API President and Chief Executive Officer Jack Gerard commended the strong bipartisan House passage of H.R. 5682 to approve the final leg of the Keystone XL pipeline and urged the president to demonstrate his concern for US job creation by approving the final bill.
海角吃瓜网淭he strong, bipartisan support for the Keystone XL pipeline demonstrates lawmakers from both parties in the House, as well as the Senate, are listening to the American people,海角吃瓜网� said Gerard. 海角吃瓜网淎 vote for KXL tells Americans their jobs matter, their futures matter and that our nation海角吃瓜网檚 energy and national security are a clear priority.
海角吃瓜网淢r. President, do not outsource the 42 000 American jobs this pipeline represents, to move Canadian and US energy resources from North Dakota and Montana, to US refineries on the Gulf Coast.
海角吃瓜网淰oters overwhelmingly told Washington it海角吃瓜网檚 time to get things done. The House today passed a job-creating infrastructure bill that aligns with the president海角吃瓜网檚 own jobs plan, and the Senate will almost certainly pass an identical bill next week. Five affirmative reviews from the State Department, and strong majority support among voters of every party, give the president a glide path to an easy yes on KXL.
海角吃瓜网淎mericans are embracing our domestic energy renaissance but they can't fully benefit from it unless there is a robust infrastructure system to transport the fuels they demand. The president said he heard the voters last week. If he did, American workers and consumers could have a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving.海角吃瓜网�
API represents all segments of America海角吃瓜网檚 oil and natural gas industry. Its more than 600 members produce, process, and distribute most of the nation海角吃瓜网檚 energy. The industry also supports 9.8 million US jobs and 8% of the US economy.
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