WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – A group of more than 20 US governors sent a letter to US President Barack Obama urging him to sign the final bill authorizing the Keystone XL pipeline, US House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said during a weekly briefing on Thursday.
The Speaker said the Keystone XL pipeline project will create at least 42,000 jobs, adding that “there is no good reason, none whatsoever, for the president to veto this jobs bill.”
President Obama has threatened to veto the bill.
The Keystone XL pipeline would connect Alberta, Canada and the US Gulf Coast. The pipeline would bring an additional 830,000 barrels of oil per day to US refineries, according to the congressional Energy and Commerce Committee estimates.
Environmental groups have claimed that the Keystone XL pipeline project will contribute to carbon emissions and climate change, while being of little benefit. However, the State Department Environmental Impact Statement released in January said that Keystone XL will not cause a significant impact.
