Keystone Pipeline
The Keystone Pipeline System is an oil pipeline system in Canada and the United States, commissioned since 2010. Three phases of the project are in operation, and the fourth is awaiting U.S. government approval.
October 9th, 2012
With over 23 million Americans unemployed or underemployed, today’s jobs report that the economy added 104,000 private sector jobs in September is bittersweet news. High unemployment rates have become the status quo under...
March 15th, 2012
Sometimes, a simple solution sits in front of us and all it takes is the will to simply say “Go for it.” The solution for our energy problems is simple, “Drill, baby drill and dig, baby dig.” In previous articles, I have...
March 2nd, 2012
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is a political committee devoted to maintaining and increasing the 239-member...
February 28th, 2012
WASHINGTON – Monday U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement responding to reports of a letter Senate Democrats sent urging the Administration to ask Saudi...
January 25th, 2012
Tuesday I introduced H.R. 3811, the Keystone for A Secure Tomorrow Act (K-FAST). This legislation would allow Congress to directly and immediately approve the permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline. Congress already has the...
January 23rd, 2012
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is a political committee devoted to maintaining and increasing the 239-member Republican majority in the U.S. House...
January 18th, 2012
U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX-Dallas), a Member of House Republican Leadership, today released the following statement in response to President Obama’s rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline construction which...
January 16th, 2012
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is a political committee devoted to maintaining and increasing the 239-member Republican majority in the U.S. House...
January 5th, 2012
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is a political committee devoted to maintaining and increasing the 239-member Republican majority in the U.S. House of...
December 30th, 2011
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is a political committee devoted to maintaining and increasing the 239-member Republican majority in the U.S. House of...
April 25th, 2012
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is a political committee devoted to maintaining and increasing the 239-member...
March 8th, 2012
Today U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) spoke on the Senate floor responding to reports that the President is personally lobbying Democrat Senators to vote against an amendment that would approve the Keystone pipeline’s...
February 7th, 2012
AUSTIN—Today, Lt. Governor David Dewhurst and five members of the Texas Senate sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker John Boehner urging Congress to immediately approve construction of the...
January 25th, 2012
I am pleased that President Obama’s State of the Union speech spent less time than usual attacking Republicans. Unfortunately, his speech was filled with statements that will play well on the campaign trail, but it...
January 19th, 2012
Today, in a move that surprised hardly anyone, Texas Governor Rick Perry announced he is suspending his campaign for President of the United States. During his concession, Gov. Perry endorsed former Speaker of the House,...
January 18th, 2012
U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement amidst reports that the State Department will be denying a permit to build the Keystone XL pipeline this afternoon:The President has said he wakes up...
January 7th, 2012
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is a political committee devoted to maintaining and increasing the 239-member Republican majority in the U.S...
January 3rd, 2012
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is a political committee devoted to maintaining and increasing the 239-member Republican majority in the U.S. House of...
December 17th, 2011
The following statement was issued after the Senate passed a bi-partisan bill requiring the President to decide within 60 days whether or not to allow construction of the Keystone XL pipeline to proceed:The President says he...