GOP lawmakers introduce bills to "pluck" pipeline approval from Obama administration

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Lee Terry (R-NE)

&quot Reuters) - Lawmakers in both chambers of Congress said Friday they are moving forward with bills introduced this week to pluck the power of approving the Keystone XL pipeline, which would run from Canada's oil sands to Texas, from the hands of the Obama administration.

Republican Rep. Lee Terry from Nebraska introduced a bipartisan bill on Friday to approve TransCanada Corp's 800,000 barrels per day Keystone XL pipeline. It is a companion bill to a bipartisan bill introduced on Thursday by Senators John Hoeven, a North Dakota Republican, and Max Baucus, a Montana Democrat.

A senior lawmaker said he hopes to have the bill ready for a vote in the full House of Representatives by the end of May."

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/15/us-usa-keystone-house-idUSBRE92E0OC20130315

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1. Good luck with that............never gonna happen.

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2. One of those "good news in disguise" stories.

They wouldn't bother if it was a done deal.

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3. The President can veto this bill.

They would need 2/3 of both houses to override it.

It wouldn't relieve him of the responsibility. But it would force him to pick a side.