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Heitkamp Statement on Decisions Regarding the Dakota Access Pipeline

Statement

Date: Sept. 9, 2016
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Oil and Gas Indigenous Peoples Judicial Branch Legal

U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp today released the following statement on today's federal court ruling on the Dakota Access pipeline, which was followed by the Administration's decision to pause its construction.

"It's disappointing that today's back-to-back federal court ruling and Administration decision brought more questions than answers -- with no light at the end of the tunnel for North Dakotans. For our state's close-knit communities, this prolonged lack of certainty is particularly painful, and I'll press the Administration and various agencies for the finality they deserve. Going forward, my main focus will be on making sure that tribes are able to exercise their First Amendment right to protest peacefully, and workers are able to do their jobs safely. It's incumbent upon all of us, even in times where our communities are fractured, to treat one another with the respect and dignity that is intrinsically North Dakotan."


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