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| http://www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=d4a4a4d3-3b0d-436c-bb69-7c0c72e9d773 | Barrasso Calls Out Obama Administration for 6 Years of Keystone XL Obstruction | 2014-09-18 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WY | John Barrasso | B001261 | www.barrasso.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) delivered the following remarks at a press conference marking the sixth anniversary of TransCanadas original application for a presidential permit to build the Keystone XL pipeline: Excerpts of his remarks: First of all, I want to thank Senator Hoeven for his forceful, determined leadership on this project. It has always been bipartisan. You take a look at the number of people supporting itthis is bipartisan commitment to the jobs, to the energy that the American people want. Think about itits about energy security, economic growth. It is good for the country, it brings in additional tax revenue and makes us less dependent on energy from foreign sources. So here we are today, were in session for a total of what, two weeks, of a total of three months if you take a look August 1st all the way until election daytalking three months of timeand were in session two weeks. Yet Harry Reid will not allow a vote on this important thing. John had said, whats going on here? We know whats going on. President Obama and Harry Reid are held hostage by environmental extremists who do not want to vote on this piece of legislation. Thats whats really going on here. This is all about funding of the Democratic Party by liberal groups who are opposed to American energy production and American energy opportunities. And thats what were dealing with. Right now, today. It has been six years. Over a year and a half ago I asked President Obama during our lunch, when will we know about the Keystone XL Pipeline, and he said by the end of this calendar year. That was the year 2013. Were now in year 2014, and thats coming to an end, and still no vote on the Senate floor. Thats absolutely wrong. The American people know what they want. They want jobs, they want energy, they want action, were not getting it, we dont have the accountability that we need from this Administration and from this Majority Leader. If were fortunate enough to find ourselves in the Majority, what youre going to see is a Chairman of the Energy Committee named Lisa Murkowski from Alaska, and its not going to be any just show votes in the Committee that they know are not going to get to the floor, which is whats been happening now on the Energy Committee under the current Chairman. What youre going to see is actual votes being taken, cast, and the bills that are passed through the energy Committee getting to the floor of the United States Senate, and I believe well get bipartisan support and will end up on the Presidents desk. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |