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Tx4obama

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Wed Jan 18, 2012, 10:14 PM Jan 2012

Statement by President Obama on the Keystone XL Pipeline

The White House

Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
January 18, 2012
Statement by the President on the Keystone XL Pipeline

Earlier today, I received the Secretary of State’s recommendation on the pending application for the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline. As the State Department made clear last month, the rushed and arbitrary deadline insisted on by Congressional Republicans prevented a full assessment of the pipeline’s impact, especially the health and safety of the American people, as well as our environment. As a result, the Secretary of State has recommended that the application be denied. And after reviewing the State Department’s report, I agree.

This announcement is not a judgment on the merits of the pipeline, but the arbitrary nature of a deadline that prevented the State Department from gathering the information necessary to approve the project and protect the American people. I’m disappointed that Republicans in Congress forced this decision, but it does not change my Administration’s commitment to American-made energy that creates jobs and reduces our dependence on oil. Under my Administration, domestic oil and natural gas production is up, while imports of foreign oil are down. In the months ahead, we will continue to look for new ways to partner with the oil and gas industry to increase our energy security –including the potential development of an oil pipeline from Cushing, Oklahoma to the Gulf of Mexico – even as we set higher efficiency standards for cars and trucks and invest in alternatives like biofuels and natural gas. And we will do so in a way that benefits American workers and businesses without risking the health and safety of the American people and the environment.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/01/18/statement-president-keystone-xl-pipeline


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Statement by President Obama on the Keystone XL Pipeline (Original Post) Tx4obama Jan 2012 OP
I will give credit where it is due..Thank you President Obama AnOhioan Jan 2012 #1
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