Weak Jobs Report Fueling Drive to Force Obama on Keystone
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A sputtering U.S. job market is encouraging supporters seeking to force President Barack Obama to approve TransCanada Corp.’s Keystone XL oil pipeline before the November election.
A report last week that U.S. employers added in May the fewest workers in a year underscores the need for the $5.3 billion pipeline, which would carry heavy crude from Alberta to Nebraska, according to Senator John Hoeven, a Republican from North Dakota. Hoeven is lobbying to include a measure in a transportation spending bill that would fast track the project.