Zinke on President's Rejection of Keystone: It's Just Wrong.

Statement

Today President Obama announced he would reject the Keystone XL Pipeline citing environmental concerns, despite his own State Department's 2014 environmental impact study finding the pipeline would not have an impact on the climate. The proposed pipeline would run through Montana and have an on ramp in Baker. Rep. Zinke was an original cosponsor of legislation to build the Keystone XL Pipeline which passed the House and Senate with bipartisan support before the President vetoed earlier this year. The following statement is from Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke.

"President Obama turned his back on Montana, turned his back on American workers, and turned his back on our closest neighbor and ally, Canada. And for what? President Obama is making phony claims about the impact of the Keystone that his own State Department says is not true. A 2014 environmental impact study by the State Department concluded the Keystone would not have a negative impact on the environment. That's a fact. But this president would rather use the 40,000 jobs and American energy independence as a political football to score points with donors leading into a tough election year. It's just wrong. The President is 100 percent wrong on Keystone and every candidate who sides with him on this will pay the price on Election Day because the American people are fed up with it."

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