Viewpoint: Americans support Keystone XL Pipeline

February 2, 2015

Pensacola News-Journal

I was both encouraged and disappointed as I followed the recent U.S. House of Representatives' vote on the Keystone XL Pipeline, which will carry 830,000 barrels of oil per day into Gulf of Mexico refineries from Canada.

Not only did the measure pass the House, it was heartening to see two Florida Democratic Congressional members – Rep. Gwen Graham (FL-2) and Rep. Patrick Murphy (FL-18) – vote in favor of the a project that is slated to create or support 42,000 jobs upon construction and aid a large portion of the American public who rely upon work in the energy sector. Clearly, they both understand that the Keystone XL Pipeline represents economic growth and a continued route toward American energy independence.

Sadly, they were in the Democratic minority as two of only 28 Democrats who joined 238 Republicans in voting for the project.

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