Democrats argue new report on Keystone pipelines bolsters Biden cancellation
A group of House Democrats is arguing that a new report on spills from the Keystone Pipeline System boosts President Biden's case for canceling the Keystone XL, which would've formed part of the network.
Reps. Frank Pallone Jr. (N.J.), Peter DeFazio (Ore.), Bobby Rush (Ill.), and Donald Payne Jr. (N.J.) said in a joint statement that the new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report "validates President Biden's decision to revoke the permit to build the Keystone XL pipeline."
"In its thorough review of the pipeline's history and construction, GAO found that preventable construction issues contributed to the current Keystone pipeline's spills more frequently than the industry-wide trends," said the Democratic lawmakers, who chair the House Energy and Commerce Committee, the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and subcommittees on energy and railroads, pipelines and hazardous materials, respectively.
"In fact, GAO found that, while corrosion was the industry's leading cause of such accidents on crude oil pipelines, half of Keystone's accidents were caused by material failure of the pipe or weld," they added. "President Biden was clearly right to question this operator's ability to construct a safe and resilient pipeline, and we support his decision to put Americans' health and environment above industry interests."
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