{"id":1351961,"date":"2022-03-01T10:14:15","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T15:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1351961"},"modified":"2022-03-01T10:22:48","modified_gmt":"2022-03-01T15:22:48","slug":"russias-invasion-of-ukraine-renews-pennsylvania-lawmakers-keystone-pipeline-calls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russias-invasion-of-ukraine-renews-pennsylvania-lawmakers-keystone-pipeline-calls\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia\u2019s Invasion of Ukraine Renews Pennsylvania Lawmakers\u2019 Keystone Pipeline Calls"},"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\">20<\/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%2Frussias-invasion-of-ukraine-renews-pennsylvania-lawmakers-keystone-pipeline-calls%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=1351961&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\/2022\/03\/2022.02.28-06.14-thepoliticalinsider-621d11057814f.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p><em>By Victor Skinner (The Center Square)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Three Pennsylvania senators are soliciting co-sponsors for legislation to urge the Biden administration to rethink its opposition to the Keystone XL Pipeline in light of Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Sens. Wayne Langerholc, R-Johnstown; Joe Pittman, R-Indiana; and Gene Yaw, R-Williamsport, posted a co-sponsorship memorandum, outlining plans to introduce a resolution urging President Joe Biden to reopen the Keystone XL Pipeline.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis week oil prices have soared over $100 per barrel and currently, the United States is importing over 800,000 barrels of oil per day from Russia,\u201d they wrote. \u201cThese barrels are either going to become more expensive or completely unavailable as the conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues to escalate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/russias-ukraine-invasion-scrambles-bidens-green-agenda\/?utm_source=home-headline-stories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Russia\u2019s Ukraine Invasion Scrambles Biden\u2019s Green Agenda<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe United States cannot continue to rely so heavily on foreign oil when we have the resources to fuel our vehicles and heat our homes,\u201d the memo read. \u201cIt was expected that the Keystone XL Pipeline would transport 830,000 barrels of oil per day, which would help offset the current supply received daily from Russia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRe-opening the Keystone XL Pipeline will start to ease the burden that Pennsylvanians are feeling every day and protect our national energy security going forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The senators wrote they plan to introduce the resolution \u201cin the near future.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"subscribe\" class=\"email-signup inarticle\">\n<h4>Support Conservative Voices!<\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Sign up to receive the latest<\/strong> political news, insight, and commentary delivered directly to your inbox.<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>Biden issued an executive order Jan. 20, 2021, to revoke the permit granted to TC Energy Corporation for the final phase of the Keystone Pipeline, known as Keystone XL, which runs from Alberta, Canada, through Montana, South Dakota, and Nebraska.<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s executive order reversed support from former President Donald Trump. Biden\u2019s opposition is in line with former President Barack Obama, who vetoed a bill passed by Congress to authorize construction of Keystone XL.<\/p>\n<p>The pipeline officially was abandoned in June 2021 with about 8% of construction completed.<\/p>\n<p>The memorandum filed Thursday comes a week after Pennsylvania House Speaker Bryan Cutler, R-Lancaster; House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff, R-Centre; and Majority Caucus Secretary Martina White, R-Philadelphia, wrote a letter to Gov. Tom Wolf outlining how \u201cpoor energy choices\u201d are affecting the state and the situation in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPoor policy choices that hindered development of reliable energy sources combined with a historic dependence on brutal dictatorships for energy have manifested in the impending threat of Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine,\u201d the trio wrote last week. \u201cThe perfect storm in Europe has led to tremendous price volatility, economic disruption, and serious concerns that millions of people will not have access to the life-sustaining energy resources they need.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/new-poll-significant-majority-says-putin-wouldnt-have-invaded-ukraine-if-trump-were-president\/?utm_source=home-featured\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Poll: Significant Majority Says Putin Wouldn\u2019t Have Invaded Ukraine If Trump Were President<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The House Republicans also cited the Biden administration\u2019s opposition to the Keystone XL Pipeline and support for Russia\u2019s Nord Stream 2 pipeline to Germany as major issues at play. They urged Wolf to consider four key priorities they argued would benefit Pennsylvania and U.S. allies by boosting energy exports: collaborating with industry leaders and trade unions to identify projects to enhance exports; streamlining permitting for production and infrastructure such as pipelines, storage, processing and refining, as well as port facilities and manufacturing capabilities; leveraging the Department of Community and Economic Development\u2019s international business development staff to connect with demand in Europe; and to strategize with federal and international officials to \u201cmeet the energy needs of our allies and diffuse growing tensions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is past time the commonwealth stopped apologizing for its abundant energy resources and rather, start marshalling them as strategic assets that will strengthen our national security and standing on the international stage,\u201d House leaders wrote. \u201cWe are asking you to sit down with members of the General Assembly majority to discuss how to put into action the steps outlined \u2026 as well as additional steps to maximize Pennsylvania\u2019s potential to be a natural gas leader.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others in the General Assembly have expressed the same sentiments on social media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow is the time to double down on domestic energy production and increase energy exports to Europe,\u201d Sen. Ryan Aument, R-Lititz, posted to Twitter on Friday. \u201cWe need a domestic energy plan to combat rising fuel prices. We most certainly don\u2019t need Biden\u2019s Green New Deal or Gov. Wolf\u2019s RGGI.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Syndicated with permission from The Center Square.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Victor Skinner (The Center Square) Three Pennsylvania senators are soliciting co-sponsors for legislation to urge the Biden administration to rethink its opposition to the Keystone XL Pipeline in light<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1351961","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1351961","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1351961"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1351961\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1351961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1351961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1351961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}