KEN THOMAS, Associated Press

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton is again declining to take a position on the Keystone XL pipeline, telling an audience in Canada she won’t express an opinion on it because it’s involved in a U.S. review process. Clinton says, “That’s where it belongs.”

Clinton was asked about U.S.-Canadian relations during a question-and-answer session after a speech in Winnipeg. It came as Congress considers approving construction of the contentious project backed by Canada.

The former secretary of state has said previously it would be inappropriate for her to comment on whether the pipeline project should move ahead, given her past role as Obama’s top diplomat and the State Department’s ongoing assessment.

Obama has vowed to veto the congressional legislation as long as the State Department is conducting a formal review of the project.