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Pipeline foes beat back bogus gas price claims

Salon -- Ever since President Obama delayed the decision to grant TransCanada a permit to build the Keystone XL pipeline pending further environmental review back in January, Republicans have been cooking up various schemes to force the project’s approval. A few weeks ago, Republican leaders stuck Keystone mandates into both the House and Senate drafts of the transportation bill. In response, anti-pipeline activists kicked into high gear and mobilized supporters to send over 800,000 messages to their representatives within 24 hours, and the president threatened to veto any bill containing a Keystone rider.

The House’s transportation bill is on the rocks, but the Senate’s version is moving along, and the pro-Keystone amendment sponsored by John Hoeven (R-ND) went up for a vote yesterday.

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Submitted Mar 09, 2012 By: PDQBlues

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52MPG Champion Author Dayton Posts:7,252 Points:1,739,755 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2012 5:21:05 AM Ignore 52MPG Report Abuse Government gridlock.
Ahking Champion Author Orange County Posts:3,497 Points:601,520 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2012 1:16:40 AM Ignore Ahking Report Abuse America first.
MidNJ Champion Author New Jersey Posts:7,542 Points:1,171,330 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Mar 9, 2012 8:09:01 PM Ignore MidNJ Report Abuse Yes, the oil execs want $12 gas. Wait a few more years and the oil companies will get their price, pipeline or not, unless we develop energy sources that do not use fossil fuels.
DerHahn Champion Author Illinois Posts:13,698 Points:2,112,185 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Mar 9, 2012 7:19:46 PM Ignore DerHahn Report Abuse "Another amendment to the transportation bill, sponsored by Ron Wyden, D-Ore., would have approved Keystone on the conditions that it be built with materials manufactured in the United States and that the oil transported by the pipeline be used within the U.S. rather than exported abroad " republicans unfortunately won't go for this. wouldn't mind the oil coming in if it stayed here. but if it's just going to china, then build a pipeline across canada.
ktbaeohana Champion Author Las Vegas Posts:2,301 Points:421,775 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Mar 9, 2012 6:09:22 PM Ignore ktbaeohana Report Abuse That sad when your own Senate go against President. It tell you one thing no moral at all money talks.
dbecks44 Champion Author Michigan Posts:1,337 Points:430,480 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Mar 9, 2012 5:05:07 PM Ignore dbecks44 Report Abuse sjg238: wind-powered car - classic. What better to come from a wind-powered president?
buckets42 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:1,690 Points:329,550 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Mar 9, 2012 5:02:26 PM Ignore buckets42 Report Abuse Do Boehner a favor and vote Obama out.
Venzadriver Champion Author Florida Posts:1,325 Points:360,115 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Mar 9, 2012 5:01:52 PM Ignore Venzadriver Report Abuse Don't approve it unless we get first dibs on the oil.
sjf238 Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:1,215 Points:647,205 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Mar 9, 2012 3:49:20 PM Ignore sjf238 Report Abuse Remember, they want $12 a gallon gas so we will all buy wind powered cars.
dsaine Champion Author North Carolina Posts:2,987 Points:630,545 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Mar 9, 2012 3:38:17 PM Ignore dsaine Report Abuse Remember to vote in November.
Tehbob Champion Author California Posts:2,286 Points:455,655 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Mar 9, 2012 3:31:06 PM Ignore Tehbob Report Abuse the repubs are idiots; Keystone oil would be sold to china with profits going to canada. only americans profiting would be 1%'ers and big oil companies.