12-02-2015 18:00 via bakersfieldcalifornian.com

VIDEO: McCarthy statement on Keystone Pipeline passage

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-led Congress gave final passage on Wednesday to a bill to approve the long-pending Keystone XL pipeline, a measure that next goes to President Barack Obama, who has vowed to veto it.

The bill passed by 270-152 in the House of Representatives, with only one Republican voting against it and 29 Democrats for it. The legislation passed in the Senate in late January.
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