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Keystone XL Pipeline Will Be First Vote in New Senate

December 16, 2014 at 4:39 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 10 Comments

Incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) told CNN that a measure authorizing construction of the Keystone XL pipeline will be the first bill he’ll schedule for a vote next year.

“If passed, it would force Obama to decide whether to veto what could be the first bill the new Congress sends to his desk. The President has said he wants the decision left in the hands of the State Department, which is six years into a review of the project and currently holds final authority because the pipeline would cross international borders.”

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