Gillibrand: Obama’s Rejection of Keystone ‘a Smart Decision, a Right Decision’

Kirsten Gillibrand: Obama made "right decision" to reject Keystone (CBS News)

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, said President Obama made "the right decision" to reject the construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline in an interview with "Face the Nation" that will air Sunday.

Mr. Obama announced the decision Friday, effectively killing a project that had been in bureaucratic limbo for years. The pipeline would have carried crude oil from Canada to refineries along the U.S. Gulf Coast. Supporters framed the project as a job creator, but opponents worried it would encourage pollution and exacerbate climate change.

"I think that's a smart decision," Gillibrand said of the president's rejection. "I think it's the right decision. That project was going to have the United States and our communities take all the risk from a pipeline from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico which would be an export pipeline. That oil would not be from the United States. It would be for foreign purchasers such as China and other countries. So I think he made the right decision."