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Cramer: U.s. Appeals Court Ruling On Dakota Access Pipeline Will Allow Construction To Move Forward

Statement

Date: Oct. 9, 2016
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Oil and Gas

Congressman Kevin Cramer released the following statement on the ruling issued today by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit following arguments Wednesday on the temporary injunction to halt construction on the Dakota Access Pipeline. This ruling dissolves its administrative injunction and allows the company to move forward with construction up to Lake Oahe.

"This 3-0 ruling by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals confirms that the pipeline company, the North Dakota Historic Preservation Office, the North Dakota Public Service Commission, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the others involved in this pipeline have done what they need to do to move the project forward. I look forward to the workers getting back to work, doing the jobs they need to do Monday morning. Hopefully they can do it free from harassment and free from a threat of violence."


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