Alaska Senator Doesn’t See Obama Saying Yes to Keystone Pipeline
Republican Lisa Murkowski says Keystone has become a symbol of the administration’s commitment to addressing global warming.
Senator Lisa Murkowski, a Republican from Alaska and chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, speaks during a business meeting to markup an original bill to approve the Keystone XL pipeline in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015.
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The chairman of the Senate energy committee said she thinks President Barack Obama will reject the Keystone XL pipeline to protect his legacy on climate change.
Senator Lisa Murkowski, an Alaska Republican, said Keystone has become a symbol of the administration’s commitment to addressing global warming, and she doesn’t think Obama will approve the pipeline in advance of global climate talks in Paris later this year.