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House Bill to Override Obama on Keystone Passes With Less Bipartisan Support

2013-05-23 03:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: The House of Representatives approved a bill as expected on Wednesday declaring that a presidential permit was not needed to approve the Canada-to-Nebraska leg of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, a move that would take a decision on the project away from the Obama administration. The Republican-controlled House voted 241-175, with less support from Democrats than during the most recent attempt to speed up pipeline approval. The bill faces an uphill battle because it would have to pass the Senate...

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House passes auto dealers bill of rights

2013-05-23 01:27:53| Auto Dealers - Topix.net

Auto dealers will no longer have to redo their facilities more than once every 15 years under Senate Bill 126, which the House passed on a 338-30 vote Tuesday.

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House passes GOP bill to speed pipeline approval

2013-05-22 18:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: House Republicans pushed through a bill Wednesday to bypass the president to speed approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas. Democrats criticized the legislation as a blatant attempt to allow a foreign company to avoid environmental review. The bill was approved, 241-175, largely along party lines. Republicans said the measure was needed to ensure that the long-delayed pipeline, first proposed in 2008, is built. "This is the most studied pipeline in the history of mankind,"...

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