The first bill that the Republican-led Senate will bring up next year is approval of the Keystone XL pipeline, incoming Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) told reporters.
“The first item up in the new Senate will be the Keystone XL pipeline. … It will be open for amendments,” he said on Tuesday, calling it “a job creating bill that enjoys significant bipartisan support.”
The bill, which fell one vote short of defeating a Democratic filibuster last month, is expected to pass in a GOP-led Senate.
