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Manchin pushes Biden to reverse Keystone XL pipeline rejection

By Josh Siegel
Published February 9, 2021 5:45pm ET
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Manchin pushes Biden to reverse Keystone XL pipeline rejection
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., responds to questions during a TV news interview on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. | (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Joe Manchin, the most centrist Democrat in a split Senate, is calling on President Biden to reconsider his decision to cancel a permit for the Keystone XL oil pipeline.

Manchin, the chairman of the powerful Energy and Natural Resources Committee, asked Biden in a letter on Tuesday that was shared with the Washington Examiner to consider what rejecting the pipeline means for safety, jobs, and energy security.

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