King Obama Vetoes Keystone
BREAKING NEWS!!!
President Barack Obama continued his dangerous journey of placing politics before duty to the American people by summarily vetoing the Keystone XL Pipeline late this afternoon. The $8 billion project, which received strong support from the American public, would have provided much-needed work for thousands of construction workers across the heartland of America, bolstered Obama’s anemic economy and taken a giant step toward energy independence from the Middle East.
“By choosing to veto this piece of legislation, he is choosing Washington lobbyists and special interests over the needs and desires of the American people,” says Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso. Speaker of the House John Boehner called the veto a “national embarrassment.” The bill now goes back to Congress where the likelihood of an override is unlikely because of insufficient votes for the two-thirds majority needed in both houses. More from ABC News.
