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Washington -
Following
President
Obama's
rejection
of
the
Keystone
XL Pipeline
today,
U.S.
Senator
Tim
Scott
issued
the
following
statement.
"Instead
of
supporting
American
jobs
and
energy
independence, President
Obama
today
chose
to
follow
the
wishes
of
his
friends
at
the
upcoming
Paris
climate
summit.
This
is
extremely
disappointing,
and
continues
the
hyperpolitical
agenda
that
this
administration
has
embarked
upon
-
such
as
just
this
week
threatening
to
close
detention
facilities
at
Guantanamo
Bay
through
executive
order.
"We
all
agree
we
should
be
working
towards
sustainable
sources
of
energy,
but
we
also
must
ensure
our
energy
remains
affordable.
Too
many
families
are
living
in
energy
poverty,
having
to
choose
between
paying
their
power
bill
and
medications
or
groceries,
and
the
President's
decision
today
will
do
absolutely
nothing
to
help
them."
Earlier
this
year,
Senator
Scott
voted
for
S.
1,
legislation
to
approve
the
cross-border
permit
for
the
Keystone
XL
project,
which
passed
the
Senate
with
bipartisan
support
(62-36).
President
Obama
later
vetoed
the
legislation.
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