Posted on 01/29/2015 11:02:10 AM PST by jazusamo
The Senate on Thursday took a major step toward passing legislation that would approve the long-stalled Keystone XL pipeline.
After weeks of considering Republican and Democratic amendments to the bill, Republicans finally found enough Democrats to get over a procedural obstacle that required 60 votes. The Senate voted 62-35 in favor of ending debate on the bill, which will allow the Senate to pass the bill later in the day.
The Senate will pass the Keystone XL pipeline bill Thursday afternoon, delivering a victory to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-Texas.). Image: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Only a simple majority will be needed to pass the bill Thursday afternoon.
On Monday, Republicans tried the same move, and came up short in a 53-39 vote. They immediately pledged to keep working on amendments to the bill in an effort to finally move it ahead.
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Obama is the roadblock to progress, now.
Yep, this puts it all on that turkey.
"...hey?...where'd that ad come from?"
With his orders to slow walk the approval process for more “study”, I have no doubts that he will veto it, claiming that the Republicans are trying to usurp his authority.
Senate vote talley.
Good. Make Obozo veto it. Force him to bear responsibility for his decision for once in his life.
My two useless senators voted no. Big shock.
Yep, we share in their leftist uselessness.
Where’s Rubio today, that he couldn’t be there to vote on Keystone XL cloture?
I noticed that too and have no idea, he should have been there.
The Sunni Muslim in the White house will veto it!
Show biz. Now that we don’t NEED it the politicians in the Uniparty will pass it and tell us how conservative they are.
Due to investments already committed, oil-sands production is poised to rise 36 percent to at least 2.6 million barrels a day by 2017, Peters & Co., a Calgary-based investment bank, said in a November forecast.
Projects now under construction will require 1 million barrels a day of new pipeline space, said Chris Cox, an analyst at Raymond James Ltd. in Calgary.
What you should expect this year is that all incremental heavy oil barrels are effectively going to be transported by rail, Cox said....
Canada Doesnt Need Keystone XL to Win U.S. Crude Supply Battle
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2015-01-08/canada-wins-u-s-crude-supply-battle-without-keystone-xl.html
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