House Speaker Paul Ryan said “it’s about time” on Tuesday after President Trump issued an executive order allowing both the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines to be build.
Ryan, R-Wis., has long been a proponent of the two pipeline projects, which had been blocked by the Obama administration over environmental worries.
“Thanks to President Trump’s executive order, the Keystone pipeline and the Dakota Access pipeline can finally be built,” Ryan said. “It’s about time. The unfortunate reality is that these important infrastructure projects were used by special interests to advance their radical anti-energy agenda and were therefore needlessly halted by the last administration — to the detriment of America’s national interest. These pipelines will strengthen our nation’s energy supply and help keep energy costs low for American families.”
Ryan added that Congress plans to work with Trump on an infrastructure plan “that will boost our economy and create thousands of good-paying jobs in states across the country.”
