The Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday failed to get an enough
majority to override President Barack Obama's veto of Keystone XL
pipeline.
The vote was 62 to 37, failing to reach the two-thirds
majority required to undo a presidential veto. The failure in the
Senate means the House of Representatives will not vote on override.
The U.S. President Barack Obama vetoed the Keystone XL pipeline bill Tuesday, reiterating that the decision to build the project belongs to the government.
"Through this bill, the United States Congress attempts to circumvent longstanding and proven processes for determining whether or not building and operating a cross-border pipeline serves the national interest," said Obama in his veto message.
T
he US Senate will likely vote on the Keystone XL Pipeline bill next
week before advancing it to US President Barack Obama’s desk
for approval, Republican Senator from North Dakota John Hoeven said,
following the president’s State of the Union speech on Tuesday.
The Republican-controlled House approved the Keystone XL oil pipeline
easily on Friday, ignoring the recent veto threat against this project
from US President Obama.
The House passed the project by 266
votes to 153, the tenth time that the chamber has passed the
pro-Keystone legislation. The Senate is set to consider the legislation
next week.