Keystone XL supporters in the U.S. Senate faced tough odds for passing a bill to approve the oil pipeline from Canada on Tuesday after one lawmaker they hoped might be a yes said he would vote against the project. Congress is not – nor should it be – in the business of legislating the approval or disapproval of a construction project, Senator Angus King, an independent from Maine, said in a news release. With the 100-member Senate one vote short of the needed 60 to pass a version of a bill that sailed through the House of Representatives last week, supporters including Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu lobbied for more support.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 19:25:25 +0000
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