Hoeven continues push for Keystone approval

By Jerry Burnes

Continuing his push for the Keystone XL Pipeline, Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) appealed to new Secretary of State John Kerry for approval by the end of March.

Hoeven and Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) authored a letter signed by a bipartisan group of senators asking Kerry make the pipeline a timely priority. Keystone has been under review for more than four years.

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“The Keystone XL pipeline will supply both energy from our closest friend and partner and create jobs in the United States,” the letter stated. “Further delay will continue to hurt job creation and may damage our relationship with Canada. We cannot afford more delay.”

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The letter was signed by Senators Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Mark Begich (D-Alaska), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Kay Hagan (D- N.C.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.), Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Mary Landrieu (D-La.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Mark Pryor (D-Ark.), Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.), David Vitter (R-La.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.).

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