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SarahNET Articles Republicans move to revive Keystone XL pipeline
Republicans move to revive Keystone XL pipeline
Wednesday, 25 January 2012 16:07 | 
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Republican lawmakers are working to strip President Barack Obama of his authority to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline in a last ditch effort to bring Canadian oil to the U.S.
“What irritates me and a lot of people concerned about the economy is the president made a political decision to throw away 25,000 jobs,” said Rep. Steve Scalise (La.).
After 40 months of reviews, studies and delays by the Obama administration that came under increasing pressure by the environmental community to stop the project, the president on Jan. 18 denied TransCanada its needed permit, saying the State Department needed more time to review the pipeline’s route.
“We fought WWII in less time than it’s taken to evaluate this project,” said Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas). “This is an insult to the American people to say you need more time.”
The lawmakers made those comments during a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing last week on proposed legislation authored by Rep. Lee Terry (R-Neb.), who says Obama is making needless excuses to delay the project past the presidential election to appease his supporters...
-Audrey Hudson HE
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