Zack Colman
President Obama’s dismissal of the job benefits from the Keystone XL pipeline drew a furious rebuke on Monday from supporters of the project who accused him of ignoring his own State Department.
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for 21st Century Energy, which backs Keystone, said Obama’s new remarks about the pipeline had raised the specter of more delays.
“I think as he continues to make these comments that refer to jobs, refer to climate, refer to energy security, there’s somewhat of an opportunity to leave the door open ... to more studies, perhaps, to more reconsideration. We don’t think that’s needed,” Matt Koch, the vice president of the Chamber group, told The Hill in an interview.
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