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Senate Passes Keystone Pipeline Bill

2015-01-30 05:00:56| ENR.com: Headline News

But President Obama maintains his veto threat.

U.S. House passes Keystone XL bill, Senate to debate next week

2015-01-09 11:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Friday to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline, despite a threat by the White House to veto legislation on the project. The bill passed, 266-153, with 28 of the House Democrats voting for the pipeline, down three from a similar vote in November. The Senate will debate a similar bill early next week. President Barack Obama has said the State Department should finish its assessment of the project before he decides whether to approve it. TransCanada...

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Congress Passes Appropriations Bill for FY 15

2014-12-15 17:04:00| National Hog Farmer

P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, D.C. Congress passed a $1.1 trillion spending bill that will fund the federal government through Sept. 30, 2015, thus avoiding a government shutdown. read more

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House of Representatives passes bill approving Keystone XL oil pipeline

2014-11-14 20:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: The Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed a bill to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline with a resounding majority on Friday, setting the stage for a showdown in the Senate next week. The debate over completion of the controversial pipeline, which would transport crude oil from Canada to refineries in Texas, has become a cause celebre for the environmental movement and taken centre-stage in a still-ongoing Senate race in Louisiana. Hours before the House passed the bill 252-161...

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