01.06.15

McConnell Comments on Presidential Veto Threat of Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell issued the following statement after the White House announced that President Obama would veto bipartisan legislation approving construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline:

“The President threatening to veto the first bipartisan infrastructure bill of the new Congress must come as a shock to the American people who spoke loudly in November in favor of bipartisan accomplishments. It’s interesting to note that the President declined to issue a veto threat last month when a Democrat senator was trying to save her job over the exact same Keystone bill. Once again the President is standing in the way of a shovel-ready jobs project that would help thousands of Americans find work.”

Related Issues: Economy, Keystone XL Pipeline, Senate Democrats, Jobs, Energy

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