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Democratic Senator: Clinton Should Take a Position on Keystone Pipeline

August 27, 2015

Hillary Clinton has repeatedly dodged the question of whether she supports construction of the Keystone Pipeline, and Sen. Michael Bennet (D., Colo.) called her out on it during a conference Wednesday in Colorado.

"A follow-up on Keystone," Politico reporter Manu Raju said. "You’re obviously a supporter, a rare supporter in your party. The woman you support for president, Hillary Clinton, has taken a position on Keystone, saying that we still need to see how this process plays out. Does that position concern you?"

"I think she should take a position," Bennet said. "She should take a position for it, or she should take a position against it."

A recent example of Clinton's reticence to take a firm stance on the politically contentious issue happened last month in New Hampshire, when a voter asked her to answer "yes or no" whether she supported its construction.

"This is President Obama’s decision, and I am not going to second-guess him because I was in a position to set this in motion, and I do not think that would be the right thing to do," she said. "So I want to wait and see what he and Secretary Kerry decide. If it's undecided when I become president, I will answer your question."

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