President Barack Obama announced the rejection of the Keystone pipeline on Friday.
"The Keystone XL pipeline would not serve the national interest of the United States," Obama said in an announcement from the White House.
Below, politicians' reactions to Obama's announcement:
.@POTUS' decision to reject the Keystone Pipeline today is an inspiring step in #ClimateAction leading to #COP21!
— Al Gore (@algore) November 6, 2015
Rejecting the #KeystoneXL project is a rejection of pro-energy, pro-jobs policies. The President's decision today is very disappointing.
— Bob Goodlatte (@RepGoodlatte) November 6, 2015
Yet again, the administration shows it no longer cares what Congress or the American people have to say. #KeystoneXL https://t.co/vLBvJ9qwE1
— Pat Roberts (@SenPatRoberts) November 6, 2015
Great news—#NoKXL is the right call https://t.co/QH4X20gPv6
— Senator Jeff Merkley (@SenJeffMerkley) November 6, 2015
Disappointed in prelim reports that the White House is planning to reject #KeystoneXL in coming moments. https://t.co/XzLaxXH2Jz
— U.S. Rep. Billy Long (@USRepLong) November 6, 2015
By rejecting #KeystoneXL, the president is rejecting thousands of jobs & billions of dollars of economic growth. https://t.co/MjFagtI5sR
— Tom Graves (@RepTomGraves) November 6, 2015
Bad news for #Montana coming out of the White House #KeystoneXL #mtpol https://t.co/IkEwpvRUfK
— Ryan Zinke (@RepRyanZinke) November 6, 2015
President Obama, standing up for OPEC! https://t.co/ySWLDnPmfp
— Rep. Randy Hultgren (@RepHultgren) November 6, 2015
.@BarackObama has abandoned American workers to appease the environmental fringe. #KeystoneXL #sad
— Rick Santorum (@RickSantorum) November 6, 2015
POTUS rejection of #KeystoneXL goes against years of studies showing little environmental impact but significant economic impact.
— Charles Boustany (@RepBoustany) November 6, 2015
POTUS is rejecting +40,000 #jobs, nat'l energy security, & economic growth. Americans deserve better. #KeystoneXL https://t.co/0gwMKgPaJk
— Rep. Steve Scalise (@SteveScalise) November 6, 2015
What is more troubling than the President’s opposition to the #KeystoneXL pipeline is his preference to slow walk tough decisions to death.
— Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) November 6, 2015