AJC Urges Expedited Approval of Keystone XL Pipeline

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Nov 19, 2014, 03:00 ET

NEW YORK, Nov. 19, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC is urging the Obama Administration to expedite the Keystone XL Pipeline review process and approve the project, following the Senate's failure to pass a bill that would have compelled its construction.

AJC has long advocated for the pipeline and supported the bill that was defeated by one vote. "The Keystone XL pipeline is critically important for U.S. energy security, our economy and relations with Canada, our neighbor and ally," said Richard Foltin, AJC's Director of National and Legislative Affairs.

Canada is the United States' largest trading partner, and already provides oil through other pipelines. Transporting oil via pipelines is safer, more energy efficient, and more reliable than importing it through tankers from the Middle East or elsewhere.

SOURCE American Jewish Committee