{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=1575e030-ace6-41b0-9578-d862e7692bc3", "McConnell Urges Senate Democrats to Support Cassidy Keystone Bill", "2014-11-18", "2014", "2014-11", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Mitch McConnell", "M000355", "www.mcconnell.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate Floor urging his colleagues to support Keystone XL jobs:\r\n\u201cLater today, the Senate will vote on whether or not to send Congressman Cassidy\u2019s Keystone jobs bill to the President. It\u2019s a vote that\u2019s long overdue, but welcome.  \u00a0  \u201cKeystone XL is just common-sense. It\u2019s a shovel-ready jobs project that would help thousands of Americans find work. It would increase our supply of North American energy. And it would do all that with minimal net climate impact.  \u00a0  \u201cThat\u2019s why the American people support it. That\u2019s why Republicans support it. That\u2019s why so many rank-and-file Democrats support it too.  \u00a0  \u201cI wish the Senate would have followed the lead of Congressman Cassidy and his House colleagues in approving Keystone years ago. It\u2019s just common sense. Those who took a serious look at the science and the potential benefits reached that conclusion long ago. They understand that the whole drama over Keystone has been as protracted as it is unnecessary.\r\n\u201cWe hope to turn the page on all that today.  \u00a0  \u201cThe reason we\u2019re able to finally have this vote is because the American people sent a strong message earlier this month. They told us that they just want Washington to get on with approving serious policies like Keystone and then move on.  \u00a0  \u201cThat\u2019s why \u2014 after years of delay and so many thwarted attempts to bring Keystone up for a vote \u2014 the Democrat leadership is finally allowing us a vote on passage of the Cassidy Keystone bill.  \u00a0  \u201cThat\u2019s a good thing. It\u2019s a step forward.  \u00a0  \u201cNow it will be up to our friends on the other side to vote with us and actually pass the Cassidy Keystone bill through Congress. The President\u2019s remarks opposing this bipartisan jobs legislation were not helpful.\r\n\u201cRepublicans are committed to getting Keystone approved. We want to see those jobs created as soon as possible. That\u2019s what the people want. The House already acted long ago. And Congressman Cassidy and colleagues like Senator Hoeven deserve recognition for their years of hard work on this issue.  \u00a0  \u201cSo I urge a yes vote on the legislation to send Congressman Cassidy\u2019s Keystone bill to the President and create more American jobs.  \u00a0  \u201cAnd if not, then a new majority is committed to acting next year.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=1575e030-ace6-41b0-9578-d862e7692bc3"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.4711480364203453, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}