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KS senators push for resuming work on Keystone XL Pipeline

KS senators push for resuming work on Keystone XL Pipeline

KS senators push for resuming work on Keystone XL Pipeline

One of the first executive actions taken by President Biden was to cancel the permits allowing construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline. A group of senators, including those from Kansas, is working to reverse that move.

“The focus of the new administration must be on restoring our economy to pre-COVID levels and ensuring Americans can put food on the table,” said Sen. Marshall. “Instead, President Biden has revoked the Keystone XL pipeline, a move that will drive up the price of gas at the pump, cost thousands of jobs, crush our energy industry and put our country back on a path to dependence on foreign oil. Over the years, the Keystone XL pipeline has undergone extensive environmental and safety studies that have been verified, tested, and approved by both the courts and independent groups. Instead of firing American workers through government decree, the Biden Administration should take steps to grow our economy and continue down the path of American energy independence and economic recovery.”

Along with the support of Kansas’ senators, this effort is backed by senators in Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, North Dakota, and Oklahoma.

“We came so far during the last administration – from prioritizing American energy development to ending the far-left’s war on fossil fuels,” said Sen. Jim Inhofe, of Oklahoma. “The Keystone XL pipeline would create thousands of jobs in Oklahoma and throughout the nation and President Biden’s disappointing choice today to revoke this permit will harm the nation’s tremendous progress toward energy independence. I am sad to see this decision to continue the failed Obama-era legacy of denying tens of thousands of Americans good, well-paying jobs at the expense of satisfying liberal, “Green New Deal” inspired interest groups. It is a sad day for the future of American energy independence, but I will not stop fighting for legislation and other policies that keep energy costs down and further our energy and national security.”

This pipeline is meant to carry oil from Alberta, to the Texas Gulf Coast. It has been in the works since 2008, but has faced multiple legal challenges. It was also stopped altogether by a veto from President Obama in 2015. Work resumed once President Trump took office.

 

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