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As Clock Ticks, Sweeping Bipartisan Vote in the Senate Spotlights Path Forward Toward Congressional Approval of Keystone XL

03.26.2013

On Friday, the United States Senate went on record in support of the Keystone XL pipeline, voting 62-37 in favor of Sen. John Hoeven’s (R-ND) budget amendment urging approval of the pipeline. In a strong show of bipartisan support for the landmark jobs project, 17 Democrats joined every Senate Republican voting in favor of the amendment, sending a strong message to the president that the American people want this pipeline. While the amendment is non-binding, this victory in the Senate...

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New Report Chronicles Oil and Gas Production on Federal Lands Declining Under Obama’s Watch

03.05.2013

The nonpartisan Congressional Research Services has issued a new report showing the effects of the Obama administration’s "all-of-the-above but nothing-from-below" energy policy on oil and gas production on federal lands. While U.S oil production is at its highest levels in two decades, evidence suggests this increase is largely a result of production on state and private lands where the federal government plays little or no role. CRS found that ALL the increases in production since 2007 have taken place on non-federal lands. The report...

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E&C Studio Presents: Tick Tock: Waiting for the Obama Administration to Fight Health Care Fraud

03.01.2013

WASHINGTON, DC – At a Health Subcommittee hearing this week, Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), the panel’s Vice Chairman, requested an update from the Obama administration on the implementation of provisions included in the health care law to fight waste, fraud, and abuse. According to an official from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, only one out of seven provisions have been fully implemented since being signed into law nearly three years ago.

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Keystone Clock Ticks On As Gas Prices Tick Up

02.20.2013

According to AAA, the price for a gallon of regular grade gasoline has increased for 34 consecutive days to $3.76/gallon, rising over $.46 since January 17, 2013. As the middle class endures the price jump at the pump, the White House continues to delay approval of the landmark $7 billion private sector energy project, construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. It has now been 1615 days since TransCanada first applied to the...

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Obama Administration's "All-of-the-Above But Nothing-from-Below" Energy Policy Pushes State-of-the-Art Coal Projects Over the Edge

02.20.2013

Over the last several weeks, the plug was pulled on two state-of-the-art coal projects in Texas that were projected to exceed $5.5 billion in private investment and create hundreds of jobs. The reason? The Obama administration's ongoing push for climate regulations that will effectively regulate coal, and thousands of coal jobs, out of existence.

White Stallion Energy Center’s $2.5 billion power plant southwest of Houston was promised to be one of the cleanest and technologically advanced coal-fired power plants ever built in the United States, but the project...

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Here’s An Economic Solution: Move #ForwardOnKeystone

02.17.2013

American families are looking to Washington for solutions. They’re working to put food on the table, pay rising gas prices, and for far too many of our friends and neighbors, the challenge is just finding a job. The concerns of America’s middle class are at the forefront, and that’s why it’s worth noting an opportunity to create thousands of jobs and provide energy security. It’s the Keystone XL pipeline.

In September of 2008, TransCanada proposed an extension of the Keystone pipeline connecting Canadian oil sands with U.S. refineries...

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State of the Union Preview: A First Step to Rebuilding the Middle Class… Building the Keystone XL Pipeline

02.12.2013

1,607 Days and Counting: It’s #TimeToBuild the Keystone XL Pipeline

According to the New York Times, President Obama on Tuesday evening is expected to focus his State of the Union address "around restoring economic prosperity to the middle class." As part of his plan to restore a "thriving middle class," he reportedly will call for new infrastructure projects to help create jobs and boost our economy. The Keystone XL pipeline is a shovel-ready project that would jumpstart the U.S. economy, but will President...

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DID YOU KNOW: It took 1,605 Days to Build the Iconic Golden Gate Bridge

02.10.2013

1,605 Days and Counting: It’s #TimeToBuild the Keystone XL Pipeline

WASHINGTON, DC – It has been over 1,605 days since TransCanada first applied to the State Department for a Presidential Permit to build the Keystone XL pipeline. To put the delays over Keystone into perspective, it took 1,605 days to construct the iconic Golden Gate Bridge. Construction began on the architectural marvel on January 5, 1933, and the Golden Gate was opened to vehicular traffic on May 28, 1937....

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