President Obama's Keystone rejection is an assault against American workers

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- API President and CEO Jack Gerard said the president's rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline is a clear example of politics coming before the interests of U.S. workers and consumers.

"It's ironic that the administration would strike a deal to allow Iranian crude onto the global market while refusing to give our closest ally, Canada, access to U.S. refineries," said Gerard. "This decision will cost thousands of jobs and is an assault to American workers. It's politics at its worst.

"Unfortunately for the majority of Americans who have said they want the jobs and economic benefits Keystone XL represents, the White House has placed political calculations above sound science. Seven years of review have determined the project is safe and environmentally sound, yet the administration has turned its back on Canada with this decision, and on U.S. energy security as well."

API is the only national trade association representing all facets of the oil and natural gas industry, which supports 9.8 million U.S. jobs and 8 percent of the U.S. economy. API's more than 625 members include large integrated companies, as well as exploration and production, refining, marketing, pipeline, and marine businesses, and service and supply firms. They provide most of the nation's energy and are backed by a growing grassroots movement of more than 30 million Americans.

SOURCE American Petroleum Institute

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