Daines said he would continue to fight ... to secure approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline
Fight to secure approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline.
Occurrences
he serves on the House Committees on Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Homeland Security and is leading efforts to approve the Keystone XL pipeline
Evidence
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Daines' office said the Senate passed Keystone XL legislation 62-36 and that Daines was an original cosponsor of S.1.
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Question: On Passage of the Bill, S.1 As Amended. Vote Result: Bill Passed. Daines (R-MT), Yea.
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The State Department issued a Presidential permit authorizing Keystone to construct, connect, operate, and maintain border facilities in Phillips County, Montana.
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Section 6 states that the March 29, 2019 Keystone XL permit was revoked.
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TC Energy confirmed it terminated the Keystone XL Pipeline Project after construction was suspended following revocation of its Presidential Permit.
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The State Department notice says it issued a presidential permit on March 23, 2017, authorizing Keystone to construct, connect, operate, and maintain pipeline facilities at the U.S.-Canada border in Montana for crude oil importation.
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The official Senate roll call shows vote 49 on S.1, titled a bill to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline, passed 62-36, and Daines voted Yea.
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Daines said he was an original cosponsor of S.1 and praised Senate passage of legislation approving Keystone XL by a 62-36 vote.
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Executive Order 13990 says the March 29, 2019 Keystone XL permit is revoked and that the permit is hereby revoked in accordance with its terms.
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GovInfo records President Trump’s March 29, 2019 permit authorizing TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P. to construct, connect, operate, and maintain Keystone XL border facilities.
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The White House granted Bridger Pipeline Expansion LLC permission for crude-oil border facilities in Phillips County, Montana, while requiring other applicable permits and laws.
Assessments
Daines promised to fight to secure approval of Keystone XL, not necessarily to ensure the pipeline was permanently built. During his first Senate term, he materially advanced approval by cosponsoring and voting for S.1, the Keystone XL approval bill, and federal executive approval was later granted through presidential permits in 2017 and 2019 while he was still in office. The 2021 revocation and project termination mean the approval was not durable, but they do not erase that the promised approval objective was secured during the relevant term.
Daines materially advanced the promise by original-cosponsoring and voting for Senate Keystone XL approval legislation in January 2015, and the project then received a federal presidential permit on March 23, 2017, during his first Senate term. Because the promise was to fight for and secure approval, the 2017 permit satisfies the outcome even though President Biden revoked that permit in 2021 and the project was later terminated. The later reversal affects durability, not whether approval was secured during Daines' term.
Daines materially advanced Keystone XL approval in his first Senate term by voting for and publicly backing Senate passage of Keystone XL legislation, and the federal executive branch issued the relevant presidential permit in 2017. Although that permit was later revoked and the project was ultimately terminated, the claim is about securing approval, which was achieved during his term; the later reversal does not negate the initial fulfillment of the promise.
Daines made concrete first-term legislative efforts for Keystone XL approval, including cosponsoring and voting for S.1 in 2015. The promised approval objective was achieved when the State Department issued a presidential permit for Keystone XL in 2017 during his first Senate term. The permit was later revoked in 2021 and the project was terminated, but the promise was specifically to fight to secure approval, not to ensure permanent construction or prevent later revocation.