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Shimkus Responds to President Obama's Veto

Statement

Date: Feb. 24, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Oil and Gas Employment and Affirmative Action

Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15) released the following statement today in response to President Obama's veto of the Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act:

"With his veto today, President Obama put the narrow wishes of his far-left base before the will of the American people and a bipartisan majority in Congress. The president's uncompromising objection to this pipeline not only hurts the American job-seekers and energy consumers who would benefit from its construction, but his continued obstruction also undermines an important relationship with our closest ally and diminishes the gains we've made toward greater energy security."


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