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| https://www.cochran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=c95032a8-1925-40c6-a471-e0c2c2875177 | COCHRAN READY TO WORK FOR KEYSTONE XL CONSTRUCTION IN 114th CONGRESS | 2014-11-18 | 2014 | 2014-11 | Republican | House | MS | Thad Cochran | C000567 | www.cochran.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) today said he looks forward to rejoining the effort to authorize the construction of the Keystone XL energy pipeline after the Senate narrowly defeated legislation to move the jobs project forward. Cochran on Tuesday voted to approve Keystone XL legislation (S.2280) but the final 59-41 tally fell one vote short of a 60-vote threshold required for passage. The Senate vote stymied efforts to launch a much anticipated project that would create tens of thousands of jobs and pump significant investment into the U.S. economy. “Jobs creation and energy security are priorities for our American economy to grow, and the Keystone XL project would promote both of those goals,” Cochran said. “Bipartisan majorities in both the House and Senate have affirmed that it’s time for action and an end to the unnecessary delays of the past six years. This disappointing Senate vote is just one more delay. I look forward to revisiting this issue in the 114th Congress.” Cochran is an original cosponsor of S.2280, bipartisan legislation that would have expedited permitting for the Keystone pipeline using congressional authority enumerated in the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 8. With passage of this legislation, a presidential permit would no longer have been needed to approve the project. The Obama administration has repeatedly delayed approval of the permit, which was submitted by TransCanada Corp more than six years ago. The project has undergone five successful environmental reviews since 2008, in addition to multiple legal and regulatory appraisals. The last was a Department of State released an Environmental Impact Statement in January 2014 that concluded construction of the pipeline would have no significant impact on the environment. The House of Representatives on Nov. 14 approved Keystone XL legislation (HR.5682) on a 252-161-1 vote. LINKS: • Cochran: Six-Year Delay on Keystone Decision Inexcusable: http://1.usa.gov/1wxtlki • Miss. Senators Cosponsor Bill to Authorize Keystone XL Pipeline: http://1.usa.gov/PV8Pdd ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |