Ted Yoho Continues to Champion Keystone XL

Since being elected in 2012, U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., ranks as one of the leading congressional champions of the Keystone XL Pipeline. Yoho has even compared it to the transcontinental railroad which connected America after the Civil War. No surprise, then, that Yoho cheered the House for passing the Keystone XL on Friday and urging President Barack Obama and the U.S. Senate to support it.

This is a jobs bill, plain and simple, Yoho said on Friday. This Keystone XL Pipeline is projected to create over 40,000 good paying jobs. There is no reason this bipartisan legislation should have been blocked for so long. The president and Harry Reids Senate has been the sole reason this has not moved forward.

Creating good paying jobs for hard-working Americans while improving the strength of our economy is my priority, Yoho added. I will continue to support any and all legislation that achieves this goal. It is time to put America first. I hope this bill will be passed out of the Senate quickly and signed by the president immediately.