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Washington–
Following
the
Senate’s
passage
of
the
Keystone
XL
Pipeline
Act,
a
bipartisan
energy
and
infrastructure
bill,
U.S.
Senator
Tim
Scott
(R-SC)
released
the
following
statement:
“Today,
after
six
years
of
partisan
delays,
the
new
Republican
majority
passed
the
Keystone
XL
Pipeline
Act,
a
bipartisan
energy
and
infrastructure
bill.
Now
the
President
will
have
to
decide
whether
to
construct
the
Keystone
XL
Pipeline,
creating
tens
of
thousands
of
jobs
and
generating
billions
of
dollars
for
America’s
economy,
or
continue
to
restrain
our
nation’s
energy
future.
The
hardworking
employees
of
MTU
America
in
Graniteville
and
Michelin
in
the
Upstate
are
already
contributing
to
the
Keystone
project,
and
would
certainly
benefit
even
more
from
the
pipeline’s
construction.
This
shows
how
important
a
jobs
issue
the
pipeline
is
–
not
just
in
the
states
where
it
is
being
constructed,
but
across
our
entire
nation.
When
this
important
legislation
reaches
his
desk,
I
hope
the
President
will
pause
and
look
at
Congress’
action
and
the
amendment
process
that
allowed
both
Democrat
and
Republican
to
have
their
voices
heard.
I
believe
that
if
he
does
that,
he
would
quickly
sign
it.
While
we
all
agree
our
energy
policy
should
promote
sustainable,
accessible
and
affordable
sources
of
energy, policymakers
too
often
forget
the
affordable
piece.
The
fact
of
the
matter
is
if
your
income
is
under
$30,000,
25
percent
of
your
income
goes
towards
energy
consumption.
This
is
an
incredible
burden
to
place
on
low-income
families
struggling
to
make
ends
meet.
Keystone
provides
opportunity
not
only
to
address
the
broader
topic
of
energy,
but
to
specifically
address
issues
faced
by
millions
and
millions
of
Americans
–
unemployment
and
energy
poverty.”
Senator
Scott released
a
white
paper
on
energy
poverty last
year
with
now-Chairwoman
of
the
Senate
Energy
and
Natural
Resources
Committee,
Senator
Murkowski.
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