Senate fails to override Obama's Keystone pipeline veto

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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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Jon Terbush
Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.