19 GOP AGs urge Biden to reinstate Keystone, protect energy infrastructure in wake of Colonial Pipeline attack

Nineteen Republican attorneys general sent a letter to President Biden calling on his administration to support energy infrastructure, including reinstating the Keystone XL Pipeline permit, in light of the cyberattack that shut down the Colonial Pipeline.

The attorneys general likened the price increases, "fuel shortages and gas lines" Americans are currently experiencing to "those seen in the Carter administration" and said the situation shines light on the "widespread disruption and public panic" when a fuel pipeline goes down. "Americans depend upon safe and secure energy supplies, which is why we must build and maintain robust energy infrastructure that is resilient in the face of accidents and sabotage," wrote the attorneys general. "A temporary shutdown of one pipeline’s full-capacity operations shouldn’t bring half the country to the brink."