House approves Keystone XL pipeline despite veto threat

In a 270-152 vote led primarily by Republicans, the House passed the same bill that the Senate itself approved last month.

"We're going to continue to keep our promise to the people by finishing our work on the Keystone pipeline," House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said Wednesday prior to the vote, as quoted by the Associated Press. Boehner added that President Obama was caving in to "left-fringe extremists" and not listening to the American people.

"The president needs to listen to the American people and say 'yes, let's build the Keystone pipeline,'" Boehner said.

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