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Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Keystone XL Pipeline

Letter

By: Tom Price, Mark Amodei, Aaron Schock, Jim Costa, Jeff Denham, Ted Poe, Tom Cotton, Morgan Griffith, Steve Womack, Bill Huizenga, Dan Benishek, Bob Latta, Adam Kinzinger, Walter Jones, Jr., John Campbell III, Pete Visclosky, Kevin Cramer, Steve Chabot, Donald Young, Tim Huelskamp, Scott Tipton, Phil Roe, Dave Joyce, Shelley Capito, Michael Coffman, Jo Bonner, Jr., Lynn Westmoreland, Chris Stewart, Jackie Walorski, Renee Ellmers, Pete Olson, Bob Gibbs, Jack Kingston, Jim Jordan, Jim Matheson, Scott Perry, Susan Brooks, Peter Roskam, Carolyn McCarthy, Charles Boustany, Jr., Mike Kelly, Jr., Lynn Jenkins, Randy Forbes, Chris Collins, Randy Neugebauer, Mike Conaway, Collin Peterson, Michael Burgess, Doc Hastings, Rodney Alexander, Bill Cassidy, Robert Aderholt, Roger Williams, Trent Franks, Ed Whitfield, Pat Tiberi, Mo Brooks, Steve Pearce, Robert Hurt, Tom McClintock, Blaine Luetkemeyer, Doug LaMalfa, David McKinley, John Culberson, Mick Mulvaney, Lou Barletta, Vicky Hartzler, Bill Shuster, Bill Flores, Stephen Fincher, Lee Terry, Billy Long, Filemon Vela, Jr., Fred Upton, Doug Lamborn, Keith Rothfus, Pete Sessions, Andy Barr, Dennis Ross, Tom Cole, Steve Scalise, Bill Owens, Rodney Davis, Tom Graves, Jr., Mac Thornberry, Cathy Rodgers, Leonard Lance, Spencer Bachus, Tim Griffin, Tim Walberg, Trey Radel, Joe Barton, Joe Wilson, Sr., Tim Murphy, Diane Black, Raúl Labrador, Tom Petri, Marsha Blackburn, Henry Cuellar, Blake Farenthold, Greg Walden, Paul Gosar, Matt Salmon, Jeff Miller, Todd Rokita, Bob Goodlatte, Mike Simpson, Brad Wenstrup, Tom Rooney, Steve Daines, Kristi Noem, Gene Green, GT Thompson, Jr., Bill Johnson, James Lankford, Candice Miller, Jim Gerlach, Trey Gowdy III, John Barrow, Jeff Duncan, Brett Guthrie, Dave Reichert, Markwayne Mullin, Luke Messer, Marlin Stutzman, Duncan Hunter, Robert Pittenger, Cynthia Lummis, Al Green, Todd Young, Ann Wagner, Patrick McHenry, Dana Rohrabacher, Cory Gardner, Kevin Brady, Rob Bishop, Steve Stivers, Dan Lipinski
Date: Feb. 5, 2013
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Oil and Gas Environment

As a leading proponent of the Keystone XL pipeline, Congressman Lee Terry (R-NE) coordinated a bipartisan effort of more than 145 House members to join together in stating their support for the immediate approval and construction of the pipeline. The following letter, signed by the Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, the Subcommittee Chairman of Energy and Power, the Chairman of Transportation and Infrastructure, and members from regions all over the country, including Texas, Illinois, California, New York, Arkansas and Utah, is one of the strongest bipartisan statements to-date sent to the President in support of the approval of the Keystone XL pipeline:

President Barack Obama

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, D.C. 20500

Dear Mr. President:

On January 22, 2013, Governor Dave Heinemann transmitted a letter to you in support of the re-route through the state of Nebraska for the Keystone XL pipeline project. This letter will be included in the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on the application pending before the State Department.

It has been 4 and a half years since the initial application was made to the State Department. The Final Environmental Impact Statement on the original application was dated August 26, 2011. Congress was told that the reason for the denial of the original application was not based on the merits of the project, but rather on insufficient time to assess the application with a revised route through Nebraska.

All studies show that this project will have minimal environmental impact and a substantial economic benefit to our country. In light of the recent events in North Africa, we need to be investing in energy infrastructure to control our own resources. We need to be able to move resources, not only from Canada, but from the many domestic shale plays that have recently come on line. We need to make our country energy independent.

We respectfully request that your administration act expeditiously and approve the project as soon as possible. You have the information from the State of Nebraska. No other portion of the pipeline has changed. Given the positive impact of domestic energy on jobs and the economy, you must come to the conclusion that this is in the national interest

It is time to act in our nation's best interest and approve the Keystone XL pipeline.

Sincerely,


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