Washington, D.C., February 24, 2015 – The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), which represents more than 12 million men and women who make things in the United States, today joined with the Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA), which represents nearly 500 local union chapters in the United States and Canada, to address the missed opportunity by the President’s veto of legislation to approve the Keystone XL pipeline:

“With the stroke of his pen, the President said no to more than just a pipeline. He said no to a conduit for new jobs, opportunities for thousands of working men and women, and energy security for manufacturers here at home. Although we are severely disappointed with today’s veto, the clock is still running on a final decision on the Keystone XL Pipeline. The President can still redeem himself by approving the project’s permit; a step laborers and manufacturers urge him to take as soon as possible.”