Senate fails to pass Keystone oil pipeline construction bill by 1 vote

Senate fails to pass Keystone oil pipeline construction bill by 1 vote
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The U.S. Senate narrowly defeated a bill to begin construction of the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline with a vote of 59-41 on Tuesday, falling one vote shy of the threshold needed to break a filibuster.

The pipeline would carry petroleum from Canada to Gulf Coast refineries.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.