Senator Hatch Comments on Senate’s Failure to Pass Keystone Pipeline Bill
Washington, D.C.—Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, the senior Republican in the Senate, released the following statement on passage of the Cassidy Keystone Bill:
“I am very disappointed that tonight’s vote to authorize the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline failed, though I am confident that we will win when the issue is considered again early in the next Congress. Nevertheless, the fact that the approval process has dragged on for more than six years clearly demonstrates that the federal regulatory process is broken. Helping create jobs and getting our economy back on the right track should be at the top of Washington’s agenda, which is why pursuing regulatory reform will be one of my priorities in the coming Congress. I will continue to fight for American jobs and affordable energy in the next congress when Republicans will be in the majority.”
Senator Hatch has been a strong supporter of the Keystone pipeline, having voted in favor of every bill that has directed the President to build the pipeline. Senator Hatch has long been an advocate for increasing domestic energy production in the United States and supports an all-of-the-above approach to our nations energy development. As Chairman of the Senate Western Caucus Subcommittee on Public Lands, Senator Hatch continues to encourage the promotion of our country’s energy infrastructure and the access to and development of our vast domestic natural resources.
