On the heels of bruising losses in the midterm elections, Senate Democrats are pushing for a vote on the Keystone XL oil pipeline, a measure stymied for years by the Obama administration.
Leading the charge is Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., a weakened incumbent perhaps newly motivated by her looming run-off election Dec. 6 against Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-La.
“It has been 600 days since 62 senators signaled their support for constructing the Keystone XL pipeline and only now is Senator Landrieu putting her foot down,” said Dan Holler, communications director for Heritage Action for America, the advocacy arm of The Heritage Foundation. “Demanding a vote now, in the midst of a runoff, is pretty blatant and everyone gets the joke.”
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