backed keystone pipeline amendment. most did but a dozen did not. ief white house respondent is speak on that. this would take the president out of the keystone process. many of the senators felt that a no vote would be read as that. >>guest: yes, they fell four votes short of 60 needing to move this forward. what is significant it fell short if part because the president of the united states himself got on the telephone the last couple of days and was learning key democrats would were on the fence and may have tipped this to secretary votes but for the lobby by the president. what is significant you will vote last month carney getting heat from conservatives claiming the white house said the president had not previously killed the keystone pipeline. we will play you what happened then and what happened today when he acknowledged the president did make phone calls. >> president did not turn down the keystone pipeline, the fact the process. ended the way it did with the permit request, that is the sonsibility of the republicans who insisted on laying

on the keystone pipeline, i'm against the keystone pipeline, i'm for the keystone pipeline.n kerry, but barack obama, the champion flip-flopper of the left. >> maria? >> look, let's be very clear. this president and this administration have never been against keystone based on its merits. they were against the timing of what the republicans tried to put in several bills last year to ram it down the americans' throats for purely political reasons. this president understands that we need an all of the above approach and frankly what he's focused on now is that all of the above approach and wants to include keystone in it in a way that does not destroy our environment. >> dean? >> this say real battle today, carol. i'll be honest with you. to me, if you look at the real facts, president obama has never opposed the keystone pipeline in the southern portion from oklahoma to the gulf. he's expediting the permits. that's the real facts. he will get criticized from the right that he's somehow pandering or flip-flopping. i think obama should turn this into a positive and say i'm doin

obama making his first presidential official visit to oklahoma, to cushing to talk about the keystone pipeline that they want to expaidate and get going. what is your reaction to knowing that the president is going to be talking about moving ahead with that construction of the lower half of that pipeline? >> i think all of us are honored when we're governors of states when the president visits your state, but in this case it's certainly a campaign event. but on the environmental side, are texas and oklahomans people who love in a sludge pit. why does the pipeline matter to texas and oklahoma more than it matters to other states. the construction of the pipeline is smart, it will bring a lot of jobs, it will bring more economic security, but he also ought to move forward on the northern part of the pipeline as well. we drilled over 5,000 wells, and our rivers and lakes are pristine. i'm a rancher in oklahoma and we don't pollute our land. he's here, we're happy he's here, but we want to help develop all types of energy so we can be secure and independent for the middle east. >> we're waiting to

environmental groups are opposed to that northern leg of the keystone pipeline because of concerns overund water in nebraska and the pipeline furthers our dependance on oil, from the tar sands from canada, which is even dirtier than regular oil. so there is this gem that rick santorum gushed while he was drilling for votes in louisiana yesterday. >> this administration is destroying the energy industry in this country, particularly offshore and the gulf. basically stopping the permitting of drilling in the gulf, and we talked about the underlying reason for him doing that. and the reason is because he warming. >> santorum is just wrong about down playing the president's commitment to domestic drills. let me show you a quick chart. this is the operating oil rigs since the year 2000, but you notice since the president took office, he has obviously approved a huge number of new drilling permits, in fact 400 just in the gulf since the bp oil spill. and let me just say rick santorum is obviously also wrong about man made global warming and climate change. so for analysis of how we can tackle

this is not completing the keystone pipeline. that goes to canada. obama is still owe owes posed and has put the brakes on and is not permitting oil to canada to get to oklahoma so it can get to texas. oo there is no approval to the keystone pipeline. another bit of information you need to know. obama couldn't stop this leg that he's out taking credit for. it was in the works. it was happening. he's simply gloming on to what was happening. he couldn't stop it if he wanted to? he did want to. >> that's rush. later in the show we are going to get rujohn hahnity's take on this. liberal group meaning matters buying $100 in radio ads at that getting stations that carry limbaugh's show. they are upset for the comment for which he has apologized. media matters is trying to silence the opposition. >> there is something very fascist about all of this. shut down your opposition. don't let them speak. punish people who supported them. in every state that is tactic number one, silence the opcation. they re thi-think their call th nbc people should be fired. cent

the keystone pipeline will help prices and supply in this country. bill clinton came out yesterday, and he said he approves of the keystone pipeline. barack obama approves host: doug lamborn has been our guest. he's the chair of the natural resources subcommittee on energy & mineral resources. thank you for being on "washington journal." the house is in session. we're ending at 9:00 eastern time. there will be debating a few things. the senate will be holding their vote on the so-called blunt amendment. that will be in the senate and that vote will take place at 11:00 a.m. and you can watch that on c-span2. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] guest: we will be working on some suspensions. host: do you foresee any energy bills getting through congress? we have talked about 34-08. >> certainly not this week but hopefully soon. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's room, wa

north dakota oil producers were scheduled to feed the keystone pipeline with 100,000 barrels of crude oil per day. now we will not be able to supply the choice american markets because president obama says he needs more time to study keystone. the fact is that he has had over three years to study this issue. congress should step in and pass the measure which would authorize the keystone project. it's the common sense thing to do. the other key to north american energy independence is the rapid development of natural gas. production from shale. the e.p.a. is threatening to regulate this production out of existence by forcing rules that end hydraulic fracturing. in our part of the country, hydraulic fracturing takes place two miles below the surface of the earth and nowhere near any water supplies. it is time for this administration to stop using phoney excuses. america needs to return to government based on common sense. three presidential candidates have visited north dakota, and i have told them all the same thing. build america back on the same blueprint that north dakota has adopte

. >> reporter: separately, senate republicans are going to take the decision to the keystone pipeline and give it to federal agency. >> it's incomprehensible to me that the president of the united states is lobbying against the keystone pipeline amendment. >> reporter: president's calls barely worked. 11 democrats krogs crossed over to vote for republicans and but there are many more battles to come over energy policy. >> bret: joining me to talk about gas prices and jobs, eric cantor. mr. leader, thank you for being here. nancy pelosi less than impressed by with the bipartisan piece of legislation. the jobs act. what is your reaction to her and where does it go from here? >> we have to start somewhere we need to start. jobs come from the small businesses. that is what the bill is about. for nancy pelosi to make the comments she did, make a comments to a man or woman that benefits from this bill and can start up a new business, by the way, if she would like to say those comments to the people who actually get a job because of this bill, you know, i think she would get a different reac

and make no mistake, the keystone pipeline is not ready for approval. the fact is, the people variety to know the facts about projects like this. this is one of the reasons that i wrote the pipeline safety act, which president obama signed into law in january. this law requires the transportation secretary to determine if we need better rules for the movement of tar sands oil, which is thicker and more corrosive than queeningal oil. and keep in mind, the existing keystone pipeline has had 12 oil spills in its first year of operation. let's get the facts about keystone x.l. and finally, i want to express my strong opposition to a vitter amendment to vastly expand offshore drilling in this country. madam president, i won't stand by while republicans put new new jersey's coast in the hands of oil companies. tourism and other coastal activities generate $50 million a year in new jersey and support a half a million jobs. just likes with the keystone pipeline, the oil industry is telling you don't worry about the risks posed by offshore drilling. they say, "tr

to prevent construction of the keystone pipeline. there's a big gap between whey the president promises and what he talks about. i think honest, hard-working taxpayers deserve actions that match boards. >>> analysts say construction of the southern pipeline wouldn't be finished until 2014 at the earliest. still ahead at way too elderly, the ncaa sweet 16 is under way, with syracuse fighting for a spot in the elite eight. how the orangemen are faring without their big guy. plus, pat robertson weighs in on tim tebow's future. >>> a whole lot healthier from this moment on. ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states of america, barack obama. [ degeneres ] what's more beautiful than a covergirl? two covergirls. that's right. get two miracles in one product. covergirl makeup... and olay advanced hydrating serum. it's new tone rehab 2-in-1 foundation. one pump... covers spots, lines... and wrinkles. and one bottle helps improve skin tone over time. that's what i was supposed to say now. well, no one can understand you. ♪ new to

writes in "the washington times" today about president obama's decision on expanding the entire keystone pipeline. he says this, pipeline ruling is filled with politics that the white house sided with the epa against the state department. the epa's decision to intervene in this raises some very serious questions about how and why the agency thought it had the muscle to tell the state department it hadn't done its job correctly. i was glad to see the institute for energy research submit a freedom of information act request to the epa to turn over documents related to this decision. we have every reason to demand to know why the epa sided with radical environmentalists over jobs. and jc watts says, the keystone xcel pipeline would move 700,000 barrels from canada to the u.s. part of the pipeline would pass through curbing, oklahoma where there is a glut of oil, because we don't have enough pipe to move it. so that's the background on president obama's visit to curbing, oklahoma from both sides. we turn to you outside of washington to get your take on this. new york, noel, a republican, what do you

project a priority. >> the pipeline he's talking about is actually part of the controversial keystone pipelineranscan today and many republicans and some democrats in congress want to build from canada to the gulf coast. now, in january the obama administration denied a permit for the full pipeline. last month transcanada said it would move forward and build the southern half which would begin in cushing. today as part of a two-day, four-state energy tour president obama promised to do his part to fast track the work. right away republicans pounced. >> today the president announced he was going to open a path of the keystone pipeline. that's right. this is a pipeline to nowhere, that's a good one. so obama is matching with a pipeline to nowhere. >> the southern half is great but you've got to get the oil out of canada and north dakota. >> apparently the slipping poll numbers have convinced him to announce the lower half of that pipeline. if they can get his poll numbers just a little lower, we may be able to get the other side too. >> now, this is what i'm calling the obama energy gap. up here

keystone pipeline, a note in politico changed the route of the pipeline to get keystone built and there's word that a portion of the pipeline will begin construction. can you explain what's happening? >> yes. this is something that the president as he's doing right now in the keystone could be but a little ways of west. that's a major intersection of the pipelines that come through there. so the pipe going from cushing is the part the president doesn't -- he isn't stop that portion. >> because it doesn't cross outside the u.s. borders and the over one does? >> yes. but the problem with that is, yes, we -- that will get rid of the some -- you can't have a pipeline going in one direction and accomplish anything. i think the greatest fall sip and the whole argument, he was catering to some of the far left environmentists in nebraska. now berdych. they stop this because he foe permission -- guest: it's not going to stop whether or not they are drilling as if there's some reason to stop drilling up in there. host: from this section the white house has endorsed it. is that correct? guest: doesn

on the keystone issue we remarked the pipeline proposed by transcanada yesterday that will take the segment from curbing to the gulf is a step absolutely in the right direction, that has to be processed and frank ly no judgment was reached, senator, on the keystone excel project because frankly because of actions taken by the congress insufficient time to move forward with the processing of the alternative that is required. >> it's interesting the keystone pipeline was proposed seven years ago. >> sorry, dr. barroso, i was with the governor from nebraska yesterday, there were serious concerns raised by both the republican governor and republican colleagues here in the senate wrapt to that proposed pipeline so the alternative to that pipeline is still to come from transcanada and then it will be evaluated. we play by the facts, there will be a process and a judgment reached on the facts just as a judgment will be released on the segment from curbing down to the gulf. >> thank you. >> senator shaheen. >> mr. chairman, deputy secretary hayes and miss hayes, we're pleased that you're here today

on the keystone issue, we just remarked that the pipeline that was proposed by transcanada yesterday, that we'll take the segment from cushing to the gulf is a step in the right direction. that has to be processed. no judgment was ever reached on the keystone pipeline xl project because frankly there was no -- because of actions that were taken by the congress in sufficient time to move forward with the processing of the alternative that is required. >> the keystone pipeline was actually proposed seven years ago and it's still not enough time. >> i'm sorry, senator, if you -- i was the governor from nebraska yesterday. there were serious concerns raised by both the republican governor as well as republican colleagues here in the senate with respect to that proposed pipeline. so the alternative to that pipeline is still to come from transcanada and then it will be evaluated. so we play by the facts, it lab process and then a judgment will be reached on the facts just as a judgment will be reached on this segment from cushing down to the gulf. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> senator shah

he was in oklahoma today where he announced he is fast tracking part of the keystone pipeline. at republicans for making the pipeline a political issue, let's listen. >> our exports said that we needed a certain amount of time to review the project. unfortunately, congress decided they wanted their own timeline. today we're making this new pipeline from cushing to the gulf. the other portion we'll have to review to make sure the health and safety of the american people are protected. >> at the same time, house speaker john boehner was in washington dc minimizing the president's move. >> the president is down here in oklahoma taking credit for part of the pipeline that's going to go through the normal process. it already got it's approvals. and this idea that the president is going to expedite this will have no impact. >>> the white house has been feeling a bit defensive on this subject of rising gas prices. today, president obama wrapped up a two-day four state tour defending his energy policies. his first stop today, curbing, oklahoma, where he announced he's fast tracking the

weren't working out and costing taxpayers money he was not doing sufficient exploration or proving keystone pipeline or encouraging american independence in oil and gas. got things the president has done today are really kind of related which is don't blame me for solyndra and i'm really working hard for pipelines. >> and i go back to don't people know we have videotape and youtube and everything else and we know what people have said under certain circumstances. byron, thank you. >> great to be here. >> greta: inside the white house president obama's advisors are probably giving him an earful about soaring gas prices but all the president has to do is head right down the street to see the real pain at pump. >> when you walked up here, so i take it you don't have a car or just not driving today? >> i just didn't drive in today. i took the metra. >> why? >> gas prices. >> greta: tell me what what you think about them? >> pretty high, especially if you are driving back and forth every day. definitely more people on the metro now. >> greta: we are at one of the most famous intersections of washington,

look, the republicans have been in favor of this keystone pipeline, 20,000 jobs. if there was ever such a thing as shovel ready projects here was one of them plus it would get us a step closer to energy independence. it wouldn't be the whole deal. but it's a step closer. this president has shut down everything when it comes to energy independence in this country. we're sitting on a wealth of energy to get us to a place where we don't have $4 and $5 gas. this president isn't there. he's talking out of both sides of his mouth. >> schieffer: "new york times" reports this morning that behind the scenes strategist is starting to look into the possibility of what if this thing, your race for the nomination, goes all the way to the convention. what are you doing? >> (laughing) you mean in preparation for that. >> schieffer: yes. >> first of all, i don't see that happening. one of these four candidates will be our nominee. i think we're halfway through the nomination process, bob. we're only at half time. i think that this process is going to play itself out. we will have

the best example of this is the keystone xl pipeline which the obama administration will not allow to be built. the state of north dakota is currently experiencing an oil boom. we have doubled our oil production in the last four years. we are about to become the second-largest oil-producing state behind only texas. but we cannot effectively market our crude oil domestically without a large north-south pipeline. north dakota oil producers were scheduled to feed the keystone pipeline with 100,000 barrels of crude oil per day. now, we will not able to supply the choice american markets because president obama says he needs more time to study keystone. the fact is he has had over three years to study this issue. congress should step in and pass senator hoban's masteremeasure t would authorize the keystone project. it is a common-sense thing to do. the other key to north american energy independence is the rapid development of natural gas. production from shale, the epa is threatening to regulate this production out of existence by forcing rules that and hydraulics fracturring. it takes tw

i did press the president on the keystone pipeline. the president said, well, you're going to get part of it. i just wish we were getting the part that would actually deliver the oil out of canada and out of north dakota. >> mr. boehner -- >> well, let me add that part of the keystone pipeline that we are getting, the president has nothing to do with it. it does not require his approval to build the pipeline from the oklahoma to the gulf. we hope he will reconsider the unions that are going to build that pipeline are aggressively in favor of moving ahead. we know it has been studied for four years already. the nebraska issue has been solved. there's no reason to create those jobs now. >> and that is house speaker john boehner and minority leader mitch mcconnell. telling reporters that the speaker of the house and congressional republicans will remain hopeful that democrats would finally consider republican proposals for jobs and energy production. those are two key areas, part of the discussion today led by the president at the white h

i'm going to ask a tough question, the keystone pipeline, which was originally the domain of the state department, the original environmental reviews. here is the question. if we the usa had granted keystone, the license, the permit to go on ahead, would canada and would transcanada pipeline be shipping and getting ready to build an east-west pipeline to the pacific to sell to china? could we have forestalled that, robert hormats, if we had given them a green light three years ago? >> we still have a number of procedures that are under way on keystone, so i'm actually prevented from discussing keystone. but i do think that the broader point is we need to do a lot in our own economy to reduce our dependence on recorded energy. and we are doing a considerable amount, particularly in the area of natural gas at home. there is a lot more drilling. we're trying to develop prudent environmental policies so that we can take advantage of these new gases that we found, tight gas and all sorts. >> shale. >> all the various shale gases. all that i think is really going to improve our energy outloo

i mean, the keystone pipeline. we're for the keystone pipeline.keystone pipeline. the president messed up there. he really messed up. he stuck his foot in it. if romney just fixated on the keystone pipeline, we'd be against obama, we'd be talking about the right things, and the conservatives who may be somewhat excited about the fact that, you know, originally, we were saying the right thing on the contraception thing too. it was an overreach of contraception thing too. it was an overreach of government. that's really the big issue there. if we had stuck with that part of it, we might have been okay. stick with the keystone pipeline, that's a great issue. and the base was excited about that it too. >> let's talk about ohio. we have a poll here. does romney find himself back in the same spot he was pre-michigan if he loses ohio? >> romney has the opportunity to put away and generate enough momentum where it's impossible for santorum to win. that's if romney wins ohio. but if santorum gets ohio, that's going to be a big symbolic victory for him that

energy involved lobbying senators personally and successfully to prevent construction of the keystone pipelinetoday, he is out in oklahoma trying to take credit for part of the pipeline that doesn't even require his approval. >> shepard: of course, with gas prices hitting new records for this time of year both parties are trying to tap into voters' frustration. who wouldn't? the fox business network gerri willis with with us here in her studios in new york. the keystone thing was a pr disaster are to the president and bonanza for the republicans. is he trying to turn it around. >> that's right. we had congressman on this afternoon he said look this is a p.r. move. republicans saying the president is trying to take back the topic himself by going on the road and going all over the country talking about gas. you know, what he has approved is only a tiny portion of the 1700-mile keystone pipeline. now americans, 57% of them say they want that keystone pipeline approved. shep? >> shepard: of course they do. because gas prices keep going up. went up another couple pennies today, gerri? >> $3.98 a g

protests have died down of recent months but doesn't meet the battle over the keystone pipeline has died down in general in fact the pipeline has become a major focal point on capitol hill are the senate voted on a new measure designed to keep president obama out of the decision making process now their idea was to cut him out of the equation because the pipeline originates in canada and not in the u.s. but the measure needed sixty votes to pass and it quite literally sprung obama into action he and his team lobbied other democratic lawmakers into saying no this bill our ports are the obama phone calls himself so as you can imagine the g.o.p. it was not too happy about that. this report this morning that the president is personally making phone calls for democratic senator who she thinks might vote for the amendment asking them not to and frankly charge to even comprehend how much completely out of touch she is on this issue. now those words were simply not convincing enough because the measure failed today fifty six to forty two but eleven democrats voting in favor of the measu

sergeant stein says he will fight the charges. >>> the keystone pipeline. today, the president put the project on fast track, hoping to help ease u.s. gas prices. tara mergener reports. some critics say it's a little too late. >> reporter: hell -- >> hello, oklahoma. >> reporter: speaking and pushing oklahoma, the pipeline and crossroads of the world, the president ordered a fast track to the oil coast. >> there's a bottleneck pipeline here. because we can't get enough of our oil to our refineries fast enough. >> reporter: this is the third leg of a larger keystone excel project, designed to run from canada. >> the whole issue of the keystone pipeline has generated obviously a lot of controversy and politics. >> reporter: earlier this year, the president rejected the earlier portion. >> here he is standing on the northern portion. ask say this part can go. and put one foot on the other side. that part can't. >> reporter: this election year, some americans are already paying more than $4 for a gallon of gas. the republican white house hopefuls are telling vo

. >> the keystone pipeline coming down from canada.y amendment on the house floor said all that oil should stay in the united states. almost every republican voted not to keep it in the united states. if we're going to build the keystone pipeline, take the environmental risk, that oil should stay here. we should send a message to iran and rattle the markets and every republican, almost without exception, voted against it. >> we could have the keystone pipeline as it is, ed, and then the president is above raproach. what's the point if you're not going to have it? >> i don't really disagree with that notion. >> the republicans voted the wroj way when they vote not to put that off from our keystone pipeline. >>> up next, senator scott brown. . we're watching "hardball" only on msnbc. [ male announcer ] imagine facing the day with less chronic osteoarthritis pain. imagine living your life with less chronic low back pain. imagine you, with less pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. one no

the president was embracing the keystone pipeline. e governor of nebraska, asked for a change in route and congress decided to take it upon themselves to politically deal with this. >> congress's fault? >> and keystone xl did not have a new route in place within the time frame that the president was supposed to-- >> now what, christopher. >> of course he had to reject. >> jamie: quickly wrap, angela. >> put it in another state. listen bottom line is this, every time you raise the price of gas one cent takes 1.4 billion dollars out of the economy. >> right. >> and when the voters go to the polls in november they're going to vote their pocket book and obama is to blame. so i think it's a g.o.p.-- >> and got to leave it there. speaking of time line, i'm told my timeline is up. >> all right. >> and thank you, it's important for all of us to fill the tank up for a price it can afford. take care, kelly. >> kelly: they're not done, still talking. and president obama as now is preparing for a critical meeting with israeli prime minister benjam

pipeline, enough to go out and the world. the water you are drinking is nice and cle. obamwas t hemmein by republicans on keystone. he made a unilateral decision last year after the longest study conducted on any pipeline in american history, that the state department at connected and concluded was going to be without any danger, he decided he would veto it purely to appease his left. now he is trying to make a ridiculous compromise, or he does the pipeline from oklahoma down, but there is no canadian oil. it i le liedin announcing -- translin -- lincoln announcing the transcontinental route but only leaving at halftime. -- leaving the afghan. -- leaving it half done. >> what is good for oklahoma is good for america. we're talking about two states that are deeply red, nebraska and oklahoma, but the politics go beyond that. i was confusedy the mesge of the white house this week. what the message was about the pipeline i missed. gasoline, quite frankly -- i heard republicans say the best and it cannot do anything until summer 2008, and now here -- now i hear the democrats say they cannot do anything in 2012. >> on th

>> he wasn't against the keystone pipeline.s asked by the governor of alaska to reexamine the site because there was potential for -- >> you're wrong. the reason you're wrong is because he said he wasn't going to do it because he pandered to the environmentalists. >> you know who hates this project more than any environmentalist? harold hamm, the man who advises romney. >> jeanine: stop fighting. here's the bottom line. 20,000 people would have been working. he got blowback from the insurance and the catholic church. the guy is -- he's changing course many other etch-a-sketch i've heard of. >> noelle should call the governor of ne fish out to get the big fish. >> jeanine: are you kidding? >> it was a bad program, but not a program unique to this administration. >> jeanine: yes, it was, because they didn't track the guns. >> it's going to hurt his re-election. number two, he's stand buying eric holder. he doesn't want him to resign. number one, eric holder is close to the president. >> absolutely. >> they're comrades. he was par