Obama veto’s Keystone XL bill

Obama veto’s Keystone XL bill
Obama veto’s Keystone XL bill

Obama veto’s Keystone XL bill

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President Obama rarely uses his veto pen, but on Tuesday he issued only the 3rd veto of his Presidency when he struck down a Congressional measure to approve construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. The system would run oil from Alberta, Canada to the U.S. Gulf Coast. We’ll talk with, Ben Gotschall, energy director of the advocacy group, Bold Nebraska. He’s also a Nebraska rancher who would be affected by the pipeline. PHOTO: Yvette Torell, left, with 350.org, holds up a sign that says “Thank for Saying No to KXL”, next to Melinda Pierce, right, of the Sierra Club, as they join other opponents of Keystone XL to celebrate President Barack Obama’s veto of the legislation outside the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)