Republican Sen. Hoeven helps lead bipartisan effort asking Obama to OK Keystone

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Fox News:

Republican Sen. John Hoeven on Saturday urged President Obama to end his election rhetoric and fulfill of the will of the American people by approving the Keystone XL oil pipeline.

Hoeven is part of the bipartisan group of 18 senators that asked the president Friday in a letter to meet with them in hopes of convincing him to approve the northern leg of the Canada-to-Texas pipeline.

Estimates show the 1,700-mile-long pipeline could create thousands of new jobs and carry 830,000 barrels of oil daily -- 100,000 of which are from North Dakota and Montana.

“This is about more energy, job creation, economic activity, generating taxes, national security -- all of the above,” The North Dakota senator told FoxNews.com. “That’s why the president needs to approve it.”

Hoeven doesn’t agree with the notion that Mitt Romney’s campaign promised that he would approve the pipeline his first day in office has created more political headwinds for the long-delayed project.

“The pressure is on the president,” Hoeven said. “He has to decide whether he wants to answers to the American people or special interest groups.”

Environmentalists have argued since the project was introduced more than four years ago that construction would harm the environment.

However, a new route through an environmentally-sensitive stretch of Nebraska is almost complete and soon awaits approval by the state, then final approval by the president.

“We’re into the fifth year,” Hoeven said. “The pressure continues to mount. We’ve met all the requirements including the route through Nebraska.”

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Keeping up the pressure over the pipeline.

[Valin]

Fox News:

Republican Sen. John Hoeven on Saturday urged President Obama to end his election rhetoric and fulfill of the will of the American people by approving the Keystone XL oil pipeline.

Hoeven is part of the bipartisan group of 18 senators that asked the president Friday in a letter to meet with them in hopes of convincing him to approve the northern leg of the Canada-to-Texas pipeline.

 

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Keeping up the pressure over the pipeline.

 

 

I wish them all the best, but I'd be real surprised if it happened. He has been reelected...there is no pressure on him anymore.