Democrats float bill to keep Keystone XL oil in U.S.
Democrats float bill to keep Keystone XL oil in U.S.
Protesters of the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline at a rally in Washington, D.C., Nov. 6, 2011. (Puneet Kollipara / the Houston Chronicle)
House Democrats on Friday introduced legislation that would require oil from the Keystone XL pipeline to remain in the U.S. if it’s ever built, amid their concerns Gulf Coast refineries would export some crude after processing it.
The bill’s introduction comes as Republicans look for legislative ways to approve the tar-sands crude pipeline from Canada to Gulf Coast refineries.
“American taxpayers are assuming all of the risk for this pipeline, and TransCanada and other nations are getting the rewards. At the very least, we should have it written in stone that the Keystone oil will stay here in the United States and give American customers some of the benefits, and not just all of the costs,” Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass, ranking member on the House Natural Resources Committee, said in a statement.
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