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Congress Approves Construction of Keystone Pipeline

Statement

Date: Feb. 11, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Business and Consumers Oil and Gas Employment and Affirmative Action

Following today's House passage of S.1, the bill to approve construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline, House Small Business Committee Chairman Steve Chabot (R-OH) issued the following statement:

​"The time for excuses is over. The time to start building is now. When energy costs spike, America's small businesses have to choose between serving their customers, creating jobs, and paying the price for the unstable energy market. Keystone eases that burden with a more stable and predictable source of energy, giving our small businesses room to breathe, innovate, and create again.

​"Thousands of Americans and small businesses stand to benefit from the Keystone project, and their Congress has acted. For their sake, I hope President Obama reconsiders his veto threat."

S. 1 passed the House of Representatives this evening with a bipartisan majority of 270-152.


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