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Senate fails to override veto on Keystone XL pipeline construction
President Obamaâs veto of the Keystone XL pipeline remains intact after the Senate could not muster enough votes March 4 to override the decision. The president vetoed Senate bill S. 1 in late February. The Senate fell just a few votes shy of the two-thirds majority needed in a 62-37 vote, according to a report [âŚ]
March 5, 2015
Roadbuilding
Obama vetoes Keystone XL pipeline construction; bill heads back to Congress
Citing a contempt for the national interest on the part of Congress, President Barack Obama vetoed a bill that would have cleared the way for construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline. The move comes two weeks after Senate bill S. 1 was passed by the House of Representatives and more than a month after the [âŚ]
February 24, 2015
Roadbuilding
Obama calls for âbipartisan infrastructure plan,â doesnât mention gas tax increase
During his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, President Obama called for Congress to pass a âbipartisan infrastructure plan.â However, Obama never mentioned the possibility of raising the federal gas tax. â21st century businesses need 21st century infrastructure ââ âmodern ports, stronger bridges, faster trains and the fastest Internet. Democrats and Republicans used [âŚ]
January 21, 2015
Business
Obama urges Congress to focus on improving infrastructure rather than Keystone XL in State of the Union
President Barack Obama in his sixth State of the Union address made little mention of issues related directly to construction and transportation, which has in years past come in the form of the president pushing Congress to do more to fund highways and other transportation infrastructure. Unlike recent years, however, the president only briefly addressed transportation infrastructure [âŚ]
January 21, 2015
Roadbuilding
AED president, CEO Toby Mack responds to Obamaâs remarks about Keystone XL pipeline jobs
Toby Mack, president and CEO of Associated Equipment Distributors (AED), today issued a statement in response to President Barack Obamaâs interview with the New York Times, specifically the presidentâs remarks regarding the job creation potential of construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. Mack writes: âItâs sad that President Obama ignores his own senior advisorsâ careful [âŚ]
July 30, 2013
Maintenance
Take Two: House passes another SAFETEA-LU extension
The House of Representatives passed the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012, Part II, on April 18 by a vote of 293 to 127. Included in the extension is language to transfer the authority to approve the Keystone XL pipeline project from the Department of State to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Under the [âŚ]
April 18, 2012
Roadbuilding
Take Two: House passes another SAFETEA-LU extension
The House of Representatives passed the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012, Part II, on April 18 by a vote of 293 to 127. Included in the extension is language to transfer the authority to approve the Keystone XL pipeline project from the Department of State to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Under the [âŚ]
April 18, 2012
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Sen. Cornyn introduces legislation to authorize Keystone XL Pipeline
U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) on Jan. 30 joined a bipartisan group of senators, including Sens. Hoeven (R-N.D.), Lugar (R-Ind.), and Vitter (R-La.), to announce they will introduce legislation to approve the Keystone XL pipeline project following the Presidentâs denial of the permit: âThe Keystone XL pipeline will bring thousands of long-term jobs and energy [âŚ]
January 30, 2012
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