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Tipton: Stand Up for American Jobs, Build the Keystone Pipeline
Jan 18, 2012 Issues: Economy and Jobs, Energy
January 18, 2012
Tipton: Stand Up for American Jobs, Build the Keystone Pipeline
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Stressing the importance of creating new jobs to drive economic recovery, today, Rep. Scott Tipton (R-CO) urged the President to “quit playing politics” and join in support of the Keystone XL pipeline as reports broke that the White House rejected the proposal.
“We have an opportunity to create thousands of new jobs in this country. The Keystone pipeline will help provide energy certainty for this country in a responsible way while creating American jobs on American soil,” said Tipton. “Today we hear the President is throwing his hands up and turning his back on the American people. The people deserve better.”
Environmental Impact Statements, studies and assessments have concluded that the Keystone pipeline would not cause harm to the health and safety of the land, air, water or people with which it may come in contact with. The company building the pipeline has even offered to address one of the biggest environmental concerns by rerouting the pipeline around the Ogallala aquifer in the Nebraska Sandhills, voluntarily incurring millions in additional costs.
Tipton said, “There is no real reason to oppose this project. We have a rare opportunity to create thousands of jobs immediately, let’s take it.”
Additionally, the President’s Jobs Council this week recommended in their “Road Map to Renewal” an “all-in approach” for energy development and encouraged investment in infrastructure to create new American jobs.
“Job creation remains my top priority, and I ask the President to listen to the recommendations of his own Jobs Council and join me in supporting this common sense project, rather than deliberately obstructing American economic recovery,” Tipton added. “This is our time, this is our opportunity, and I call upon the President to quit playing politics and join us in putting Americans first.”
Read Tipton’s recent op-ed: Keystone Pipeline offers ‘shovel-ready’ jobs, advances energy security.
