Approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline won’t save Sen. Mary Landrieu, the endangered Louisiana Democrat begging Congress to hurry up and vote, but it will create momentum for a long-stalled project that guarantees jobs, revenues and energy, says a former federal pipeline safety regulator.
“The fact that we can now get a vote … maybe it has nothing to do with the elections — what do you think?” regulator-turned-infrastructure-advocate Brigham McCown quipped on Newsmax TV Thursday to “MidPoint” host Ed Berliner.
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