mr. grayson: mr. chair, the last words i just said were this relates directly to the matter before the chair. may i proceed? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman may proceed on the question of privilege. and i believe the gentleman knows the difference. mr. grayson: mr. chair, i stand by what i said. may i proceed? the speaker pro tempore: you may proceed. the chair is prepared to rule. mr. grayson: i don't think you can properly do that without being fully informed without the facts here. may i proceed? the speaker pro tempore: proceed. mr. grayson: were not satisfied with writing the laws, we want to execute them as well. this discredits the institution not only within the federal government, but also in the eyes of the american people. we must not allow the house to be degraded this way. . the bill states the environmental impact statement satisfies nepa. the environmental impact statement was for a different project, the keystone x.l. pipeline proposed in 2009. a pipeline would have terminated i

mr. grayson. the chair: the gentleman is -- is recognized for 90 seconds. mr. grayson: i urge the republicans on the other side of the aisle to stop faking it. we have a bill here that deem this is, deems that, and deems the other thing. a bill that deems the environmental impact statement required by the national environmental policy act is deemed approved. it's not. a bill that says that the requirements of the endangered species act are deemed satisfied and opinion deemed issued. they're not. a bill that says that the required right of way and use permit on a mineral leasing act is deemed issued, not. and a bill that says the requirement for the water pollution control act and the migratory bird treatment act are deemed issued. not. why are we doing this? while we're at it, why don't we deem a balanced budget? why don't we deem full employment? why don't we deem world peace? it's it's farcical. it's a violation of the separation of powers under the constitution. it's not our job to deem thins, it's our job to pass things of general application, not favors to

mr. grayson: thank you, mr. chairman. the speaker pro tempore: thank you, sir. the chair will now entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentlelady from west virginia rise? without objection. mr. capuano: thank you, mr. speaker. this -- mrs. capito: thank you, mr. speaker. this vote on wednesday will come with -- after more than 1,700 days since the application for the project was filed. despite the outpouring of support from the american people, the president continues to delay the approval of the keystone pipeline which would directly create 20,000 jobs and leave us $17 billion in spending. the president keeps dragging his feet. business and labor organizations have joined together to support the keystone project because it will bring jobs to american workers. west virginians support the keystone pipeline. the permitting delay is standing in the way of the keystone project, demonstrates that this administration and will vironmental agenda put everything ahead of our nation's economy and jobs for working americans. mr. speaker, an