Make that will create significant construction and infrastructure jobs. Now, were this just in isolation and it didnt involve the total construction of the forests of canada, if i were a canadian id be pretty upset about that, and perhaps the dirtiest, most environmentally problematic way of extracting fossil fuels from the ground to get these oil sands, the construction jobs might have, you know, might carry the day. But sometimes you have to draw a line. And in this case, you know we also hear its going to lead somehow to Energy Security. Thats interesting because the crude is going to come down without paying any crude, tar stand oil or whatever you want to call it, its going to come down to texas without paying into the Oil Spill Liability trust Fund Creating a potential problem for the future taxpayers of the United States. Go to a refinery in an export zone in texas and it will be refined and then it will be exported. Were exporting millions of gallons of fuel every day. So to so
And i look forward to looking to working with senator cantwell. Our geographic neighbors so to speak with so much shared interests between the states of washington and alaska. We have a lot that we can be working on collaboratively. To i have a very strong collaborative relationship with my colleague from oregon senator wyden, from the committee. I think we set a good tone for this committee, in terms of how we build things and how we work to advance initiatives throughout the process. Having said that, as we embark on their First Business meeting, our markup, i think it is a little unfortunate that we move to markup first, that we did not have the opportunity for the hearing was scheduled yesterday. We had already laid that groundwork, we had invited our agreedupon witnesses, we circulated a background memo that i hope each of you had an opportunity to read and review. It was written by joint staff in preparation for the hearing. We had already gotten testimony from our witnesses, the
Representatives, according to the rules and limitations prescribed in the case of a bill. Mr. Goodlatte i now yield to the gentlewoman from ohio, ms. Kaptur. Ms. Kaptur section 8, the Congress Shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States, but all duties, imposts, and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States. Mr. Goodlatte i now yield to the gentleman from texas, mr. Hensarling. Mr. Hensarling to borrow money on the credit of the United States, to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the indian tribes, to establish an uniform rule of naturalization, and uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies throughout the United States. Mr. Goodlatte i now yield to the gentleman from virginia mr. Connolly. Mr. Connolly to coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the standard of weights and measure
Pipeline. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 3. A bill to improve the keystone x. L. Pipeline approve the keystone x. L. Pipeline. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to House Resolution 19 the bill is considered read, the bill shall be debatable for one hour, equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on transportation and infrastructure. And the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on energy and commerce. The gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. Shuster, the gentleman from oregon, mr. Defazio, the gentleman from kentucky, mr. Wit field and the gentleman from new jersey whitfield, and the gentleman from new jersey, mr. Pallone, each control 15 minutes. Mr. Shuster thank you mr. Speaker. I yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. Mr. Shuster i rise today to support h. R. 3, the keystone x. L. Pipeline act, and for
Caucus the chairman of the finance committee somebody that certainly understands tax policy and fiscal policy for this country extremely well. And this legislation that were considering is a jobs bill. Its about energy. Its about jobs. Its about Economic Growth. Its about National Security. But for somebody like the senator from utah whos working on reforming our tax code and how we can stimulate Economic Growth in this country id like to turn to him here right at the outset and say as somebody that truly understands how our economy works and how we have to build a Good Business climate in this country and we have to empower the development of of infrastructure roads and rail, pipelines and transmission lines, as part of building an Energy Policy that will truly make this energy this Nation Energy secure. Id like to turn to him and ask him if he would take a few minutes and address not only this project on its on the broad basis of its merits but particularly some of the economic aspec