Democrats wanted to extend a gimmick payroll tax cut, GOPers wanted to implement a shovel ready project by building a pipeline from Canada to Texas and thus creating thousands of jobs.
Both sides could’ve got what they wanted. But, because Democrats are beholden to wacky environmentalists groups, President Obama rather please them than put Americans back to work.
The Hill reports Senate Democrats say the Obama administration will kill the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline, a controversial issue in the debate to extend the payroll tax holiday.
Senate leaders on Friday agreed to a two-month backstop measure to extend payroll tax relief, which included House-passed language to expedite a decision on the pipeline's construction. The Senate will vote on the measure Saturday morning.
Republicans hailed inclusion of the pipeline provision as a victory, but Democrats said the practical effect of the language would be to kill the project.
“They’ve just killed the Keystone pipeline. They killed it because they forced the president to make a decision before he can make it so he’s not going to move forward with it,” said Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and an ally of environmental groups.
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It’s a pretty disgusting partisan game Democrats are playing. They rather the United States be dependent on foreign oil than to produce it here at home and kick-start the economy and become energy independent.
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