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The U.S. House of Representatives remains focused on their efforts to spur economic growth, create jobs and lighten the crushing debt burden we’re piling up. The House already has adopted legislation to control government spending, reduce burdensome regulations that hurt small businesses and ensure that America can take full advantage of our nation’s vast energy resources. 

This focus on jobs continues with passage of legislation for the Keystone Pipeline, which the Department of State says could create an estimated 20,000 direct new jobs and deliver approximately 83,000 barrels of oil a day, substantially reducing our reliance on energy from unstable sources. The Keystone Pipeline has attracted bi-partisan support, with both the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the Building and Construction Trades Department of the AFL-CIO voicing their support. It’s time to stop the endless bureaucratic delays of this project and help put more Americans back to work.