Congress Sends Keystone Pipeline Bill to Obama

The U.S. House of Representatives has approved the Keystone XL pipeline project and sent the measure to President Barack Obama, who has said he will veto it. The House voted 270-152 to pass the bill Wednesday. It follows an affirmative vote in the Senate on January 29. Republicans made approving the Keystone XL pipeline one of their top priorities when they took control of Congress in January. Neither the House nor the Senate passed the proposal by a wide enough margin to override...

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