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| Dems run out of gas |
| 2015-01-07 |
| That was clarifying. Just as our senators and representatives were preparing to be sworn in and President Obama was talking about how eager he is to work with the new Congress, our own Sen. Charles Schumer -- the No. 3 Democrat --- declared his caucus ready for full obstructionist mode. At issue here is the Keystone Pipeline that would bring oil from Canada down to the Gulf. The Republicans' plan is to bring this up early, because it should be a no-brainer and enjoys the support of several Democrats. According to the president's own State Department, pipeline construction would support 40,000 jobs while posing no additional harm to the environment. This is the legislation Schumer has committed to sinking. If the bill does indeed make it to the president's desk, says New York's senior senator, "We will have enough votes to sustain a presidential veto." So much for President Obama's so-called "all-of-the-above" approach to energy. Truth is, too often the extremist agenda of well-heeled greens has been put before the interests of ordinary Americans who stand to benefit from lower oil prices and the good jobs a pipeline project would bring. |
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