And guess
what? They are right. The pipeline would create over 40,000 jobs
without a dime of taxpayer funding, helping to pull eager American
workers out of the unemployment line.

Approval of the pipeline would also bring down energy costs here at
home, lifting a huge burden on hardworking families, small businesses,
and farmers.

Moreover, clearing the construction of the Keystone pipeline puts us
closer to North American energy independence to reduce our dependence
on oil from foreign sources that are all too often at odds with
America's interests and our national security.

So the bill we debate today is about jobs. It is about making energy
more affordable. But it is also about making our country safer. This
bill will help us stop funding both sides of the war on terror.
Mr. Speaker, I support this bill.

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