Keystone XL Pipeline

Floor Speech

Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, parents know all too well the sinking feeling that settles in around the kitchen table when it's time to pay bills.

Utilities costs takes up more and more each month and the once-simple task of putting gas in the car has become an act of financial acrobatics.

Heading into a long, hot summer, House Republicans are committed to an all-of-the-above American energy strategy. If there's more American energy, prices will be more affordable, and there will be more American jobs. Period.

Who would stand in the way of that? Apparently, President Obama.

The President continues to play favorites in the energy sector and block domestic energy with onerous regulations. Red tape only makes it harder to capitalize on economic-growth opportunities and harder to achieve energy independence.

If the President were just to sign off on the Keystone XL pipeline today, he'd open up thousands of American jobs, but for 5 years he has refused.

House Republicans are serious about expanding energy production. It's time the President got serious, too.

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