Last week shaped up to be good for President Obama as he was able to pass a historic deal over climate change with China, enroll his healthcare plan, and threaten the GOP. Unfortunately for the president, the GOP was able to control both the house and senate while also electing more than 20 governors. This spells bad news for President Obama and his plan to pass more legislation in the next two years. The Republicans now control what legislation lands on the president’s desk, and it seems that the Keystone Pipeline is up first. There are many good reasons for President Obama to sign the Keystone Pipeline into law after it, most likely, passes.
Passing the Keystone Pipeline bill will show that Obama is not willing to back down after losing majority in Congress. President Obama will exemplify the fact that he will work with the GOP to pass legislation. Hopefully, Obama will be able to send the message to Congress and the American people that we will not be gridlocked for the next two years.
Bill Clinton, one of our greatest presidents, was able to work with a Republican-controlled Congress to balance the budget. Yes, balance the budget! If Clinton was able to pass laws to balance the budget with a Republican-controlled congress for four years, then Obama should be able to pass a decent amount of legislation regarding oil, war, economics, and healthcare.
The Keystone Pipeline could further lower gas prices. The price of gas across the country has started to fall below $3.00 a gallon due to the fact that we are at war with ISIS. States such as Texas are swimming in oil right now, and they have so much that they don’t know what to do with it. If you saw the news lately, you probably heard that the U.S. has quietly earned the title of world leader in oil reserves. This new pipeline would help to bring additional oil to the U.S. maybe dropping the price per barrel to under $50. Just look at all the benefits of this new pipeline.
While Obama had his first great week in many, the next few do not appear to be as smooth. Unless of course, he passes the Keystone Pipeline.
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