I just voted no on Keystone. Here’s why:

I just voted against approving the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline. It’s a bad deal for America, and I’ll tell you why.

The pipeline would connect Canadian tar sand oil fields to the Gulf of Mexico and the global oil market. Who would benefit? First and foremost: Canadian oil producers.

That’s great for Big Oil, but it’s a terrible deal for America.

The Keystone XL Pipeline is an environmentally risky project that would hurt, not help, American consumers. It would siphon off Canadian oil from our domestic market, increasing prices at the pump for American consumers – especially in the Midwest. The few temporary jobs that the pipeline would produce can’t compensate for the wide scale negative economic and environmental effects it would create.

President Obama has been right to refrain from approving the Keystone XL Pipeline, and I urge him to hold firm.

Thank you for standing with him on this critical issue.

Ron Wyden