McConnell Statement on Keystone Vote
November 18, 2014
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following statement tonight after Democrats defeated legislation to approve construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline:
“Tonight, Senate Democrats once again stood in the way of a shovel-ready jobs project that would help thousands of Americans find work — a remarkable stance after an election in which the American people sent a clear message to Congress to approve serious policies like the Keystone XL Pipeline and get the Senate working again. Unfortunately, many Senate Democrats failed to hear that message. But once the 114th Congress convenes, the Senate will act again on this important legislation, and I look forward to the new Republican majority taking up and passing the Keystone jobs bill early in the New Year.”