Stabenow Dismisses WTO Challenge Fears with Keystone Buy America Amendment
Democrats are still committed to tacking on a Buy America provision to Keystone XL legislation, and fears over a World Trade Organization dispute aren’t influencing the debate, said Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., on Jan. 7. Alongside Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.,…
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Stabenow recently called for an amendment to the Keystone bill that would require only U.S.-produced construction materials to be used in the project (see 1501050050). “From my perspective, if Canada wants to run a pipeline, and create all the risk associate with that through America, the oil should stay here; we should be using American steel and manufacturing and American jobs,” said Stabenow. Republicans in both chambers introduced measures to approve the pipeline in recent days, but the White House threatened a veto (here). The Senate legislation, S-1, has 60 sponsors, is likely short of a veto-proof majority. Foreign trade officials often criticized such provisions as protectionist.