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Senate fails to override Obama's Keystone pipeline veto
2015-03-05 10:11:38| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The Senate on Wednesday failed to override President Obamas veto of a bill that would have approved construction of the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline. A bipartisan majority of senators were unable to reach the two-thirds vote required to undo a presidential veto. The vote was 62 to 37. The measures defeat was widely expected, and was the latest twist in the clash over the proposed 1,179-mile pipeline, which would move about 800,000 barrels of carbon-heavy petroleum per day from the...
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Senate fails to override Obama's veto of Keystone XL pipeline
2015-03-05 10:11:38| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: The Senate failed Wednesday to override President Obama's veto of Keystone XL pipeline legislation, ending for now attempts by Congress to speed up approval of the controversial energy project. Falling short of the two-thirds majority needed, Republicans backers of the pipeline could not peel off enough Democratic supporters to join them. The vote was 62-37, with all Republicans and eight Democrats in favor. The outcome was the latest setback for the GOP-led Congress, which made passage of Keystone...
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US Senate fails to override Obama on Keystone
2015-03-05 03:16:06| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday failed to override President Barack Obama's veto of a bill to construct the privately funded Canadian Keystone XL pipeline. The 62-37 vote is expected to be one of many veto showdowns between Republicans, who control Congress, and Obama in his final term.
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US Senate fails to override Obama on Keystone
2015-03-05 02:27:37| Energy - Topix.net
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday failed to override President Barack Obama's veto of a bill to construct the privately funded Canadian Keystone XL pipeline. The 62-37 vote is expected to be one of many veto showdowns between Republicans, who control Congress, and Obama in his final term.
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Keystone XL Veto Override Fails in Senate
2015-03-04 21:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The U.S. Senate today attempted to override President Obamas veto of legislation that would force approval of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, but fell short with a vote of 62-37. To override the Presidents veto it would have required 67 votes in the Senate. Next step is for the National Interest Determination process to complete its assessment and then the State Department will make its final recommendations to President Obama, most likely in the coming months. The definition of insanity...
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