White House Takes a ‘Dim View’ of Keystone Proposal
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iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The White House on Thursday declined to say definitively whether President Obama would veto legislation on the Keystone XL pipeline, but noted that the administration has had a “dim view” of similar proposals in the past.
“It’s fair to say that our dim view of these kinds of proposals has not changed,” White House press Secretary Josh Earnest told reporters traveling with the president in Naypyitaw, Myanmar.
Does that mean Obama would veto it?
“It’s not a yes or a no, but there have been previous proposals that I expect would be consistent with the proposals that have been discussed overnight. In evaluating those earlier proposals we have indicated that the president’s senior advisors at the White House would recommend that he veto legislation like that. That does continue to be our position,” Earnest said.
On Wednesday, Democrat Sen. Mary Landrieu and Republican Rep. Bill Cassidy — both combatants in the Louisiana Senate runoff — raced to hold an unexpected vote on the construction of the 1,700-mile-long pipeline, which would range from Canada down to Texas.
The House vote could come Thursday or Friday while the Senate vote will be held as early as Tuesday.
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