Issue Position: Moving Forward with the Keystone Pipeline

Issue Position

I will work hard to get the Keystone pipeline constructed immediately. We have the refining capacity, and our resources are ready and waiting. If we choose not to buy Canadian oil, then the Chinese will. They will use that oil to manufacture electronics, clothing, and even our beloved Mardi Gras beads. They will use it to manufacture goods that we will need, but at prices we could never afford. With several Louisiana contractors and a workforce of 20,000 good local men and women, and beat the Chinese before their manufacturing even begins. We could use the equipment, know-how and experience already in our state to build that much needed pipeline in only a matter of years, with no adverse impact on the environment and while preserving our state's precious natural resources.

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