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U.S. President Joe Biden revoked the presidential permit for the Keystone XL pipeline on Day 1 of his administration. (Evan Vucci/The Associated Press, Alex Panetta/CBC) This story is part of Watching Washington, a regular dispatch from CBC News correspondents reporting on U.S. politics and developments that affect Canadians. What’s new Some American politicians are still making long-shot efforts to revive the Keystone XL pipeline project, cancelled last month by President Joe Biden. On Tuesday alone, Biden received letters from different parties urging him to reconsider, from state-level Republicans and from the powerful Democrat who leads the Senate energy committee. In addition, a pipeline measure, sponsored by Republican Steve Daines of Montana, appeared to pass the U.S. Senate a few days ago. In a marathon all-night voting session last week, the Senate approved a budget amendment that called for the creation of a budget fund to improve relations with Canada, related to Keystone XL. It was an attempt to stick pipeline construction into a massive stimulus bill — Democrats are preparing a COVID-19 plan via a fast-track process known as budget reconciliation, which requires just a 51-vote majority for adoption instead of the 60 votes required of most bills in […]
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