Robert Menendez

Menendez Statement on Keystone Pipeline

November 18, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Robert Menendez issued the following statement after voting against the Keystone pipeline bill, S. 2280:

“The rewards of moving forward with Keystone XL simply do not outweigh the risks.  It is a bad idea that could be devastating to the environment and simply does not deliver long-term jobs or benefits for the American consumer.

"Further, the oil pumped through the Keystone pipeline is for export. If all we're going to do is be a pipeline for Canada to sell its energy globally, I don't know why in fact that makes sense.  This is just another empty handout to Big Oil with no significant benefit to the American people.

"I firmly believe creating good-paying jobs is a top priority, but the Keystone pipeline is not the answer.  We need to invest in repairing and upgrading America's aging and crumbling infrastructure, and incentivize clean energy—policies that will create millions of good jobs for decades to come.”

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