Boehner: President Obama is 'selling out American jobs for politics'

By Ben Geman and Andrew Restuccia - 01/18/12 04:50 PM ET

House Republicans blasted President Obama for his decision to reject the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline at a press conference Wednesday afternoon.

"President Obama is destroying tens of thousands of American jobs and shipping American energy security to the Chinese," House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said. "The president is selling out American jobs for politics.”

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