Senate Narrowly Defeats Keystone XL Pipeline
It's still ****ed up that 59 votes doesn't mean something is passed, no matter what the issue.
stupid hill to die on. could have traded it for wind farm funding, or used it as a bargaining chip for something else.
It's still ****ed up that 59 votes doesn't mean something is passed, no matter what the issue.
the senate writes its own rules, if republicans wish to lower it down to 51 votes needed to pass legislation, they can do it when they enter office.It's still ****ed up that 59 votes doesn't mean something is passed, no matter what the issue.
The Senate's purpose to ensure that nothing too useful gets done.
How about we support an industry that can actually stand on it's own feet? What's wrong with that?
the orginal purpose of the senate is to place a check on federal power, and the block collective legislation of the house.
The Senate's purpose to ensure that nothing too useful gets done.
I don't know, why do we give billions to the oil industry?
I don't know, why do we give billions to the oil industry?
We don't give $billions, they just don't pay $billions.
Preferential tax breaks are still picking winners and losers.
Yeah, that's what I said!
This issue is dead until the next Congress in sworn in. Will Obama Veto the legislation or sign it?
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats on Tuesday defeated a bill, 59 to 41, that would have approved the construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, rebuffing a Democratic colleague, Senator Mary L. Landrieu of Louisiana, who had hoped to muscle the legislation through in advance of her uphill runoff election fight back home.
Forty Democrats and Angus King, independent of Maine, voted against the bill, with just 14 Democrats joining all 45 Republicans in support of the oil pipeline.
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Senate Narrowly Defeats Keystone XL Pipeline
It's still ****ed up that 59 votes doesn't mean something is passed, no matter what the issue.
Preferential tax breaks are still picking winners and losers.
stupid hill to die on. could have traded it for wind farm funding, or used it as a bargaining chip for something else.
This issue is dead until the next Congress in sworn in. Will Obama Veto the legislation or sign it?
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats on Tuesday defeated a bill, 59 to 41, that would have approved the construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, rebuffing a Democratic colleague, Senator Mary L. Landrieu of Louisiana, who had hoped to muscle the legislation through in advance of her uphill runoff election fight back home.
Forty Democrats and Angus King, independent of Maine, voted against the bill, with just 14 Democrats joining all 45 Republicans in support of the oil pipeline.
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Senate Narrowly Defeats Keystone XL Pipeline
what is the earned income tax credit?
We don't give $billions, they just don't pay $billions.
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