Senate GOP Planning To Hijack Highway Bill With Keystone Pipeline Amendment

Senate GOP Planning To Hijack Highway Bill With Keystone Pipeline Amendment: pIn a bid to fast-track approval of the Canada-to-Texas Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, Senate Republicans plan to attach an amendment mandating the pipeline’s construction onto a must-pass highway funding bill. The amendment — developed by Sens. John Hoeven, Richard Lugar, and David Vitter — is but the latest congressional push to advance TransCanada’s $7 [...]/p