David Burwell : Congress needs to think carefully about its national interest in considering pipeline . Clinton : Conflict over Keystone XL project is creating unnecessary collateral damage . He says victims include pipeline bill , relations with China , and strategic interests . To make matters more complicated , Canadian public and private-sector officials have jumped into the fray by coming to town to extol the virtues of the pipeline . Burwell : Congress needs to focus on real issues instead of partisan ones .
David Burwell : Congress needs to think carefully about its national interest in considering pipeline . Clinton : Conflict over Keystone XL project is creating unnecessary collateral damage . He says victims include pipeline bill , relations with China , and strategic interests . Burwell : Congress needs to focus on real issues instead of partisan ones .