Senate Democrats on Tuesday rejected a bill to authorize construction of TransCanada’s proposed Keystone XL pipeline. Via The Hill, the measure fell one vote short of the 60-vote supermajority needed for passage. The failed vote could be the death knell for the reelection campaign of bill supporter Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.), who faces a run-off against Rep. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) Dec. 6. The GOP-controlled House last week passed an identical Keystone XL bill.
President Obama likely would have vetoed any bill authorizing Keystone XL. Reuters reported on Tuesday, however, that the president might be willing to cut a deal with Republicans to approve the pipeline in exchange for cooperation on key items on his domestic agenda.
The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers President Charles Drevna said in a statement those who voted against the bill voted with the “interests of Mideast and Russian countries happy to see us squander opportunities to continue to embrace American energy security.”
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