Cornyn says Keystone pipeline through Texas created 4,800 jobs in first year of operation

[ashling]

Finally, we asked Cornyn if it makes sense that the jobs he described as resulting from the pipeline's first year of operations existed only during construction. Via Brandewie, Megan Mitchell, Cornyn’s communications director, said: "Our office was correct in noting that 4,800 jobs were created as a result of the Gulf Coast leg of the Keystone XL Pipeline. Unfortunately, we erred in the timeframe."

Our ruling

Cornyn said the Texas leg of the Keystone pipeline project "has already created 4,800 jobs in just the year it's been up and running."

http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2015/jan/23/john-cornyn/cornyn-says-keystone-pipeline-through-texas-create/

[louis-t]

1. Lying, cheating, thieving, republicans.

[Thinkingabout]

2. Interesting, he is claiming 4800 jibs in the first yeat of operation.

How in the hell is the pipeline functional if it isn't built, guess he has not heard this part, liar, liar pants on fire.

[kentauros]

3. The only likely number close to that figure

would come from the total number of employees that work for the engineering firm that's done all of the design and mapping of the project, namely exp Engineering (formerly Trow Engineering.) They have a little over 5,000 employees globally.

But not even a project as large as this one would ever employ almost 5,000 workers just to make the damn thing. Cornyn has no background in the oil & gas industry (journalism and law.) He has no clue about how few people it takes to both design and build a pipeline, no matter how big it is.

[hobbit709]

4. It's amazing how Cornhole can put his foot in his mouth while his head is up his ass.

[flamin lib]

5. What? It had that many leaks in the first year? And it wasn't even complete? nt

[malokvale77]

6. Cornyn is an idiot...

and he is our smartest Senator.