Despite President Barack Obama’s threat to veto, the Senate passed a bill Thursday approving the Keystone XL pipeline.
The Senate approved the bill with 62 voting in favor of and 36 voting against the measure, which approves the 1,179 mile pipeline stretching from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.
Nine Democrats joined 53 Republicans to pass the bill. The Senate bill will be sent back to the House of Representatives for voting.
The House passed a similar measure earlier this month, with 266 voting in favor and 153 voting against. House leaders will decide whether to merge the two versions into a new bill or simply pass the Senate version without changes.
Here’s a breakdown of how the Pennsylvania delegation voted in both chambers:
Yeas
In the Senate, both Republican Sen. Pat Toomey and Democratic Sen. Bob Casey voted in favor of the bill.
All thirteen Republicans from the Pennsylvania House delegation supported the pipeline. And two Democrats, Reps. Robert Brady and Mike Doyle, joined the 28 Democrats that crossed the aisle to enable the bill’s passage.
Nays
Three Democrats in the House voted against the measure: Reps. Chaka Fattah, Matthew Cartwright and newly elected Brendan Boyle.
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Brendan Boyle off to a great start demonstrating what a wack job he is.
Even the Bobs (Brady and Casey) voted for the pipeline.
Boyle was joined by fellow left wing nut job Matthew Cartwright.
Looks like a great wedge issue for a Republican Cartwright opponent in 2016.
How would the Keystone Pipeline help the oil industry in Pennsylvania?
Frank, the labor unions are for this bill and KXL.
Your in the minority.
impeach obama
Toomey Amendment FAILED. Can this guy get anything done?
Sanctions? They’re not really despots. Vote against them in their next run. That’s sort of how the whole democracy thing works.
This is a jobs bill and good for the enviroment. Y did members who campaigned on job creation and were heavily supported by Unions vote no?
There needs to be sanctions against any of the traitorous democrats who voted for this bill-are they not listening to their constituents???