{"id":122947,"date":"2021-02-10T08:10:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T13:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=122947"},"modified":"2021-02-10T08:42:56","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T13:42:56","slug":"top-democrat-senator-urges-biden-to-reverse-on-keystone-pipeline-14-ags-threaten-legal-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-democrat-senator-urges-biden-to-reverse-on-keystone-pipeline-14-ags-threaten-legal-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Democrat Senator Urges Biden To Reverse On Keystone Pipeline, 14 AGs Threaten Legal Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftop-democrat-senator-urges-biden-to-reverse-on-keystone-pipeline-14-ags-threaten-legal-action%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=122947&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Biden-6-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV) urged President Joe Biden this week to reverse his job-killing executive order canceling the Keystone XL Pipeline.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin\u2019s plea to Biden, which was sent in a letter to Biden on Tuesday, came in addition to attorneys general in 14 states slamming Biden in a letter over the same issue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am writing today to express my support of responsible energy infrastructure development, including of oil and natural gas pipelines,\u201d Manchin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.senate.gov\/services\/files\/2F233A54-31E1-4F61-A3F6-E74AA8AA286E\">wrote<\/a>. \u201cPipelines continue to be the safest mode to transport our oil and natural gas resources and they support thousands of high-paying, American union jobs. To that end, I encourage you to reconsider your decision to revoke the cross-border permit for the Keystone XL pipeline and take into account the potential impacts of any further action to safety, jobs, and energy security.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the absence of access to pipelines, crude oil will continue to find its way to market through increased reliance on other modes of transport, like truck and rail, which have a higher number of reported releases of crude oil per ton-mile than pipelines,\u201d Manchin added. \u201cRecent analysis by the Department of Transportation shows that incidents occurred approximately once every 50 million gallons of crude oil shipped by rail and once every 55 million gallons shipped by truck, compared to once every 720 million gallons shipped by pipeline. Further, the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration noted that pipelines have a 99.999% safety record. From a safety perspective, we should be encouraging the transport of energy via our vast network of pipelines and facilitate the responsible expansion of that network.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Manchin said that he was encouraged by Biden\u2019s claims that he wanted to help union workers and \u201cBuild Back Better,\u201d but noted that it was \u201cof the utmost importance\u201d that the U.S. maintain \u201cenergy security through strategic relationships with our allies rather than increasing reliance on OPEC nations and Russia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis includes the development of infrastructure, like the Keystone XL and Mountain Valley pipelines, to get this energy to market in the safest and most environmentally responsible way,\u201d Manchin concluded.&nbsp; \u201cPipeline infrastructure projects already undergo a rigorous permitting process that allows experts to weigh-in on the security, safety, and environmental impacts of the project. I encourage you to let these processes proceed as intended and to not let politics drive the decisions on the development and operation of our nation\u2019s vital energy infrastructure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The letter from Manchin comes in addition to a letter that Biden received from the attorneys general of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, and West Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the chief legal officers of our states, we write with alarm regarding your unilateral and rushed decision to revoke the 2019 Presidential Permit for the Keystone XL pipeline,\u201d the 14 attorneys general <a href=\"https:\/\/dojmt.gov\/attorney-general-knudsen-leads-coalition-calling-on-biden-to-reinstate-keystone-xl-permit\/\">wrote<\/a>. \u201cYour decision will result in devastating damage to many of our states and local communities. Even those states outside the path of the Keystone XL pipeline\u2014indeed all Americans\u2014will suffer serious, detrimental consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Toward the end of the letter, the attorneys general told Biden that his claims that he wanted to \u201cunite the Nation\u201d were nothing more than \u201cempty rhetoric\u201d based on his actions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease be aware that the states are reviewing available legal options to protect our residents and sovereign interests,\u201d the letter concluded. \u201cIn the meantime, we urge you to reconsider your decision to impose crippling economic injuries on states, communities, families, and workers across the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden has already started to face <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-faces-backlash-across-country-for-canceling-keystone-xl-pipeline\">widespread backlash<\/a> for canceling the Keystone XL Pipeline. Even AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka, who endorsed Biden, admitted in an interview last week that Biden has \u201ccost us jobs\u201d and he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/top-union-leader-slams-bidens-job-killing-order-cost-us-jobs-needs-to-consider-future-of-country\">encouraged<\/a> Biden to consider the \u201cfuture of the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em><span>member<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV) urged President Joe Biden this week to reverse his job-killing executive order canceling the Keystone XL Pipeline. 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