House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s veto of Keystone XL legislation today.  The legislation was approved earlier this month with bipartisan support in both the U.S. House and Senate and was sent to the President earlier today. 

“President Obama has played his final hand on Keystone XL. His veto of Congress’ bipartisan legislation reveals how far he is willing to go to cater to environmental extremists. His veto of Keystone degrades America’s energy leadership on the global stage and insults Canada, one of our greatest allies. 

“Over a year ago, the State Department concluded the pipeline project ‘is not likely to have a material impact on greenhouse gas emissions.’  Yet bizarrely, the President is placing the fantasies of fringe interest groups and his own misguided political legacy over the needs of the American people.”