Debate over Keystone XL pipeline explained

Posted November 19, 2014 10:28 am.

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The U.S. Senate rejected a bill to speed approval of the Keystone XL pipeline. The motion needed 60 votes to pass, but failed after a vote 59-41. CNN correspondent Tom Foreman explains why this single 36-inch pipe is causing so much debate.

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