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7 Reasons Nothing Should Stand in the Way of the Keystone XL Pipeline

The Washington Post slammed the administration’s continued delay of a Keystone XL decision, calling it “absurd” and “embarrassing.” And for good reason – in fact, many good reasons. We have compiled 7 of the most compelling.

Jobs and economic growth. Opponents will minimize the job numbers, saying that the pipeline will create only “a handful” of permanent jobs — and that’s correct. But that argument also dismisses the tens of thousands of construction jobs that the pipeline project will create. In fact, simply building the southern portion—which didn’t need the President’s approval—has already created 4,000 construction jobs. Keystone XL also will add economic value,and will result in billions of dollars of tax revenue for states it runs through.

Can be built without the help of the taxpayer. Building and operating Keystone XL will result in real private-sector jobs that will grow our economy. This is much different than the President’s taxpayer-funded green jobs plan that merely siphons resources out of the market and forces pricier energy on the American public.

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Americans to Congress: Don't Give Up on Benghazi

Weak Action, Bold Talk on Russia

Quick Hits

• The U.S. just sent 600 soldiers to the three Baltic states of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. Here’s why this is important.
• Why would thousands of Americans give up their citizenship status??
• These countries want to censor the Internet. We can’t let that happen.
• This state took one small step toward making U.S. policy on abortion less extreme among developed nations.
• Boeing doesn’t need the Export-Import Bank to help its sales. And neither do taxpayers.