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President and CEO Jack Gerard said the president鈥檚 rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline is a clear example of politics coming before the interests of US workers and consumers.

鈥淚t鈥檚 ironic that the administration would strike a deal to allow Iranian crude onto the global market while refusing to give our closest ally, Canada, access to US refineries,鈥� said Gerard. 鈥淭his decision will cost thousands of jobs and is an assault to American workers. It鈥檚 politics at its worst.

鈥淯nfortunately for the majority of Americans who have said they want the jobs and economic benefits Keystone XL represents, the White House has placed political calculations above sound science. Seven years of review have determined the project is safe and environmentally sound, yet the administration has turned its back on Canada with this decision, and on US energy security as well.鈥�

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