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Obama's Pipeline Dilemma

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    Keystone XL issue divides president's base

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The hour the house rejected a plan to extend the payroll tax cut.

For two months and Republicans are instead demanding that the senate returned to negotiate the extension for the entire year.

Somewhat lost in the shuffle is something that once appeared to be -- strong political bargaining chip for Republicans.

Chief Washington correspondent Jim Angle considers the keystone XL pipeline.

No matter whether the senate or house prevails President Obama will still face a nasty dilemma because both bills would force -- to make a decision on the Keystone Pipeline within sixty days.

He's delayed a decision until 23 -- a safe distance from the election.

Republicans argue against any delay on this or other parts of the bill.

Our bill provides certainty and 20000.

Jobs with the Keystone Pipeline construction and another -- 120000.

New jobs in the supply chain for the pipeline.

Positive policy.

Why wait they president want to make a decision leaves the building can get the tax cut don't.

The issue divides the president's base with -- environmentalists opposing it and labor unions supporting it which many see as the reason for the delay but even some Democrats question the way.

From going to be using the oil that we know that we're addicted to would you -- come from a friend and neighbor a trusted -- Or send that -- to Aries you know everybody's against you.

I think it's time to to to make a move one way or the other we all know what the issues are.

And we can make a decision and I just think delaying it doesn't.

Benefit anybody.

The president wants threaten to block any bill that included the keystone provision but -- such threats after both the house and senate agreed on it.

The State Department gave its initial environmental approval for the international pipeline.

The rationale for delaying the final approval was objections -- Nebraska over the proposed route for the pipeline but since then Nebraska governor Dave Heineman and the state legislature have agreed to find another path and have -- approved by the time construction reaches this day.

The issues in Nebraska have been resolved.

This legislation.

Recognizes.

The agreement that was reached an important Nebraska and it accommodates that.

If the president word Iraq today he says the work and the jobs good began and Nebraska's governor says he also supports efforts to accelerate federal approval.

And Washington Jim Angle Fox News.

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