Posted on 02/09/2012 3:43:17 AM PST by tobyhill
The contentious Keystone XL oil pipeline could become part of the debate on the Senate floor over highway funding legislation, an influential Republican senator said on Wednesday.
Republicans in Congress want to grant a permit to TransCanada's $7 billion project, cutting out President Barack Obama, who last month said the pipeline's route needed more study before his administration could approve it.
But to fast-track the stalled Canada-to-Texas pipeline, Republicans need to first try to attach the issue to must-pass legislation and gather enough support in the Democratic-controlled Senate.
John Thune, a senator from South Dakota who is the chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, told reporters the issue could rise again as the full Senate discusses the highway bill.
"My guess is that there will be an effort to amend the highway bill to include the Keystone provision and if there is, I'll support it," Thune told reporters.
"I think anything we can do to advance the Keystone pipeline, we should do."
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Will this even matter if Obama has the line item veto?
That’s why I’m puzzled why the GOP wants to hand him a Line Item Veto?
>> That’s why I’m puzzled why the GOP wants to hand him a Line Item Veto?
They don’t call ‘em the Stupid Party for nothing.
Our Senate and House are nothing but kabuki theater. Useless, ineffectual, worthless in practice — but they put on a good show.
Will this even matter if Obama has the line item veto?
I thought the Supreme Court ruled, several years ago, that the line item veto was unconstitutional. Correct me if I am mistaken.
Will this even matter if Obama has the line item veto?
I thought the Supreme Court ruled, several years ago, that the line item veto was unconstitutional. Correct me if I am mistaken.
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