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BREAKING: Senate Approves Keystone Pipeline
The Hayride ^ | January 29, 2015 | John Binder

Posted on 01/29/2015 11:17:33 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

The newly GOP-controlled US Senate has approved the Keystone XL Pipeline in a 62-36 vote, with three Democrats joining all 53 Republicans.

However, the issue is far from over.

Now the White House will be in an embroiled battle with the US Congress, as the Senate and House versions of the Keystone legislation must still be synchronized.

The White House and liberal Democrats have been fighting the Keystone Pipeline for years now. Notable Democrats opposed to the energy project are Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA).

Boxer told the AP that passing the Keystone Pipeline was a “disgrace.”

“This bill is a disgrace,” said Sen. Barbara Boxer, the top Democrat on the Senate environment committee. “We tried on our side to make this a better bill and they turned us away.”

Reid and Boxer both received campaign cash from former Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA), who desperately tried to get Democrats on board with the project, but ultimately failed.

President Obama is likely to veto the pipeline project and this could be worrisome for Republicans, as they do not right now have the votes to override a veto.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Canada; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: canada; energy; keystone; obama; oil
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To: Michael.SF.

Warren Buffet.


21 posted on 01/30/2015 1:04:16 AM PST by momincombatboots (Back to West by G-d Virginia.)
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To: knarf
"casey ????!!!!!?????!!!!!"

Casey is a big liberal, except when it comes to votes that will get him tossed out of office by PA voters.

Just like Manchin of WV, Casey is in coal country and in the middle of the fracking boom with it's natural gas pipelines being installed in PA as I write this. If either one of them votes against Keystone XL, they'll be thrown out on their ear just like Landrieu.

22 posted on 01/30/2015 1:06:51 AM PST by MilesVeritatis (Devote yourself to the truth, no matter where it leads you.)
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To: jospehm20

It is a disgrace that the elected executive and family of a republic prance around in monarchical grandeur fit for hereditary kings.


23 posted on 01/30/2015 1:19:45 AM PST by Jacquerie (Article V. If not now, when?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
I saw this last night on abcnbccbs, er not quite, it was not mentioned at all.

This is the first bill of substance passed by both the house and senate and not a peep from the cover up boys at the network news.

Those dumb bastards wonder why they continue to lose audience, and yet refuse to cover any story that might make obummer look bad.

24 posted on 01/30/2015 4:21:47 AM PST by USS Alaska (Exterminate the terrorist savages, everywhere.)
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To: MilesVeritatis

They’re free to vote for it now because it’s known that Obama will veto it. If any of those 9 were the 67th vote needed to override the veto, you can be sure they would vote with their master.

So basically those 9 Democrats deserve no credit. They need to be asked pointblank on the public record that if their vote meant the difference in overriding Obama’s veto, would they still vote for it.


25 posted on 01/30/2015 5:05:43 AM PST by randita (Obama entrusted the transformation of the best healthcare system in the world to a scam artist.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
in a 62-36 vote, with three Democrats joining all 53 Republicans.

Hmmmm....

26 posted on 01/30/2015 5:11:05 AM PST by Lady Heron
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To: MilesVeritatis
Munchkin voted for it???

I'm surprised ... looks like we scared the crap out of him back in November.

27 posted on 01/30/2015 5:13:42 AM PST by NorthMountain
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

As usual the Dems/Socialists/Idiot in New England voted for higher gas prices. Nice going New England...


28 posted on 01/30/2015 5:17:03 AM PST by ExCTCitizen (I'm ExCTCitizen and I approve this reply. If it does offend Libs, I'm NOT sorry...)
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To: MilesVeritatis
Dem McCaskill (MO)voted for it?

It must be going no where.

She has done nothing except lap dances for 0bama since he came pres.

29 posted on 01/30/2015 5:18:50 AM PST by TYVets
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Barbara Barfer is a disgrace.

Now let’s see if Princess Barry will veto it.


30 posted on 01/30/2015 5:19:35 AM PST by Fresh Wind (The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away)
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To: Lady Heron
in a 62-36 vote, with three Democrats joining all 53 Republicans.

Hmmmm....

So, six "Republicans" voted against it. Why would that be surprising?

31 posted on 01/30/2015 5:23:29 AM PST by Fresh Wind (The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away)
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To: Fresh Wind; Lady Heron

Oops, ignore my comment. Too early for simple math.


32 posted on 01/30/2015 5:27:33 AM PST by Fresh Wind (The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away)
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To: Secret Agent Man
so why did they say 3 democrats voted for it instead of 9?

Bob Casey's IQ = 1 human being, divided by 3...


33 posted on 01/30/2015 5:32:24 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: knarf

“casey ????!!!!!?????!!!!!”

Deep hibernation


34 posted on 01/30/2015 5:55:32 AM PST by RS_Rider (I hate Illinois Nazis)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

It should be worrisome to Obama if the GOP would go on every TV show in America to make certain all citizens know he vetoed it and 20,000 jobs.


35 posted on 01/30/2015 9:19:31 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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