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| https://walden.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/greg-walden-president-s-decision-reject-keystone-pipeline-baffling | Greg Walden: Presidents decision to reject Keystone pipeline is baffling | 2015-11-06 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | OR | Greg Walden | W000791 | walden.house.gov | legacy | Greg Walden: President's decision to reject Keystone pipeline is baffling HOOD RIVER U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) today issued the following statement following President Obama's decision to reject the Keystone Pipeline: After over seven years of exhaustive review, the President's decision today is baffling. With the stroke of his pen, President Obama could have approved a project with bipartisan Congressional support that would have created thousands of good-paying jobs, increased North American energy security, and reduced oil shipments by rail. The State Department's own final review concluded that the project would not increase carbon emissions and that construction would support approximately 42,000 jobs. These are real, good paying jobs for Americans who need them. Moreover, this is a slap in the face to our ally Canada, and a win for tyrants like Vladimir Putin who use energy as a weapon against America's friends around the world. We must continue to develop North American energy to counter the influence of Russia, China, and Iran. While today's decision is disappointing, I will continue to work on energy solutions that help create jobs, lower prices for consumers, and strengthen America's energy security. Walden has strongly supported construction of this pipeline as part of an all of the above energy strategy to promote energy independence and grow the economy. Earlier this year, Walden supported the Keystone XL Pipeline Act (S. 1), which would have immediately authorized the construction and operation of the pipeline. Though it passed the House and Senate with bipartisan support, it was vetoed by President Obama. The application for the pipeline was first submitted to the U.S. State Department on September 19, 2008. In an environmental review, released on January 31, 2014, the State Department confirmed that construction of the pipeline would support approximately 42,100 jobs. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |