Obama Would Probably Veto Keystone Bill, Senators Say
The president has said he is concerned that the pipeline would worsen the rate of climate change.
US President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks at the University of Queensland on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Brisbane on November 15, 2014.
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, a Rhode Island Democrat, said on “Fox News Sunday” that President Obama leaning toward veto “but I don’t have a hard assurance.”
- Senate to vote Nov. 18 on the pipeline that would link Canada’s oil sands, U.S. Gulf Coast refineries
- Environmental groups say pipeline would increase greenhouse gas emissions; supporters cite job creating
- NOTE: Pipeline needs permit from U.S. State Dept. because it would cross an intl border; department has been reviewing