Senate Republicans Block Keystone Export and Steel Amendments

Senate Republicans blocked two attempts to amend legislation forcing approval of the Keystone XL pipeline that would have required the project be built with domestically produced steel and that the oil be used in the U.S.

With polls showing Americans support Keystone, Democrats had used the amendments Tuesday to undermine the pipeline’s purported benefits to the U.S. They argue that the oil from Alberta is destined for overseas markets and that the case for Keystone as a job creator is over-hyped.