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Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., rushes to the Senate floor for a roll call vote as the Republican-controlled Senate moves ahead on a bill to construct the Keystone XL pipeline despite President Barack Obamas veto threat, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan.. WASHINGTON -- The Keystone XL pipeline passed a major procedural hurdle in the United States Senate, receiving enough votes Monday to override a filibuster for the first time in the years-long dispute.
Breaking: Senate Rejects Keystone XL Pipeline
The Senate voted this evening to reject the Keystone XL pipeline that would have carried Alberta tar sands oil from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. The measure failed by a vote of 41-59. Sixty votes are required to pass a bill out of the Senate. The pro.. Environmental groups prepared for the worst, as the vote locked close up until roll call, with approval seeming to hinge on perhaps a single vote. The Natural Resources Defense Council put out ���8 discredited talking��.
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The Senate will vote Tuesday on a bill to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, which would carry oil sands crude from Canada and Bakken crude oil from North Dakota and Montana to a hub in Nebraska for delivery to Gulf��.
Senate Advances Bill To Approve Keystone Pipeline Despite Obamas Veto Threat
WASHINGTON -- The Senate advanced legislation Monday night to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, even though President Barack Obama has already said he would veto it. The Senate voted 63-32 to clear a procedural hurdle and begin debate on the bill.
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Senate narrowly rejects controversial Keystone XL pipeline bill
Senator Mary Landrieu leaves a media briefing after the vote on the Keystone XL pipeline failed to pass the Senate. Photograph:. Keystone XL: supporters of pipeline bill likely to fall just short in Senate vote. 18 Nov 2014 38��.
Mitch McConnell Cut Off Keystone XL Debate So.
Outraged Senate Democrats are livid because Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell abruptly cut off debate on the Keystone XL bill so that Republicans could attend a weekend conference with the Koch brothers.. 3rd bill was to eliminate the EPA and roll back all environmental restrictions. the 4th bill the GOP passed was to eliminate dodd-frank and allow unlimited campaign contributions from the wealthy. the 5th bill was a bill approving the keystone pipeline.
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Senate Democrats will retreat to Baltimore. Theyre back Friday to continue consideration of the Keystone XL pipeline bill, though there are no scheduled roll call votes until Tuesday, Jan. 20. -- The Obama administration will propose new regulations.
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First Posted: Nov 29, 2014 12:34 PM EST. Share This Tweet This. Mary Landrieu. Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., conducts a news conference on the Keystone XL pipeline in the basement of the Capitol, Nov. 12, 2014. (Photo : Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images). Share This Tweet This. Following the results of the. In the U.S. Senate, Landrieus last ditch effort to pass the Keystone XL pipeline failed to secure one additional vote to reach the 60 votes necessary for passage.
Keystone QandA: Debate is no longer limited to oil
Keystone QandA: Debate is no longer limited to oil. By Lauren Gardner Times Tribune CQ Roll Call. Sunday. WASHINGTON ��� Congress wasted no time this year getting back into the debate over the Keystone XL pipeline, despite last voting on approving the.
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Senate Democrats Need the Keystone XL. - Roll Call
The national support translates into interesting Senate politics, where 14 different races can (and likely will be) affected by the presidents decision whether to permit Keystone XL or not: open seats in Georgia, Iowa, Nebraska Montana, South Dakota, Michigan and West. Why dont ya check that approval rate after telling people the truth, that the slop oil from that pipeline will be refined to gas for sale overseas to the highest bidder raising our gas prices here at home.
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Welcome To The 114th: The new Congress meets for the first time today, with debates over the Keystone XL pipeline in the Senate and a non-controversial veterans jobs bill in the House kicking off the action. Senate Democrats plan early. (Washington.
Senate Advances Bill To Approve Keystone Pipeline Despite
WASHINGTON -- The Senate advanced legislation Monday night to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, even though President Barack Obama has already said he would veto it. The Senate voted 63-32 to clear a procedural��.
Senate plays kabuki on Keystone XL, hottest. - Daily Kos
At around 6 PM last night, when the Senate cast its fifteenth roll call vote on an amendment to the Keystone XL bill, Mitch McConnell highlighted the fact that the Senate had just reached a milestone: Weve actually reached a milestone here that I.. While the majority of Americans support building the pipeline, Aaron Blake at The Washington Post points out that a new survey shows that the majority also wants the review to be completed before a decision is made..
Republicans Responses Take Shots At Obamacare, Push Keystone XL
Joni Ernst, who in 2014 became the first woman elected to the Senate from Iowa, offered the Republican response to the State of the Union last night and introduced herself to the nation. In a speech that referenced her thrifty upbringing in rural Iowa.
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House OKs Keystone Bill as Nebraska Court. - Roll Call
The House passed legislation 266-153 Friday approving the Keystone XL pipeline, defying a White House veto threat and just hours after a Nebraska court upheld that states law agreeing to the builders proposed route.. The Senate is set to begin floor debate next week on an identical bill (S 1) to give Keystone the green light, with a vote to limit debate on a motion to proceed to the measure scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Monday. Bill sponsors John Hoeven, R-N.D., and��.
Senate Roll Call: Senate passes Keystone XL Pipeline
WASHINGTON. Cantwell (D), No; Murray (D), No. WEST VIRGINIA. Capito (R), Yes; Manchin (D), Yes. WISCONSIN. Baldwin (D), No; Johnson (R), Yes. WYOMING. Barrasso (R), Yes; Enzi (R), Yes. Copyright 2015 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
The Senate Voted on 15 KXL Amendments Last Night.
At around 6 PM last night, when the Senate cast its fifteenth roll call vote on an amendment to the Keystone XL bill, Mitch McConnell highlighted the fact that the Senate had just reached a milestone: ���Weve actually. Mike Lee (R-UT) offered an amendment that seems to mimic the permitting bill passed by the House GOP on Wednesday, which would force approval of pipelines if federal agencies take more than a specified length of time. It failed, with 51 votes in favor��.
Senate advances Keystone bill despite Obama veto threat
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., rushes to the Senate floor for a roll call vote as the Republican-controlled Senate moved ahead Monday on a bill to construct the Keystone XL pipeline despite President Barack Obamas veto threat. Manchin is the Democratic.
Analysis: GOP calls for bipartisanship, says Obama defiant
His administrations list of veto threats includes eight measures and extends to abortion, government regulation and natural gas pipeline licensing as well as Keystone, health care and the financial industry. It surely will grow as Republicans try to.
White House to Congress: The President will Veto the Keystone Pipeline Bill
Just as the new Congress began yesterday, the White House announced that President Obama would veto the measure authorizing construction on the Keystone XL pipeline expected to pass the House on Friday, the Washington Post reported.. New Senate.
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If passed, the bill will be sent to President Obamas desk.. ���Weve actually reached a milestone here that I thinks noteworthy for the Senate, that we just cast our 15th roll call vote on an amendment on [the Keystone XL] bill which is more votes, more roll call votes on amendments than. Susan Ferrechio of The Washington Examiner argued on Fox News Friday that this sort of political jockeying is ���nothing new.���. Tags: Keystone XL PipelineMitch McConnellSenate��.
The President will Veto the Keystone Pipeline Bill - Ring of.
When asked by the Post whether or not Democrats can sustain a veto on Keystone, Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL), one of the pipelines loudest critics in Washington, said, ���Based on the last roll call [in November], we do.���.
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--���The Senates dynamic was on display in a series of amendment votes over the last week on the Keystone XL oil pipeline: New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte. --���At the heart of the Democrats grievance is that Gowdy and his staff have been interviewing.
Keystone XL Debate Is No Longer Limited to Oil : Roll Call.
Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call. Sen. Al Franken wants amendments to the Keystone bill, including one that would require the pipeline ���be constructed using only American-made steel.��� Congress wasted no time this year getting back. On top of that, the Senate hasnt passed an energy bill in several years, leading to pent-up demand for debate on a host of energy issues.. Roll Call iPhone App. iphone image. Stay connected to the political debates inside Washington.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee will kick off confirmation hearings for Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch on Wednesday.. The Senate convenes at 4:30 p.m. today, with a roll call vote on the Keystone XL pipeline measure scheduled for 5:30 p.m.
Senate Democrats look to tweak bill on Keystone XL pipeline
Va., rushes to the Senate floor for a roll call vote as the Republican-controlled Senate moves ahead on a bill to construct the Keystone XL pipeline despite President Barack Obamas veto threat, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan.. Full-blown debate on the bill continued Tuesday after the Senate agreed 63-32 Monday to begin deliberating the measure. Sen. John Hoeven of North Dakota, the lead Republican sponsor of the measure, said that the additions��.
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Senate to vote today on dreadful Keystone XL pipeline bill.
The Senate today is debating the same bill expediting the building of the 36-inch Keystone XL pipeline that the House of Representatives approved Friday 252-161, with 31 mostly conservative Democrats backing it. Its an end.. I could understand it passing after the new senate takes over in January, but it is incomprehensible to me that THIS senate would actually pass it. Stupid is as... I dont have a number for the bill, so havent been able to find the roll call info.