America and Obama

Obama: While Obama acknowledged that the U.S. review of the pipeline project has been "extensive," he defended the process, saying "these are how we make these decisions about something that could potentially have significant impact on America's national economy and our national interests." , according to CBC. "But these are how we make these decisions about something that could have significant impact on America's national economy and our national interest. So, the State Department has gone through it's review. There's now a comment period in which other agencies weigh in. That will be evaluated by Secretary of State Kerry and we'll make a decision at that point," Pressed by North American allies on an array of politically fraught issues, U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday vowed to press ahead with stalled efforts to expand trade agreements for the Americas into Asia and overhaul fractured U.S. immigration laws. But Obama made no promises about his long-anticipated decision on the Keystone XL pipeline. "There is a process that has been gone through and I know it's been extensive and at times, I'm sure Stephen feels, a little too laborious,"Obama said in a joint news conference with Prime Minister Stephen Harper at the Three Amigos summit . (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.