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REPEATING HISTORY: Keystone XL – The Trans-Alaska Pipeline of our Time | May 21, 2013

The House will vote tomorrow on legislation to finally allow construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, a $7 billion private sector energy infrastructure project that will bring thousands of jobs and greater energy supplies to America. Rep. Lee Terry’s (R-NE) bill, H.R.

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Committee Releases White Paper Examining Environmental Impacts of Renewable Fuel Standard | May 9, 2013
WASHINGTON, DC – The House Energy and Commerce Committee is continuing its bipartisan review of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), releasing today the third in a series of white papers examining a number of issues emerging with the current system.

The Exam Room

Another Union Leader Laments Obamacare’s Broken Promises | May 21, 2013
WASHINGTON, DC – This morning, The Hill reported that the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) is now among the labor unions “breaking with President Obama on Obamacare.” According to The Hill, the “1.3 million-member labor

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In the Committee

On Thursday, May 23, the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, approved H.R. 2052, The Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2013. H.R. 2052 is a bipartisan bill designed to help increase foreign direct investment in the United States and spur job creation.

On the Floor

On Wednesday, May 22, the House approved H.R. 3, the Northern Route Approval Act, with bipartisan support by a vote of 241 to 175. Sponsored by Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE), this commonsense legislation will end the regulatory delays blocking construction of the Keystone XL pipeline and finally allow the job-creating project to proceed. Learn more about the Keystone XL pipeline here.

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