Gov. Steve Bullock (D-Mont.) AP Photo
(CNSNews.com) – The Democratic Governors Association Chair is continuing to support the development of the Keystone-XL pipeline saying, “this does need to go forward.”
During an appearance on CSPAN’s Newsmakers late last month Gov. Steve Bullock (D-Mont.) was asked about his support for the pipeline.
“I think – done right, that’s ensuring essentially the safety of the pipeline, ensuring that private property rights are protected, this does need to go forward and it only makes sense for our country,” Bullock said.
“By and large, I think there has been some frustration overall, in some ways the Keystone has become a proxy battle for the thinking that we should be doing more on greenhouse gas emissions and climate change.”
At the White House press briefing Tuesday, Press Secretary Josh Earnest announced that President Obama would not sign a bipartisan bill authorizing the construction of the Keystone-XL Pipeline.
If approved, the pipeline would transport crude oil from Canada and from two U.S. states to refineries on the Gulf Coast.
Gov. Bullock has long supported the construction of the pipeline and has written the president in the past urging for the permitting for the project.
