KING ON KEYSTONE

IOWA CONGRESSMAN STEVE KING IS HOPING PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL APPROVE THE KEYSTONE OIL PIPELINE WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY PROPOSED TO RUN THROUGH THE NEBRASKA SANDHILLS.

THE PIPELINE WOULD STRETCH FROM CANADA TO TEXAS. LANGUAGE FORCING THE PRESIDENT TO DECIDE ON A PERMIT BY MID FEBRUARY WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECENT PAYROLL TAX COMPROMISE BY CONGRESS.

KING SAYS HE'S FOUND NO EVIDENCE THAT ROUTING THE PIPELINE THROUGH THE NEBRASKA SANDHILLS WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS ENVIROMENTAL THREAT:

KING SAYS THERE ARE ALREADY HUNDREDS OF MILES OF PIPELINE RUNNING THROUGH NEBRASKA. HE FEELS THE NEW PIPELINE WOULD BE CONSTRUCTED BETTER THAN AND BE SAFER THAN SOME OF THE OLDER EXISTING LINES IN THE MIDWEST.