Reid: Keystone 'Won't Lower The Price Of Oil'

Senator Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) says that Republican claims that the Keystone XL pipeline will create tens of thousands of jobs and lower the price of oil just aren't true. "This is something Republicans have raised as an issue to lower

By David Edwards

03/11/12 12:25 pm

insisted that the pipeline would create "more than 250,000 permanent jobs," while House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) has estimated "over 100,000 indirect jobs."

The U.S. State Department, however, calculated last year that the number was actually in the 5,000 to 6,000 range.

Many activists oppose the pipeline because of environmental concerns.

(H/T: The Hill)

Reid: Keystone 'Won't Lower The Price Of Oil'

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