This page contains letters signed by elected officials,
usually written to the President or relevant members of Congress.
Letter: Letter from the U.S.House of Representatives to Pres. Obama
Source: Letter from U.S.House
Dear Mr. President,We are writing to request that you end your opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline by allowing its long-delayed approval process to be finalized. When you intervened in January of last year to stop the nearly completed approval process, you emphasized the potential negative environmental impact of the pipeline's proposed route in Nebraska. These concerns have now been addressed. Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman once opposed the pipeline's route on environmental grounds. However, on January 22, 2013, Gov. Heineman sent you a letter officially informing you of his approval of the new proposed pipeline route. If approved, the positive impact on our economy would be felt almost immediately. Keystone XL would create an estimated 20,000 new jobs directly, and 200,000 indirectly. Keystone XL would also advance our national security, by providing secure access to petroleum from Canada.
Also see the related Governors' letter on Keystone XL.
Participating counts on VoteMatch question 8.
Question 8: Human needs over animal rights
Scores: -2=Strongly oppose; -1=Oppose; 0=neutral; 1=Support; 2=Strongly support.
- Topic: Environment
- Headline: Build Keystone XL; it's now passed environmental concerns
(Score: 1)
- Headline 2: Build Keystone XL; it's now passed environmental concerns
Participating counts on AmericansElect question 8.
- Headline: Build Keystone XL; it's now passed environmental concerns
(Answer: B)
- Headline 2: Build Keystone XL; it's now passed environmental concerns
- AmericansElect Quiz Question 8 on
Environment:
Which of the following statements comes closest to your personal view?
- A: Natural resources exist for the benefit of humanity
- B: Natural resources exist for the benefit of humanity, but should be somewhat protected
- C: Natural resources should be mostly protected, but also exist for the benefit of humanity
- D: Natural resources exist on their own and should be completely protected
- E: Unsure
- Key for participation codes:
- Sponsorships: p=sponsored; o=co-sponsored; s=signed
- Memberships: c=chair; m=member; e=endorsed; f=profiled; s=scored
- Resolutions: i=introduced; w=wrote; a=adopted
- Cases: w=wrote; j=joined; d=dissented; c=concurred
- Surveys: '+' supports; '-' opposes.
Democrats
participating in 13-KeyXL-H |
Independents
participating in 13-KeyXL-H |
Total recorded by OnTheIssues:
Democrats:
0
Republicans:
26
Independents:
0 |
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