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House lays out pro-Keystone XL agenda

Expected Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R), R-Ky., and House Speaker John Boehner (L), R-Ohio, said authorizing the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline has "obvious" bipartisan support. FILE/UPI/Mike Theiler WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (UPI) — A Republican-led House Energy Committee said that, while Keystone XL is just one piece of the energy puzzle, it’s a key component of the wider whole. The GOP has drafted its new course for the next Congress following the Republican takeover of the Senate after Tuesday’s midterm elections. Getting the Keystone XL pipeline approved is at the top of the Republican agenda. The House Energy and Commerce Committee issued an agenda statement Thursday, saying the congressional energy strategy should be broader than just one pipeline. "But Keystone XL still remains an important part of any comprehensive energy plan so we will keep fighting for its approval," the statement read. In an op-ed published by […]

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Senate Energy, Natural Resources Committee to Vote on Keystone XL Pipeline

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will vote on legislation Wednesday that would approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline. It is expected that the committee will approve the bill, which Mary Landrieu (D-La.) and Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) co-sponsored. The voting of this legislation comes on the heels of Canada’s Finance Minister Joe Oliver, Natural Resources Minister Greg Rickford and Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird’s visit to New York for media interviews and an energy conference. Canada’s intention is to keep the issue alive with the U.S. public and business, said Oliver, while arguing that President Obama has unfairly entangled the $5.4 billion pipeline with U.S. politics. “This is a democracy, and I’m sure the government listens to the people,” Oliver said to Bloomberg. The proposed pipeline has been an ongoing political debate and is in its sixth year of review under Obama’s administration. On Wednesday, when the […]

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