Keystone XL Pipeline Is a No-Go
Categories: U.S. Legislatitive Issues |
Author:
Mike Williams |
Posted: 1/18/2012 |
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President Barack Obama formally announced his rejection of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, setting up a new confrontation with Republicans who contend the project would create as many as 20,000 jobs.
In a statement this afternoon, Obama blamed Congressional Republicans for setting a “rushed and arbitrary deadline” which prevented the State Department from making a “full assessment of the pipeline’s impact, especially the health and safety of the American people, as well as our environment.”
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Source: Roll Call