Senate fails to override Obama's Keystone pipeline veto
Senate Republicans on Wednesday failed to cobble together enough votes to override President Obama's veto of legislation approving the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline.
The override attempt failed by a 62-37 vote; it needed 67 votes to pass. Nine Democrats voted with Republicans to approve the bill, the same number who voted for the legislation in January.
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