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Fuels, and many other products we use and consume here in north america. at the beginning of 2014 we opened a southern leg of the keystone system the construction of which president obama supported including when he visited our pipe yard outside cushing, oklahoma 234 march 2012. on the issue of jobs it's been clear and consistent and the u.s. state department has outlined that this project will support 42,100 american jobs both indirect and direct and create some -- >> on this point another reason he's taken the position is the oil price has dropped and he feels like he's got the latitude to g...

Driesive stone on keystone. >> they keep talking about an oil pipeline that is estimated to create about 50 permanent jobs. that is not a jobs plan. >> reporter: that followed similar comments to the "new york times" saying this might create 2,000 jobs during the construction of the pipe lynn a line and then after that we are talking about 150 jobs. the state department said in the draft of the environmental impact study that including direct and indirect effects keystone would support approximately 42,100 average annual jobs over a one to two year period generating roughly $2.05 billion in ea...

Accurate. they took a look at the draft study by the state department. it was published in march of this year and says more temporarily jobs would be created quote the proposed project would potentially support approximately 42,100 average annual jobs across the you stooifrts a 1-2 year construction period. of which approximately 3900 would be directly employed in construction activities. in a separate statement to the hill the state department came out in support of the president's projections even though the numbers were different calling it neglect legable impact on the overall u.s. job mar...

To unlock the energy future for this country, the keystone xl pipeline. >> reporter: nearly 2/3 of the southern pipeline is already built and there are widely differing estimates of how many jobs building the remainder will create. >> our own state department estimates this project will create approximately 42,100 jobs over the one to two-year construction period. the temporary jobs number in the few thousands and the long-term jobs number in the few dozens. is that not correct? >> reporter: house republicans have 100 co-sponsors for their keystone pipeline bill. they hope to pass it before me...

Said just the opposite. less emissions with the project than without. that is because by moving the product through pipeline you e less emissions than if it goes by train or other means to ships and then to china. the false assumption that the opponents are making is that this oil won't be produced. it will be produced. the only question is does it come to the united states to help us with energy security in this country or does it go to china. >> shannon: they say the construction of the peopleline would create 42,100 jobs directly and indirectly. how do you think the president uses that info...