Senators press Keystone XL despite Obama veto threat

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Senators press Keystone XL despite Obama veto threat

BY TIMOTHY GARDNER AND DAVID LAWDER
WASHINGTON Thu Jan 8, 2015 12:23pm EST

(Reuters) - Senate Republicans on Thursday advanced a bill to approve construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, their top priority in a new campaign to push back President Barack Obama's policies now that they fully control Congress.

The Republican-dominated Senate Energy Committee approved the measure on a 13-9 vote, sending it to the full Senate for consideration next week. The House of Representatives has scheduled a vote to approve the pipeline on Friday.

Obama has threatened to veto the measure, setting up an early battle over the TransCanada Corp project that would link Canadian oil sands to refineries in Texas.

The project did attract one Democratic vote, from West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin, who co-sponsored the bill with North Dakota Republican John Hoeven.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/08/us-usa-keystone-idUSKBN0KH1LJ20150108

[justhanginon]

1. To be fair to the senators,

they have to press forward with the bill since they probably have already cashed their checks. Once you sell your soul, there is no turning back on your generous benefactors.