On 1/20/2015 7:38 PM, Keyser Söze wrote:
Califbill wrote:
Keyser Söze wrote:
Republicans say no to American-made steel for Keystone XL

Republicans like to point to Keystone XL as one of their signature jobs
bills and, when oil prices are high, like to imply that it would mean
cheap oil flowing free in America. But Tuesday afternoon they voted down
two Democratic amendments aimed at just those issues.

Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey's amendment to the Keystone bill would have
prohibited oil shipped through the pipeline from being exported. It was
killed by a 57 to 42 vote. Minnesota Sen. Al Franken's amendment would
have required that the pipeline be built with American steel. It was
killed by a 53 to 46 vote.

Seriously. "It's a jobs bill! It's a jobs bill!" "Okay, let's require
that it be made with American materials, creating more jobs." "Hell, no."

(Apparently when the GOP talks jobs, it is talking about jobs in Japan or China.)


Bull****. The Democrats in California, republicans do not have a voice,
let a China company, who had never built a bridge do the majority of the
manufacturing for the SF-Oakland Bay Bridge. Do not blame just the
Republicans!

Steel for the keystone project is under discussion here.



I don't think Franken's amendment is realistic. Most of the quality
steel is being produced elsewhere now-a-days and has been for years.
American manufactured steel shouldn't be excluded if it meets
specifications but steel from other, non-domestic manufacturers should
also be included in the bidding process.

As for Markey ... he's dead against the expanded pipeline anyway.
The primary purpose is to export the oil, not use or sell it in the USA.
We don't need it.

So, by virtue of those amendments the project and the jobs it creates
would be dead in the water.