Washington, D.C.– The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation approving the Keystone XL Pipeline in a bipartisan vote Wednesday evening. Congressman Erik Paulsen (MN-03) voted in favor of the legislation, S.1, the Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act. A 2014 study conducted by the U.S. State Department found that construction of the pipeline would support 42,000 jobs and add $3.4 billion to the American economy. With the legislation already receiving approval from the Senate, it now heads to the President’s desk.

“After six years of obstruction and delays, it’s time to build the Keystone pipeline,” said Paulsen. “This pipeline is better for the environment, safer for our communities, and more cost effective than shipping by rail. I encourage the President to sign this legislation into law so we can get started on this important infrastructure project.”  

Paulsen, a champion of small business and advocate of free enterprise, entrepreneurship, and innovation, serves on the House Ways and Means Committee, the bicameral Joint Economic Committee, and is co-chair of the Congressional Medical Technology Caucus.

For more information on Congressman Paulsen’s work in Congress visit paulsen.house.gov. 

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