Landrieu Works to Gather Senate Votes Needed to Approve Keystone
She was one vote shy by late Friday of the 60 needed to pass the measure, according to a Senate aide.
Sens. Mary Landrieu, D-La., talks with reporters after a news conference on the Keystone XL pipeline in the basement of the Capitol, November 12, 2014.
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Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu and her supporters are working to lock down the votes to pass her bill authorizing TransCanada Corp.’s Keystone XL pipeline -- and maybe help save the embattled Democrat’s seat.
Landrieu, who trails Republican Representative Bill Cassidy in polls before a Dec. 6 runoff, was one vote shy by late yesterday of the 60 needed to pass the measure, according to a Senate aide.