Senate fails to override Keystone XL veto [Five Votes Short]

Washington Examiner ^ | 03/04/2015 | BY JOHN SICILIANO

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The U.S. Senate voted down a key vote to override a White House veto on a bill to approve the contentious Keystone XL pipeline, which the GOP sees a key to job creation and maintaining a strong U.S. infrastructure.

The vote on override a presidential veto failed 62-37.

The Senate had passed the bill 62-36 in January.But last month President Obama vetoed the measure.

Republicans have said that if they couldn't override Obama's veto, they plan to wrap legislation green-lighting the 1,700-mile pipeline into a spending measure or broader bill, such as the federal highway bill.

But Democrats who oppose the $8 billion Canada-to-Texas project say they're confident Obama would continue to nix legislative attempts to approve the pipeline.

The administration has maintained it would reject bills that circumvent a federal review for a cross-border permit TransCanada Corp. needs to build the pipeline's northern leg. That State Department review has been ongoing for more than six years.

Obama predicted Monday that the State Department would finish its review in "weeks or months."

Pipeline supporters say Obama has had plenty of time to assess the project and have criticized him for holding up the 42,100 jobs the State Department said the pipeline would provide during its two-year construction phase.

"While we urge Congress to continue to fight for [Keystone XL], there should be no need for congressional action if the president would make a final judgment on Keystone. The president has always had the authority on this and he can approve this pipeline today," said American Petroleum Institute President Jack Gerard.

"After more than six years, it's time to move beyond excuses and delays. If we are ever going to enhance our nation's infrastructure we must start by making good decisions on projects that are in our national interest."

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“If we are ever going to enhance our nation’s infrastructure we must start by making good decisions on projects that are in our national interest.”

So when are we going to start rebuilding the thousands of dangerous bridges in the country. How about the 100 year old water pipes in many of our cities. This winter, we have had a significant number of busted pipes, and I have read reports that only 1/2 of the number that need to be replace each year in our area are being installed.

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What other solution? Well they could get off their collective butts and start hearings for impeachment. There must be over two dozen cases of un-constitutional/ flat out illegal performance for the Grand Kenyan that would justify/demand impeachment. As long as they are not willing to prosecute oath-breaking behavior tho all the rest of us can do is take names and replace some more butt draggers the next election. It shouldn’t be this hard but nobody said it wouild be easy.

The first week my Grandad Bradford was in New England in 1620 he got shot at by an Indian-—been that way ever since.

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They want higher prices.