mr. mooney, for five minutes. mr. mooney: thank you, mr. speaker. with his veto of the keystone x.l. pipeline, the president has again decided to stand with radical environmentalists at the expense of the american people. republicans and democrats came together in both houses of congress to pass this commonsense bill. yet, the president has seen fit to deny the american people the new jobs it would create. the president has demonstrated a record of picking favorites in the energy industry. we all remember how the president steered billions in taxpayer dollars to solyndra only to see the flawed solar company collapse. in 2014 alone, the department of energy directed over $1.9 billion in taxpayer dollars to investments in alternative energy. at the same time, the president has waged war on west virginia energy jobs. this year the administration is expected to ratchet up that war with new ozone standards and a new stream buffer zone rule. these overreaching regulations are intentionally designed to kill coal with devastating outcomes for west virginia and our entire nation. coal splice

mr. mooney. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mooney: on a variety of issues from the environmental protection agency's war on coal jobs in west virginia to the designation of anwr in alaska as permanent wilderness, the president has used unilateral executive action to stifle domestic energy production. it is time for the president to stop pandering to radical environmentalists and do what is right for hardworking american families. the business community organized labor, bipartisan majorities in congress, and a clear majority of the american people support construction of the keystone x.l. pipeline. the president's own state department concluded that the project is in the best economic interests of our nation and that the project would have no impact on carbon emissions and no negative impact on the environment. mr. president, enough is enough. it is time mr. president, enough is enough. it's time to create jobs and reduce energy prices for hardworking families. sign this bill into law. it is time to build the keystone x.l. pipel

mr. mooney, for five minutes. mr. mooney: thank you, mr. speaker. it's a great honor of addressing the nation as a newly elected representative for the people of west virginia's second district. my name is alex mooney, and grew up in a home where the american ideal of the personal freedom and limited government were cherished. my mother was born and raised in cuba, where at age 21 she was thrown in jail for seven weeks as a political prisoner by the communist regime of fidel castro. after her release, she fled here to the united states where she was welcomed with open arms to restart her life in freedom. my father was a feisty irishman from new york, and a vietnam veteran. he was an ardent conservative and had great pride in leaders like ronald reagan. through the hard work of my parents, my three siblings and i had the chance to live the american dream. my older brother, vincent, is a professor of electrical engineering at georgia tech. my younger brother, patrick, is a successful businessman. my younger sister, margarita, is a professor of sociolog

mr. mooney. mr. mooney: thank you. thank you, mr. speaker. thank you to my colleagues congressman jim jordan and congressman bill loudermilk for addressing this special issue before our nation. senator harry reid and the president are currently risking the full funding of our national security to protect the president's unilateral and unconstitutional executive action on amnesty. on 22 occasions president obama himself said he did not have the authority to grant executive amnesty before flipping and denying the will of the american people and taking unilateral action anyway. this attitude follows a pattern of unilateral action, executive action, including the president's war on coal and it must be stopped. now, senator reid and his allies continue to block any consideration of the bill passed by the house to fund the department of homeland security. this obstruction is intended to protect the president's unconstitutional executive amnesty. sadly, no one is surprised that this president would use this unlawful, unilateral action to pursue his

mr. mooney. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mooney: on a variety of issues from the environmental protection agency's war on coal jobs in west virginia to the designation of anwr in alaska as permanent wilderness, the president has used unilateral executive action to stifle domestic energy production. it is time for the president to stop pandering to radical environmentalists and do what is right for hardworking american families. the business community organized labor, bipartisan majorities in congress, and a clear majority of the american people support construction of the keystone x.l. pipeline. the president's own state department concluded that the project is in the best economic interests of our nation and that the project would have no impact on carbon emissions and no negative impact on the environment. mr. president, enough is enough. it is time mr. president, enough is enough. it's time to create jobs and reduce energy prices for hardworking families. sign this bill into law. it is time to build the keystone x.l. pipel