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House Republicans bring bill to reauthorize Keystone XL pipeline, cut Biden out of process
Scores of House Republicans on Tuesday introduced legislation to reauthorize the Keystone XL pipeline, decrying President Biden’s day-one order canceling the project as “catastrophic for American workers and families.”
The Keystone XL Pipeline Construction and Jobs Preservation Act, cosponsored by 85 Republicans, would give the go-ahead to build and operate the pipeline while declaring that a presidential permit such as the one rescinded by Mr. Biden is no longer required.
“President Biden’s decision to stop construction of the Keystone Pipeline is catastrophic for American workers and families,” House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said in a statement. “Its impact on global climate change is negligible, but its consequences for workers, families, and energy independence are decidedly negative.”
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/2/house-republicans-bring-bill-reauthorize-keystone-/
Democrats to Control US Senate Committees
The U.S. Senate is politically split with 50 Republicans and 50 Democrats, but leaders of the two parties agreed Wednesday that Democrats will hold the majority of the seats on each of the chamber’s issue-related committees where legislation is first drafted.
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer announced the agreement with Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell and said the chamber’s organizing resolution would be approved later in the day.
If they vote as a 50-member bloc, Democrats control the Senate because of the tie-breaking vote from Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, who presides over the chamber.
Schumer and McConnell negotiated for a month over the legislative rules for the next two years before McConnell agreed to Schumer’s demand for control.
https://www.voanews.com/usa/us-politics/democrats-control-us-senate-committees
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