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Senate passes Keystone pipeline
2015-02-02 16:41:00| National Hog Farmer
By P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, D.C. The Senate passed the Keystone XL pipeline bill by a vote of 62-36, short of the necessary 67 votes to override an expected veto by President Obama. read more
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NY Senate to review MTA's finances
2015-02-01 17:44:28| Railroads - Topix.net
State lawmakers in New York are taking a look at the finances of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The MTA is facing challenges in securing funding for an ambitious $32 billion, five-year plan to upgrade equipment and services.
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How these two women guided Keystone bill through a divided Senate
2015-01-30 16:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Christian Science Monitor: In a rare moment for the US Senate, the two lawmakers who had just spent three weeks steering the Keystone pipeline bill through choppy waters were chatting amiably on the floor during the final vote. One was dressed in a teal-colored jacket and skirt. The other wore a silver pendant with her sky-blue blazer. Senators can remember only a handful of times when two women have acted as floor managers of bills in the Senate and certainly not in such a high-profile circumstance as this one. In...
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Senate finally passes Keystone, but Obamas veto looms
2015-01-30 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
McClatchy: The Senate passed a bill approving construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline on Thursday, setting up a showdown with President Barack Obama, who has promised to veto the measure. Thursday's vote culminated six years of intense debate over the proposed 1,179-mile pipeline, designed to ship Canadian oil sands crude to the U.S. Gulf Coast. The Senate passed the measure 62-36, with nine Democrats joining all Republicans in voting in favor. An almost identical bill already passed...
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Senate approves Keystone XL pipeline bill despite veto threat
2015-01-30 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA times: After weeks of unusually robust debate, the Senate on Thursday approved legislation to expedite construction of the massive Keystone XL pipeline, brushing aside President Obama`s threat to veto the measure. Passage secured not only a top Republican policy victory but also a political success for new Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, who made Keystone his first priority. The vote was an early test of McConnell`s promise to return the Senate to a place of freewheeling debate....
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