Posted on 11/14/2014 7:13:33 PM PST by SeekAndFind
On Friday, an overwhelming majority of House members passed legislation sponsored by Rep. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) which approved construction of the long-delayed Keystone XL Pipeline. By 252 to 161, the House opted to send the measure to the U.S. Senate, where it will face a vote from the upper chamber next week which could, for the first time, force the president to determine whether to approve or veto the oil transit route.
31 Democratic representatives voted with every Republican member of Congress save Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI), who voted present, to approve construction of the pipeline. It is an indication that the 114th Congress will feature a far rowdier Democratic caucus.
Only seven of the 31 Democrats are not going to be members of the next Congress. 24 House Democrats who voted in favor of the measure will be coming back for the new Congress on January 6.
Among the Democrats who voted in favor of building the pipeline is newly elected Rep. Donald Norcross (D-NJ), brother of New Jersey Democratic Party leader George Norcross, who filled a seat vacated by the resigning Rob Andrews just this week. The congressman representing the city of Camden cast one of his first votes on Friday in favor of constructing the pipeline in spite of the White House’s opposition.
President Barack Obama has threatened to veto the House bill even if it is approved by the Senate next week, a move which could have significant implications for the upcoming December 6 runoff election in Louisiana which will determine if Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) keeps her seat for a fourth term.
The president has placed a variety of obstacles in the way of the construction of Keystone:
His State Department — which must approve the pipeline, since it crosses international borders — is six years into a review of the project. Obama told reporters Friday in Myanmar that his “position hasn’t changed.”
He said the pipeline is still facing a challenge from Nebraska landowners and said he doesn’t think “we should circuit that process.”
“My government believes that we should judge this pipeline based on whether or not it accelerates climate change or whether it helps the American people with their energy costs or their gas prices,” he said.
The U.S. Senate is scheduled to hold a vote on the House bill next Tuesday, but it is not believed that it will receive the 60 votes required for passage. “If Landrieu and Hoeven can’t find a 60th supporter, Republicans plan to try to pass the bill again in January when they control both chambers of Congress,” The Washington Examiner reported.
Whatever happens in the upper chamber, Landrieu is unlikely to be the ultimate beneficiary.
Trust but verify...and I’ll never EVER trust a ‘Rat CongressCritter.
Never. Ever. :)
The sand hills in Nebraska already has 28,000 miles of pipelines.
What is one more?
“My government believes that we should judge this pipeline based on whether or not it accelerates climate change or whether it helps the American people with their energy costs or their gas prices,” he said.
Since when did he own the government?
This is after Obola gives China another 15 years to increase their CO2 emissions, as they add a new coal burning powerplant at the rate of one per week.
The pipeline would do nothing to increase CO2.
Or globaloney warming.
What the devil is wrong with Amash? He’s supposedly a Tea Party libertarian:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Amash
The Queen of England uses that kind of language ("My Government ...") when discussing whatever Parliament is up to. Does Bam-Bam think he's the Queen?
Somebody needs to tell Caliph Baraq that studies show shipping the crude via (Warren Buffet’s) rail cars creates 42% more carbon dioxide than using this pipeline would.
What a steaming pile of crony capitalist horsesh!t.
Ever since we elected him Supreme Super-Hero-in-Chief.
“My government...” Spoken like a typical buttheaded dictator.
“The Showvote, she’ll be making another run...”
“What a steaming pile of crony capitalist horsesh!t.”
Warren Buffett, he’s no capitalist, just another Commie, like Georgi Schwartz (Soros).
He’s a young Ron Paul clone. He has had plenty of puzzling votes.
-——24 House Democrats who voted in favor of the measure will be coming back for the new Congress on January 6.-——
I wonder how many of these folks will vote to make Nancy Pelosi the minority leader again?
My bet every single one of these bassturds will....
The House was never the issue on this one.
I sort of wish that those 31 democrats would have changed parties.
Yeah, they might be Rino’s but getting the less insane democrats into the Republican camp would help to get rid of the looney left. A liberal republican from New Jersey would be better than a conservative democrat from New Jersey.
The hard left needs to be confined top to the democratic party. Remove any possibility of them EVER gaining power again.
Democrats need to stop voting for the ghost of JFK
Thanks. Sometimes these leftie libertarians manage to sneak into the Tea Party. They support freedom, but unfortunately not the kind of freedom that will build or maintain a republic. Rather, it’s freedom to do whatever the hell you want. No genuine Republic can be built on that.
After 6 LONG years the degenerate foreigner marxist queer will finally veto a bill.
A bill that would create jobs and promote national security.
He’s running out of time and support from his fellow REDS.
All we need now to smash the CPUSA is a RIGHT WING LEADER to tell the Illegal Aliens to go straight to HELL, and make it clear that any politician that attempts to facilitate the invasion will be crucified.
how many would also vote to override a veto?
The two reasons why Obama will veto the bill:
1) Warren
2) Buffett
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