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 Louisiana Rivals Fight To Claim Keystone XL Bill

Members of the The Cowboy and Indian Alliance are protesting the Keystone XL pipeline in Washington, D.C. on April 25, 2014. (Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images)
Members of the The Cowboy and Indian Alliance are protesting the Keystone XL pipeline in Washington, D.C. on April 25, 2014. (Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images)

Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu and Republican Rep. Bill Cassidy are facing off in the Louisiana U.S. Senate runoff this December. And they’re facing off during this lame duck session of Congress, too. Both are racing to pass votes on bills to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline, a key issue in Louisiana politics.

Rick Klein, political director for ABC News, talks with Here & Now’s Robin Young about today’s House debate on the Keystone legislation and what else is happening on Capitol Hill.

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