Senate Poised to Pass Keystone Approval Bill Over Veto Vow

Senator Lisa Murkowski, a Republican from Alaska, center, speaks during a news conference with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, right, and Senator John Hoeven, a Republican from North Dakota, after a cloture vote on the Keystone XL pipeline bill at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015. U.S. Senate Republicans are poised to push through a bill to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, achieving a long sought policy objective that probably will be thwarted by a veto from President Barack Obama. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images