WASHINGTON — Republicans are resurrecting the long-dead Keystone XL pipeline expansion in an effort to blame President Joe Biden for soaring gasoline prices.
The controversial cross-border project, cancelled by Biden on his first day in office, is playing a prominent role in a congressional hearing on Capitol Hill.
Former national security adviser H.R. McMaster says that decision is proving a costly one in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
McMaster tells members of the House energy committee that the Biden administration's fossil-fuel policies are working at cross-purposes.
He says Biden pulled the plug on a project that would have provided a low-impact way of boosting oil and gas imports from Canada.
The White House has so far refused to confirm a Wall Street Journal report that the administration is exploring ways to increase energy imports from north of the border.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 6, 2022.
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