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Following the passage of S.1, the Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act, Congressman French Hill (AR-2) released the following statement:

“The Keystone XL pipeline has brought hundreds of jobs to Arkansas and would employ thousands more hardworking Americans if approved. Denial of this pipeline means lost jobs and increased energy costs for American families. Americans want a true, all-of-the-above energy policy that boosts our goal of North American energy independence, benefits consumers, creates jobs, protects our environment, and preserves our natural resources, and this bill accomplishes all of these goals. The President is out of excuses and should remove his veto threat and sign this critical energy and infrastructure bill into law.”

Facts to Know:

• The Keystone XL pipeline has provided over 600 jobs at Welspun Tubular, headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas, where over 700 miles of pipeline for the project have been manufactured.
• If approved, the project is expected to provide thousands more jobs and contribute over $3.4 billion to our nation’s economy. 
• The delivery of oil from Canada is expected to offset imports from less dependable foreign sources of Middle Eastern oil. 
• According to the U.S. Department of Energy, Keystone XL would be able to transport up to 830,000 barrels of oil per day. This represents about half the amount the U.S. imports from the Middle East.
• Several labor unions have endorsed the project and criticized the president’s decision to reject American jobs.

Watch Rep. Hill’s Floor Speech in Favor of Keystone XL