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Obama Rejects Keystone Pipeline

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, November 6 President Barack H. Obama (D) rejected the Keystone XL pipeline, upsetting many conservatives who believe that that oil would provide high paying jobs as well as energy for decades to come. Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange (R) said, “President Obama rejects Keystone XL pipeline. One more … Continued
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November 9, 2015

Sessions and Shelby Comment on Keystone XL Pipeline Bill

By Brandon Moseley labama Political Reporter On Thursday, January, 29 US Senators Richard Shelby (R) and Jeff Sessions (R) both issued written statements following Senate passage of legislation to approve construction of the long delayed Keystone XL pipeline.  Both Alabama Senators have long been proponents of the pipeline which would bring oil from newly developed … Continued
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January 30, 2015

Sewell And Brooks Vote For Keystone Pipeline

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, January 10, Congresswoman Terri Sewell (R-Selma) and Congressman Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) both voted for H.R. 3, the Keystone XL Pipeline Act, to approve the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline. Representative Sewell said in a written statement, “After much deliberation, I voted in favor of constructing the … Continued
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January 12, 2015

New Congress Goes Into Session

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, January 6, the new Congress met for the first time. New Congressman Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) was sworn in, as well as a new Republican Majority in the US Senate. The Republican Party controls both Houses of the US Congress for the first time since 2006. Congressman Mo … Continued
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January 7, 2015

Aderholt, Roby, and Bachus Vote to Build Keystone XL Pipeline

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter President Barack H. Obama has refused for years to permit America’s energy industries to easily access Canadian oil sands via the Keystone Pipeline. Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution (H.R. 3) that if passed by the Senate would authorize construction of the pipeline without a presidential … Continued
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May 23, 2013

Obama’s Keystone pipeline rejection is hard to accept

Staff Report ON TUESDAY, President Obama’s Jobs Council reminded the nation that it is still hooked on fossil fuels, and will be for a long time. “Continuing to deliver inexpensive and reliable energy,” the council reported, “is going to require the United States to optimize all of its natural resources and construct pathways (pipelines, transmission … Continued
January 19, 2012