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With the Democrats obstructing and voting the Keystone Pipeline down, it looks like (D) Mary Landrieu is in real trouble in Louisiana. It could be another big Senate Seat pickup for the Republican Party.
Legislation to approve the Keystone XL pipeline was narrowly defeated by Senate Democrats Tuesday night after pro-pipeline lawmakers failed to cobble together the 60 votes needed to pass the bill.
Despite gathering 59 Republicans and Democrats to support Landrieu’s bill, it was not enough to prevent anti-pipeline Democrats from preventing the bill from being sent to President Obama’s desk.
Even if the billed had passed, the White House strongly suggested that President Obama was unlikely to sign Landrieu’s bill because he wants to wait for the State Department to finish its review of Keystone before he acts.
White House press secretary Josh Earnest said Landrieu’s bill “certainly is a piece of legislation that the president doesn’t support because the president believes that this is something that should be determined through the State Department and the regular process that is in place.”
The Keystone XL bill was introduced by Louisiana Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu last week, not too far ahead of her runoff tough election against Republican opponent Bill Cassidy in December.
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Keystone XL Bill Narrowly Defeated By Senate Dems The Daily Caller
Legislation to approve the Keystone XL pipeline was narrowly defeated by Senate Democrats Tuesday night after pro-pipeline lawmakers failed to cobble together the 60 votes needed to pass the bill.
Despite gathering 59 Republicans and Democrats to support Landrieu’s bill, it was not enough to prevent anti-pipeline Democrats from preventing the bill from being sent to President Obama’s desk.
Even if the billed had passed, the White House strongly suggested that President Obama was unlikely to sign Landrieu’s bill because he wants to wait for the State Department to finish its review of Keystone before he acts.
White House press secretary Josh Earnest said Landrieu’s bill “certainly is a piece of legislation that the president doesn’t support because the president believes that this is something that should be determined through the State Department and the regular process that is in place.”
The Keystone XL bill was introduced by Louisiana Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu last week, not too far ahead of her runoff tough election against Republican opponent Bill Cassidy in December.
Read More:
Keystone XL Bill Narrowly Defeated By Senate Dems The Daily Caller