Congress sends Keystone bill to Obama, who plans to veto it

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Dallas News

WASHINGTON — Congress is sending President Barack Obama legislation to build the Keystone XL pipeline Tuesday, and a quick veto was expected.

The White House indicated Obama will veto the bill in private. It would be the third veto of Obama’s presidency.

Republicans may try to override Obama’s veto, but have yet to show they can muster the two-thirds majority in both chambers that would be needed.

FULL short story at link.



Read more: http://www.dallasnews.com/news/washington/20150224-congress-sends-keystone-bill-to-obama-who-plans-to-veto-it.ece

[Agnosticsherbet]

1. Any democrat that votes to override the veto, should be primaried in his/her next election.

The statement of my own congressmen who voted against it.

http://scottpeters.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-peters-statement-on-vote-against-keystone-xl-pipeline

[Cryptoad]

2. There goes the GOP jobs programs,,,,,,,,,

all 38 jobs of it!

[yeoman6987]

3. I don't like that reason for denying the Keystone pipeline

I think using the environment is a better and accurate reason. Those 38 jobs would change their lives which we all should want. Everyone with a good job. Environment is the reason to say no, not the jobs it brings.

[Cryptoad]

5. who said,,,,

it was a reason to deny it? Sorry you dont see the humor in the fact that GOP's main reason for it was the million of jobs it would produce and in fact only 38 jobs are involved..

[yeoman6987]

9. No I don't and for the Democratic Party to use jobs as the reason to deny it is shameful

One Job is good. It is the environment that would be destroyed.

[Cryptoad]

14. I"ve not seen any Party position that claim what you say they claim.,,,

but if you really think that the relationship of number of jobs to the possible Enviro dangers is not a factor in this decision making process then you don't have much of handle on how our Government really works.

[mac56]

8. The 38 permanent jobs would most likely go to Canadians anyway.

Not going to help American workers or families.

[yeoman6987]

10. Well that is at least a better argument

[Cryptoad]

15. Seems you are the only one making

the argument that you claim is so bad.

[yeoman6987]

17. I am one of those liberals who care about workers getting jobs

And won't belittle the amount of jobs that are going to be lost. I know not many liberals in the United States at least not as caring as I am.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

11. Don't want to nitpick, but I heard 35 jobs.

[Cryptoad]

13. Hah,,,,, i guess

my resources were more optimistic,,,,,your number probably closer to the Truth. lol

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

16. 50 or 15, its still total bullshit!

[Wellstone ruled]

4. Like the Jobs Bill angle.

Still say there will be C.R. by the Rethugs to capture every piece of Lunacy they have come up with.

[bluestateguy]

6. No veto ceremony?

Chicken.

[blackspade]

7. I dearly hope so.

This is an excellent bill to veto.

[Purveyor]

12. Yeah, depend on the rails. That is working out so well anyway.