SandBoxBlogs: Town Hall "Obama gets a Keystone Mulligan"

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Bob Beauprez:
"Barack Obama is going to get another shot at getting the decision of the Keystone XL Pipeline right.  The Canadian company, TransCanada, seeking to build the massive delivery system that would transport 800,000 barrels of oil from the Canadian tar sands to Texas refineries announced it is resubmitting an application for permitting approval.

Obama killed the jobs creating, energy supplying proposal in January to appease his radical environmental constituency that opposes anything connected with the hydrocarbon industry.  Criticism of his blatantly political decision came from all corners of the spectrum including the President's usually loyal labor unions who coveted the employment opportunities the pipeline would generate....."
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SandBoxBlogs: The Hill's E2 Wire "House clears highway bill with pipeline mandate, thwarts Obama"

Thank you, Congress!!  On to Senate.  Then max pressure on the White House by putting it right back on his desk until he signs.

The Keystone Pipeline is a bi-partisan, millions of jobs making project. 

"The House, defying a White House veto threat, passed GOP legislation Wednesday that extends transportation program funding through September and mandates construction of a controversial oil pipeline from Canada to Gulf Coast refineries.

All but 14 Republicans, with support from 70 Democrats, voted 293-197 for legislation that falls far short of Speaker John Boehner’s (R-Ohio) earlier plan to move a sweeping five-year, $260 billion package..."
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