The 114 Congress opened session Tuesday with the Republican leadership in both the House of Representatives and Senate vowing to greenlight the long-delayed project that environmentalists - among Obama’s biggest supporters - bitterly oppose.
Keystone XL would transport synthetic crude oil and diluted bitumen from Alberta’s oil sands in Canada to Nebraska about 1,180 miles (1,898km)
The House may pass its version of the bill as early as this week with support from moderate members of Obama’s own Democratic Party.
