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Fact Check: Obama's 'fast-tracking' of pipeline won't speed construction
March 22, 2012

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Fact Check: Obama's 'fast-tracking' of pipeline won't speed construction

By April Hill  KRMG  (Tulsa) 

March 22, 2012

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President Barack Obama used Oklahoma's oil hub of Cushing, Okla., as a backdrop to announce plans on the southern leg of the Keystone XL pipeline from Cushing to the Gulf Coast Thursday.

He said, "Today I am directing my administration to cut through the red tape, break through the democratic hurdles, and make this project a priority, to go ahead and get it done."

KRMG did a little fact checking to see if this will actually speed up the process to ease pain at the pump.

The president of TransCanada says that President Obama's fast-tracking of the pipeline will not speed construction.

Alex Pourbaix told Bloomberg News earlier this month that he doesn't expect the new review process to change the schedule.

He said they planned on beginning construction in June and that date still stands.

Republicans say this project was already well underway.

They say  if the president wants to really make a difference, he should approve the northern segment of TransCanada's line.

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