Keystone filibuster fails, pipeline poised for approval
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Posted on 01/29/2015 11:21:16 AM PST by Din Maker
The Keystone XL pipeline is closer than it’s ever been to approval after the Senate overcame a Democrat-led filibuster Thursday and was headed for a final passage vote later in the day — setting up an eventual showdown with President Obama, who has promised a veto.
Nine Democrats bucked Mr. Obama’s threat and voted with 53 Republicans to approve the pipeline, which has taken on a political significance far beyond the 830,000 barrels per day of tar sands oil that it is projected to carry if it ever gets built. It marks the first major legislation to clear the Senate since the GOP took control earlier this month, and serves as a key test of how willing Democrats will be to challenge their lame-duck party leader, Mr. Obama.
“This took a bipartisan effort to get done. That’s what the people want,” said Sen. John Hoeven, the North Dakota Republican who sponsored the legislation.
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We’re also going to have to clean out/re-staff the EPA, DER, DNR, Dept Int, ACoE and a few more libtard-infested agencies.
I thought there were 55 Republicans.
Keystone filibuster fails, pipeline poised for approval
Global Warming on Free Republic
Obama just met with the Saudis. They told their puppet to veto it..
There are 54 Republican senators, not 53. With nine Democrats, the total is 63, four short of a Senate override.
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