the project had two main construction bases one --, and one in kotoko. these are small towns. having about 1000 workers at these camps was a good source of economic developed for these communities. and at its peak about 4000 workers were part of the construction of the gulf coast pipeline, that is 12 million man-hours of labor. even now, the pipeline continues to bring jobs and opportunities into oklahoma. since 2010, oklahoma has seen a 44% jump in pipeline transportation and construction jobs. remember, this is all from one state and one pipeline. just think what we could achieve if the whole project was allowed to go forward. now, i know that these are a lot of numbers. especially for saturday morning. but behind each one is a story. a worker who now has a job insurance, who can put food on the table, plan and hope for the future. that is what keystone is about. not politics, not the cap -- democrat and republican, it is about jobs, energy, infrastructure. it is about hope. president obama was once about that too. that is why i am appealing to him to sign the bill and let u