White House Formally Threatens to Veto House Bill to Approve Keystone XL Pipeline

摘要

The White House Jan. 7 formally threatened to veto legislation that would approve the Keystone XL pipeline, saying a House bill (H.R. 3) expected to be approved "conflicts with longstanding Executive branch procedures regarding the authority of the President." "H.R. 3 seeks to circumvent longstanding and proven processes for determining whether cross-border pipelines serve the national interest by authorizing the Keystone XL pipeline project prior to the completion of the Presidential Permitting process," the administration said in a Statement of Administration Policy. "In doing so, it would cut short consideration of important issues relevant to the national interest."