Re: FW: Final - Keystone Pipeline Project Points in re Congressional action on Payroll Tax Provision

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media note On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 10:33 AM, John Podesta <[email protected]>wrote: > Did this go out as a statement? Seems fine. > > On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 1:11 PM, Cheryl Mills <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > See below > > > > > > > > From: Mills, Cheryl D > > Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 11:10 AM > > To: Adams, David S > > Cc: 'Rodriguez, Miguel' > > Subject: Final - Keystone Pipeline Project Points in re Congressional > action > > on Payroll Tax Provision > > > > > > > > Dave: > > > > > > > > Below are the final points. Will you shepherd them to the right folks at > > the White House? > > > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > Cdm > > > > > > > > > > > > Keystone XL Pipeline Points > > > > In Re House Payroll Tax Provision > > > > December 12, 2011 > > > > > > > > It is the President’s prerogative to lead and manage the foreign policy > of > > the United States, and in the case of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline > > project, our relations with Canada. This historical prerogative > encompasses > > the President’s long-established authority to supervise the permitting > > process for transboundary pipelines. > > > > > > > > The President has delegated his authority to supervise this permitting > > process, by executive order, to the Department of the State. This > process > > for determining whether to issue permits for transborder pipelines has > been > > in place for more than 40 years. > > > > In determining whether a permit is in the national interest, this process > > requires consideration of a myriad of factors, including environmental > and > > safety issues, energy security, economic impact and foreign policy, as > well > > as consultation with at least 8 federal agencies and inputs from the > public > > and stakeholders - including Congress. > > > > > > > > The State Department has led a rigorous, thorough and transparent process > > that must run its course to obtain the necessary information to make an > > informed decision on behalf of the national interest. Should Congress > > impose an arbitrary deadline for the permit decision, their actions would > > not only compromise the process, it would prohibit the Department from > > acting consistent with National Environmental Policy Act requirements by > not > > allowing sufficient time for the development of this information. In the > > absence of properly completing the process, the Department would be > unable > > to make a determination to issue a permit for this project. > > > > > > > > The State Department is currently in the process of obtaining additional > > information regarding alternate routes that avoid the Sand Hills in > > Nebraska. Based on preliminary consultations with the State of Nebraska > and > > the permit Applicant, the Department believes the review process could be > > completed in time for a decision to be made in first quarter 2013. > > > > > > > > > Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: by 10.52.22.199 with SMTP id g7cs77298vdf; Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:05:39 -0800 (PST) Return-Path: <[email protected]> Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of [email protected] designates 10.236.144.227 as permitted sender) client-ip=10.236.144.227; Authentication-Results: mr.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of [email protected] designates 10.236.144.227 as permitted sender) [email protected]; dkim=pass [email protected] Received: from mr.google.com ([10.236.144.227]) by 10.236.144.227 with SMTP id n63mr1141925yhj.131.1324087538147 (num_hops = 1); Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:05:38 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=E3MYx+KJGYBdimipH9HyKbs+NbBPRk+oAsgoVU9eoNI=; b=fHyZSJ3ZBmp6LiYnIemIeMFhFyDI1U5Nm5sHErOF2C+Te9CxY5d0j+3YghgrhgaOn2 iyejhRxKZPjEuhV7iROINOJUGpSMaWaYLl2jnl+wFPbs9mNO281VAy7FZpmJKOPJktdQ crJnyZFEl3TifzDmlB+nBZdpQlbHjvcxN45pc= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.236.144.227 with SMTP id n63mr1141925yhj.131.1324087538143; Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:05:38 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.147.133.6 with HTTP; Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:05:38 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <CAE6FiQ_YvnHbpBkSekD83a85iY-ZXYEfVUzfJJ=JT2qeNe-cLQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <[email protected]> <CALk44aDDR-yxC-G5H=+u2W76wepCyBp2zzhFd8=FKYwWVA_LzQ@mail.gmail.com> <CAE6FiQ_YvnHbpBkSekD83a85iY-ZXYEfVUzfJJ=JT2qeNe-cLQ@mail.gmail.com> Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:05:38 -0500 Message-ID: <CALk44aCsBzX8ZVaEvY1puE0K-J68ZYyKDEs7jUm+4HG_H8WQ2Q@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: FW: Final - Keystone Pipeline Project Points in re Congressional action on Payroll Tax Provision From: Cheryl Mills <[email protected]> To: John Podesta <[email protected]> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=20cf303f669a5cd1b904b44027ee --20cf303f669a5cd1b904b44027ee Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable media note On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 10:33 AM, John Podesta <[email protected]>wrot= e: > Did this go out as a statement? Seems fine. > > On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 1:11 PM, Cheryl Mills <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > See below > > > > > > > > From: Mills, Cheryl D > > Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 11:10 AM > > To: Adams, David S > > Cc: 'Rodriguez, Miguel' > > Subject: Final - Keystone Pipeline Project Points in re Congressional > action > > on Payroll Tax Provision > > > > > > > > Dave: > > > > > > > > Below are the final points. Will you shepherd them to the right folks = at > > the White House? > > > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > Cdm > > > > > > > > > > > > Keystone XL Pipeline Points > > > > In Re House Payroll Tax Provision > > > > December 12, 2011 > > > > > > > > It is the President=92s prerogative to lead and manage the foreign poli= cy > of > > the United States, and in the case of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline > > project, our relations with Canada. This historical prerogative > encompasses > > the President=92s long-established authority to supervise the permittin= g > > process for transboundary pipelines. > > > > > > > > The President has delegated his authority to supervise this permitting > > process, by executive order, to the Department of the State. This > process > > for determining whether to issue permits for transborder pipelines has > been > > in place for more than 40 years. > > > > In determining whether a permit is in the national interest, this proce= ss > > requires consideration of a myriad of factors, including environmental > and > > safety issues, energy security, economic impact and foreign policy, as > well > > as consultation with at least 8 federal agencies and inputs from the > public > > and stakeholders - including Congress. > > > > > > > > The State Department has led a rigorous, thorough and transparent proce= ss > > that must run its course to obtain the necessary information to make an > > informed decision on behalf of the national interest. Should Congress > > impose an arbitrary deadline for the permit decision, their actions wou= ld > > not only compromise the process, it would prohibit the Department from > > acting consistent with National Environmental Policy Act requirements b= y > not > > allowing sufficient time for the development of this information. In t= he > > absence of properly completing the process, the Department would be > unable > > to make a determination to issue a permit for this project. > > > > > > > > The State Department is currently in the process of obtaining additiona= l > > information regarding alternate routes that avoid the Sand Hills in > > Nebraska. Based on preliminary consultations with the State of Nebraska > and > > the permit Applicant, the Department believes the review process could = be > > completed in time for a decision to be made in first quarter 2013. > > > > > > > > > --20cf303f669a5cd1b904b44027ee Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable media note<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 10:33 = AM, John Podesta <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:john.podesta@gmail= .com">[email protected]</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"= gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-= left:1ex"> Did this go out as a statement? =A0Seems fine.<br> <div><div></div><div class=3D"h5"><br> On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 1:11 PM, Cheryl Mills <<a href=3D"mailto:cheryl.= [email protected]">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br> ><br> > See below<br> ><br> ><br> ><br> > From: Mills, Cheryl D<br> > Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 11:10 AM<br> > To: Adams, David S<br> > Cc: 'Rodriguez, Miguel'<br> > Subject: Final - Keystone Pipeline Project Points in re Congressional = action<br> > on Payroll Tax Provision<br> ><br> ><br> ><br> > Dave:<br> ><br> ><br> ><br> > Below are the final points.=A0 Will you shepherd them to the right fol= ks at<br> > the White House?<br> ><br> ><br> ><br> > Thanks.<br> ><br> ><br> ><br> > Cdm<br> ><br> ><br> ><br> ><br> ><br> > Keystone XL Pipeline Points<br> ><br> > In Re House Payroll Tax Provision<br> ><br> > December 12, 2011<br> ><br> ><br> ><br> > It is the President=92s prerogative to lead and manage the foreign pol= icy of<br> > the United States, and in the case of the proposed Keystone XL pipelin= e<br> > project, our relations with Canada.=A0 This historical prerogative enc= ompasses<br> > the President=92s long-established authority to supervise the permitti= ng<br> > process for transboundary pipelines.<br> ><br> ><br> ><br> > The President has delegated his authority to supervise this permitting= <br> > process, by executive order, to the Department of the State.=A0=A0 Thi= s process<br> > for determining whether to issue permits for transborder pipelines has= been<br> > in place for more than 40 years.<br> ><br> > In determining whether a permit is in the national interest, this proc= ess<br> > requires consideration of a myriad of factors, including environmental= and<br> > safety issues, energy security, economic impact and foreign policy, as= well<br> > as consultation with at least 8 federal agencies and inputs from the p= ublic<br> > and stakeholders - including Congress.<br> ><br> ><br> ><br> > The State Department has led a rigorous, thorough and transparent proc= ess<br> > that must run its course to obtain the necessary information to make a= n<br> > informed decision on behalf of the national interest.=A0 Should Congre= ss<br> > impose an arbitrary deadline for the permit decision, their actions wo= uld<br> > not only compromise the process, it would prohibit the Department from= <br> > acting consistent with National Environmental Policy Act requirements = by not<br> > allowing sufficient time for the development of this information.=A0 I= n the<br> > absence of properly completing the process, the Department would be un= able<br> > to make a determination to issue a permit for this project.<br> ><br> ><br> ><br> > The State Department is currently in the process of obtaining addition= al<br> > information regarding alternate routes that avoid the Sand Hills in<br= > > Nebraska. Based on preliminary consultations with the State of Nebrask= a and<br> > the permit Applicant, the Department believes the review process could= be<br> > completed in time for a decision to be made in first quarter 2013.<br> ><br> ><br> ><br> ><br> </div></div></blockquote></div><br> --20cf303f669a5cd1b904b44027ee--