Keystone XL pipeline would take crude oil from Canada through Midwest to Gulf Coast . John Hoeven : It will create jobs , help lead to North American energy independence . Hoeven-Lugar-Vitter amendment would allow TransCanada to build the pipeline . If the Keystone XL pipeline is n't built , Canadian oil will still be produced -- 700,000 barrels a day of it -- but instead of coming down to our refineries in the United States , instead of creating jobs for American workers , instead of reducing our dependence on a turbulent part of the world , that oil will be shipped to China . Comment:
Keystone XL pipeline would take crude oil from Canada through Midwest to Gulf Coast . John Hoeven : It will create jobs , help lead to North American energy independence . Hoeven-Lugar-Vitter amendment would allow TransCanada to build the pipeline . Comment: