| Protecting Investment In Oil Shale The Next Generation Of Environmental, Energy, And Resource Security Act |
February 17, 2012 |
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Carolyn Maloney, D-NY
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"The grievances continue. The Majority repeats itself by again attempting to force approval of the Keystone XL pipeline. Throughout the 112th Congress they have refused to allow for a thorough review and study by the State Department. Seeking to direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to approve the pipeline within 30 days without conditions is wholly irresponsible and does nothing to ensure the safety and security of workers, residents, and communities impacted by the pipeline."
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| Protecting Investment In Oil Shale The Next Generation Of Environmental, Energy, And Resource Security Act |
February 16, 2012 |
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Pete Stark, D-CA
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"In the unlikely event that this bill becomes law, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge would be opened to oil drilling and the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline will be approved despite the fact that the President found the pipeline is not in the national interest. This legislation also mandates oil shale production on millions of acres of taxpayer owned lands in the West without environmental review. Producing oil from oil shale is an unproven process that requires massive amounts of water and energy and produces equally massive amounts of waste. That’s why the Obama Administration continues to study the process and conduct research and development on the feasibility of oil shale extraction prior to opening up federal lands. Instead of following this reasonable approach, Republicans are ignoring science and pushing ahead."
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| The Budget |
February 16, 2012 |
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John Barrasso, R-WY
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"By the way, when the President blocked the Keystone XL Pipeline, what did China say to our northern neighbors, our big trading partner, Canada? If the United States doesn’t want it, if President Obama isn’t interested, we will take the oil in China. The Prime Minister of Canada was in China last week doing exactly that—cutting a deal with the Chinese for energy that will be sold from Canada. I think we should want it. I think if we want to be energy secure and work on energy security, which, to me, is an issue of national security, we should want that energy. Good jobs; the amount of money in terms of jobs that are available—this isn’t government money, it is private money to put people back to work. We haven’t seen it, and this administration, through its budget and through its policies, continues to oppose those efforts for American jobs."
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| Surface Transportation Act |
February 14, 2012 |
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John Hoeven, R-ND
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"Madam President, I rise to speak on the issue of energy security for our Nation. I have filed legislation which would approve the Keystone XL Pipeline. I filed our bill as an amendment to the highway bill. That bill is the Hoeven-Lugar-Vitter-McConnell-Johanns-Hatch bill. But it actually includes 45 Senators as cosponsors of the legislation. As I said, I filed it now as an amendment to the highway bill."
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