purposes of going out on to the world market an not allowing for any reduction in the cost of gasoline in the united states of america. i urge my colleagues to vote no on the rule and the underlying legislation. and i'm at this time, mr. speaker, prepared to yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida mr. hastings, yields back his time. the gentleman from florida, mr. webster, is recognized. . mr. webster: thank you, mr. speaker. this rule provides for an ample open debate, allowing our colleagues from across the aisle to offer legislative proposals to this bill. furthermore, the underlying bill addresses two critical concerns. if you listen to the speeches made in this chamber every day and every member of this house, unemployment and dependence on opec oil. as i have stated, 20,000 shovel-ready jobs can be created with the approval of this infrastructure project. approval of keystone x.l. pipeline will also serve to increase oil imports...