is 3% in nebraska. the state chamber study said that retabling a skill workforce is one of the top concerns foreour business leaders. we have long discuss the problem of brain drain. i will tell you as a dad, i went all roads to lead back to nebraska. [applause] to do that, we will need to remove the obstacles. that is one reason why we must reduce taxes. a coring to one national business news network we are the third overall tax state behind only california and new york. now think about that for a second. we can do better. our high tax reality will not just hit the walls of citizens it. will create a reputation. it will discourage our businesses from new business investment and high taxes to discourage people from choosing nebraska as a place to work live and raise our family. and there is one consistent message that i have heard in every corner of the state. property tacks are too high. [applause] my budget adds 60 million dollars each year to the property tax contract relief fund that is nearly a 43%

excuse me, nebraska. for the state of nebraska. so they found in favor of the route and the state of nebraska said that that is as it should be. okay. so that's all been covered at great length by the elected representatives of the state of nebraska and the supreme court of nebraska. how much more does this take? furthermore, the point that my colleague was making was if we had rushed somehow this would have been a problem except if you look at the legislation we put right in the legislation in section 2 under the private property savings claws to make -- clause to make sure if there is an issue like that it's addressed in the legislation so the concerned she has addressed is in the legislation and the reason it's in there is because the good senator from montana also on the route senator tester wanted this provision in the bill. also a democrat and showing the bipartisanship of the bill, he said let's make sure we take care of that so we put language in the bill to make the concerned addressed on the floor is addressed. i'll read

nebraska, the rerouting in nebraska is upheld. that excuse gone. as the house works to pass this bill today and as we work to pass it next week that argument is off the table. that's been taken care of. the biggest argument is the environmental argument. the opponents say, oh, well it will produce green house gas emissions emissions, opposed to oil development because it produces greenhouse gas emissions. yet the environmental impact statement, i should say, the multiple environmental impact statements done by the state department here's what they said, and i don't understand there's been five different reports, three draft reports and two final reports over a six-year time frame the state department has done this not once, not twice, but three times in draft form and two times in final form. they've gone in and they've analyzed the environmental impact of this project. and when you read the report, you know what it says? no significant environmental impact. that's what it says. that's the obama administration's state department e

nebraska. that uncertainty has ended this morning and the supreme court of nebraska's allowed the planned route to go forward in nebraska. again, there is simply no reason to delay. in fact, the southern leg of the pipeline has already been built. in march, 2012, in oklahoma the president expressed his support for expediting construction for the southern leg of the keystone x.l. pipeline. i agree with the president when he stated at that ceremony that he was directing his administration to cut through red tape, breakthrough bureaucracy hurdles and make this -- bureaucratic hurdles and make this a priority to get done. it was the right thing to do then, it's the right thing to do now and it's exactly what this bill does. we should move forward because this pipeline will be a tremendous boone to the economy , economic development, and one that doesn't require a single federal dollar. the very nature of infrastructure improvement creates jobs and keystone is no exception. i know my colleagues have

the nebraska supreme court solved that problem for him today.we have done before in a bi-partisan basis. why? because 42,000 jobs. those are american jobs. created here an economy continuing to move forward. rest assured the oil in canada will be produced. the question before us today: will that oil move down through america, refined in american refineries, built by american women and men? or will it go to a whole another continent? we take up many issues here on this floor. we have to look to the future and we have to build for a future and a strong future. i want north america to be energy independent. we all know the strength of that. i want toi want an environmentally sound way to do it. today does it. i listened to the president's concerns, mr. speaker. we have had 2,3003 days. we have studied it mr. speaker. our departments studied it. they came back and said environmentally, we are safe. there was a legal concern. the supreme court dealt with that. so today, we can join together just as we have done before in a bi-partisan way, pass this

nebraska. >> thank you. you may be seated. good morning to everyone. our first case this morning is thompson vs. heinemann. justice wright has recused. good morning to you. >> good morning. i am the deputy attorney general. i am here today on the half of the appellants. i would like to reserve three minutes of my time for rebuttal. we are asking this court to reverse the district court for two reasons. we stand on those arguments. we will turn now to the merits of our case. >> well, just a minute. on your standing, didn't we in cunningham carve out an exception to the standing rule if it concerns a matter of great concern? would you agree that this concerns a matter of great concern? >> yes. >> and that was a standing -- and that case did not have a legal expenditure involved correct? >> that is correct. >> why did exxon control that? >> in cunningham vs. exxon there was no one to actually challenge the constitutionality of the statute. it is not only that it has to be a matter of important pub

this issue as i said, was proposed in the state of nebraska and when the state of nebraska ran into somessues where the public was saying i have concerns about the environmental issues, instead of dealing with those environmental issues basically the company and their advocates came to the united states congress and tried to get that route approved. well the long and short of it is if they had been successful in their actions in getting congress to approve that pipeline that pipeline would be approved today through the aquifer that is a major aquifer and has now been decided that that would have been the wrong route and would have caused major problems to an aquifer that reaches about eight states in the midwest. it would have caused major problems. thank god congress, who tried to act and give a sweetheart deal to the company at that time was thwarted by the president of the united states who said i'm not making this decision now. i'm going to consider all of the issues of national interest. and because of all of that guess what happened? the company said yeah, that's right. we should g

>> nebraska. >> down to the gulf coast right?through nebraska. >> how does it get to the gulf coast? >> through a pipeline. >> through nebraska. >> a clean shot. one shot down. go through several states? >> goes through seven rat several states. >> which states. >> north dakota, south dakota, nebraska kansas, texas. >> where does it end? >> empties in texas? >> yes. >> and how many states affected and is it a worry for the environmentalists? >> the native american communities are concerned about it. >> the worry is that it will spill underground and nebraska there are land owners who don't want to governor up the land because they are worried about it and where from a free market perspective keystone can rub you the wrong way. they are using eminent domain. >> does the keystone pipeline voter whelmingly positive. >> yes. >> no. >> meaning they exceed anything on the negative side. >> no. >> just a moment. >> i think that prediction on the future is exactly the sort of hubrus that gets us into the big government trouble in the fur

this new route through nebraska is also challenged because the nebraska legislator gave their governorthe authority to site the pipeline over the regulatory commission in the state the nebraska public service corporation. that is the state agency that is dedicated to protecting the public interest, not special interests, the public interests on issues of safety, environment, imminent domain. now the nebraska supreme court is set to decide whether this proposed route through nebraska will stand depending on their interpretation, whether the legislator and governor acted according to their constitution. if we want to place the blame today about a slow process, we should start thinking about transcanada corporation and what proposal should have been in the first place n. congress had succeeded in trying to premature li deciding what's in the state's interest before this pipeline which is what congress proposal would have been before, we would have approved the sand hill pipeline route. so i think that what we need to realize is what is the emergency here for congress to assert the process

excuse me, nebraska. for the state of nebraska. so they found in favor of the route and the state of nebraska said that that is as it should be. okay. so that's all been covered at great length by the elected representatives of the state of nebraska and the supreme court of nebraska. how much more does this take? furthermore, the point that my colleague was making was if we had rushed somehow this would have been a problem except if you look at the legislation we put right in the legislation in section 2 under the private property savings claws to make -- clause to make sure if there is an issue like that it's addressed in the legislation so the concerned she has addressed is in the legislation and the reason it's in there is because the good senator from montana also on the route senator tester wanted this provision in the bill. also a democrat and showing the bipartisanship of the bill, he said let's make sure we take care of that so we put language in the bill to make the concerned addressed on the floor is addressed. i'll read

and it is nebraska's high taxes.r, a farmer or a rancher or business owner, everyone bears the burden of high taxes. nebraskans from alliance to syracuse have expressed their strong interest in a pathway to property tax relief and that will be my number one priority in this session. [ applause ] at the same time, we must act responsibly. it is our constitutional duty to balance the budget while funding the priorities that the people of nebraska care about most. next, we must reduce regulation. whether you're the livestock producer in bridgeport, or the manufacturer in deshler, nebraska businesses face onerous regulation. as governor, i will stand up to the egregious overregulation that we get forced on us from washington. [ applause ] at the state level, i will work to ensure that our regulatory process is fair, transparent, and more efficient. in addition, we must strengthen education. we must ensure our young people have the tools they need to compete in a 21st century global economy. and in particular, i want to f

nebraska officials. i urge my colleagues to support approval of this project and i urge the president to sign off on the pipeline as a needed step to encourage private investment in infrastructure. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from oregon. that is correct. 30 seconds. mr. defazio: ok. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. mr. shuster: may i inquire how much time i have? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania has four minutes remaining. mr. shuster: it's now my privilege to yield to the gentlelady from virginia, mrs. comstock. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. mrs. comstock: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in strong support of h.r. 3 the keystone x.l. pipeline. this bill is about good paying jobs and energy security. republicans and many democrats agree on this, as well as the unique coalition of unions like the teamsters, tea party as well as th

he wants today play for the university of nebraska corn huskers. sports can teach valuable lessons and roosevelt always said the principle to follow is this: hit the hard line don't powell but hit the hard line -- foul -- that is what secretary hagel learned during the time playing full back in nebraska. it is characteristic of how he hit the line hard after becoming secretary of defense. he hit the ground returning and made sure the forces up harm's way had everything they needed to accomplish missions in afghanistan and around the globe. as new chalches emerged from isis in the middle east to russian aggression to ebola and cyber threats he provided leadership insuring the department could respond quickly. and his leadership didn't spop there. he reinforced the nation that we who work in the defense of the nation are called to live uncommon lives. he has been an advocate within the government and the american people and delivering promise toes keep faith with our service members, civilian personal and their families. he led lie example and made t

i was in the nebraska legislature at that time. in fact, the proposed pipeline route crosses my former legislative district. and, by the way i am a cattle rancher. i live in the nebraska sandhills and i live over the ogallala aquifer. the legislation was not coerced and the nebraska legislature was certainly not confused as some of my colleagues on the other side have implied. the nebraska legislature is a very open and public process. every bill -- every single bill that's introduced has a public hearing, and our citizens are welcome and they are encouraged to come to those public hearings and express their opinions before legislative committees. we also have three stages of debate. we have three stages of debate on every single bill before that final vote. the nebraska legislature made decisions dealing with the pipeline siting within our state's borders. the bill passed on a 44-5 vote. i would also mention that the entire nebraska congressional delegation which does include a democrat congressman from the 2nd congressional distr

. >> you were born in nebraska, a child of educate ors, small-town nebraska. what were your dreams back then? >> probably not to be an educator in nebraska because every time my father told me about how during the depression, your mother and i would have to decide if we could spend a dime to go to the movies or to buy bread or lettuce or something with it. and he taught for $600 a year, boys and girls. unbelievable. i actually love nebraska. i love going back there. you find wonderful things about a place you lived in that you didn't know when you lived there. but i got aware of a young man at the university of nebraska famous for getting certain dirty jokes into things that he emceed. his name was johnny carson. it was the same johnny carson. >> you ended up meeting because he was a magician? >> yeah. >> you did some magic? >> that's right. i met carson as a magician backstage, church basement and i took my two little magician friends with me and there he was. and gave us a filthy look every magician would give you when he is concealing a dove in his coat, se

i am excited -- and grow nebraska. i'm excited to work in a collaborative spirit to move this great date forward. to build those futures. our nebraska and families want and deserve. we need to work toward four goals. the first, we must strengthen the economy and create jobs. these two priorities go hand-in-hand. we must create more and better jobs for our kids and grandkids. attract kids from across the country. we must put in place the 21st century pro-growth policies that will foster investment by businesses and productivity on the farms and ranches. however, there is a barrier for creating jobs and they, and as nebraska's high taxes, we must cut taxes. [applause] whether you are a homeowner, a farmer or rancher or business owner, everyone bears the burden of high tax. nebraskans have expressed their strong entrance that will be my number one priority in the session. [applause] at the same time, we must act responsibly. it is our constitutional duty to balance the budget while funding the priorities that the people o

the kid from nebraska who volunteered to go to vietnam.n rushing to pull his own brother from a burning building. the deputy of the v.a. who stood up for his fellow vets who were exposed to agent orange. the senator who helped lead the fight for the post 9/11 g.i. bill to give this generation of heroes the same opportunities that he had. i asked chuck to lead this department in a moment of profound transition and today we express our gratitude for the progress under his watch. after more than 13 years our combat mission in afghanistan is over and america's longest war has come to a responsible and honorable end. because of chuck's direction a strategic review has made difficult choices in a time of tight budgets while still making sure that our forces are redady to be called on for any contingency. today our troops are supporting afghan forces and continue to face risks and remain relentless in their pursuit of al qaeda networks. they are leading the coalition to destroy isil a coalition that includes arab nations because chuck strengthene

only one senator has gone to nebraska to get the facts. anyway, the keystone xl pipeline, i'll explain to you again tonight, it is not going to be built for a few years. i warned you last night about senator joni ernst. she delivered just barrels of lies on the keystone xl pipeline. >> we're working hard to pass the kind of serious job creation ideas you deserve. one you have probably heard about is the keystone jobs bill. president obama has been delaying this bipartisan infrastructure project for years, even though many members of his party, unions and a strong majority of americans support it. the president's own state department has said keystone's construction could support thousands of jobs and pump billions into our economy and do it with minimal environmental impact. we worked with democrats to pass this bill through the house. we're doing the same now in the senate. president obama will soon have a decision to make. will he sign the bill or block good american jobs? >> everything is obama's fault. ernst calls it the keystone jobs

they'll find a route through or around nebraska. the presidential permit is not based on any individual state's routing. the presidential permit determines that you can cross the international border and there is no argument of where it would cross the international border. >> i understand that you are north dakota. because of the fracking and drilling there, you can now see your state from space. that is a new wrinkle that you weren't planning on? >> you raise a very important point and why we need even more pipeline construction, because what you are seeing from space is the natural gas which is the secondary product from the oil and the holdup on public and tribal lands has resulted in the very unfortunate outcome of bringing the gas in the atmosphere and the greenhouse gases with it. another good reason why we need more pipelines, not fewer. >> i'm very much aware nebraska's concern that the al qaeda which fer that -- a qunch uifer could be destroyed if there were spills from that pipeline. >> i'm familiar with it. and it has be

they'll find a route through or around nebraska. the presidential permit is not based on any individual state's routing. the presidential permit determines that you can cross the international border and there is no argument of where it would cross the international border. >> i understand that you are north dakota. because of the fracking and drilling there, you can now see your state from space. that is a new wrinkle that you weren't planning on? >> you raise a very important point and why we need even more pipeline construction, because what you are seeing from space is the natural gas which is the secondary product from the oil and the holdup on public and tribal lands has resulted in the very unfortunate outcome of bringing the gas in the atmosphere and the greenhouse gases with it. another good reason why we need more pipelines, not fewer. >> i'm very much aware nebraska's concern that the aquifer could be destroyed if -- which covers most of the midwest, could be destroyed if there were spills from the pipeline. >> i'm famili

this weekend i traveled to nebraska nebraska.h landowners whose lively hoods depend on the land. these americans are standing up to special interests. they smile and giggle and enjoy the laughs of any next-door neighbor, but underneath they live in fear that an oil pipeline carrying the world's dirtiest oil will end up on their land in some cases just feet away from where they sleep. they affectionately call themselves the pipeline posse. some of these 100 landowners in york and holt counties nebraska, claim they have the legal muscle to stop keystone. >> this is the pipeline posse. >> we go to parades. we protest. whatever we can to bring attention to what's going on. >> the keystone xl project has boiled down to what these folks in nebraska knew all along. it was going to be about property rights and imminent domain. it doesn't matter if the president supports it or doesn't support it. legally, this pipeline can't be built for possibly years to come. here's the lead attorney on the imminent domain cases. the president hasn't sa

just right now, the nebraska -- and i just use this as an example, the nebraska supreme court has yetto rule on the route of the pipeline. so how do we even, you know deal on a bill with the floor without going through committee and hearings we don't know what the route is going to be because the court in nebraska hasn't made the decision yet. i know the chairman mentioned oil prices. at one point, i think you did earlier. and, you know, this should not be perceived as a bill and again, i'm not trying to put words in your mouth but there are some out there who are saying, oh this is so important because of oil prices and you know, somehow it's gop nah reducenna reduce oil prices. u.s. oil production has skyrocketed. my concern and the concern of many of us is if you go ahead with this bill which deems approval of the pipeline, basically says we don't have to go through the environmental process, you want to weigh the fact there doesn't appear to be positive benefit to this bill in terms of oil production and oil prices versus the fact that now we have this very dirty tar sand supplied

the first question on state government pushback i live in nebraska right now. have lived over the last 15 years in iowa and minnesota as well and i can tell you that these are states that are entirely beholden to the interests of the farm bureau's of various states. they are huge campaign donors. they are sort of the guerrilla of state politics. they are the big industry that exists and iowa in particular terry branstad the governor there has made it quite clear that whatever the ag industry wants he is there to give it to them. and so you end up with situations where you know, not only is the industry asking for specific things and getting them but anytime there's an opportunity to reduce the regulation of the industry it's sort of offered as a matter of course. >> in the front row. >> deadline just wondering if you ran into any of the ag restrictions and the hormel shut down in what was your reporting experience? >> so i haven't run into ag restrictions per se. what i have seen is over the course of the reporting there was a heightened sense of awareness or m

. >> also today the nebraska supreme court ruled against a proposed proposed route to the pipeline. > the pipeline is proipt. it will have all the information it needs for that decision. >> regardless of the nebraska ruling today, if presented to the president, he will veto the bill. new majority leader says mitch mcconnell is out of excuses and quote, today's produces -- for the president to change his unproductive posture on this jobs project and reskrers his veto threat. the administration has favored allowing the state department the process of determining what the pipeline is in the national interest. >> the agency will obviously be given a sufficient and reasonable amount of time to provide their input. >> a senate sponsor of the keystone bill, north dakota republican said after years of study and delay, it's time to act. >> the legislature did in the state of nebraska. the rerouting of the stay nebraska is upheld. >> passage of the bill in the senate has taken some time. to allow amendments more debate and perhaps eastern supporters along the way. >> mike thanks. >> as ed henry

across nebraska?>> at some point just as the original keystone pipeline. i think it's an important point, important question, and frankly i wouldn't have the pipeline go through nebraska, where it's going through. i suggested a much more. >> well, i understand that. you're in north dakota. because of the fracing and drilling there that you can see your state in space. >> a fairly new wrinkle, i suppose, you weren't planning on. >> i will tell you, you raised a very important point and another reason -- gathering lines for that natural gas has resulted in the very unfortunate outcome of bringing gas into the atmosphere and all the greenhouse gases with it without adding any value to that gas. another good reason we need more pipeline, not fewer. >> i'm very much aware of nebraska's concerns that the ak aqua for that covers the united states. >> i'm familiar with the ogallala aquafor it does cover much of nebraska which is why a different route might have been better. that said, there are lots -- i mean

nebraska was undefeated and nationally ranked.we were unread, did not have a chance of being right, outweighed over 50 pounds per person. we won the football game in the last two minutes. to be the big red in lincoln when they are undefeated and in the top 10, we had to get out of town in a hurry. the only game nebraska lost. they beat auburn in the orange bowl, and am number five in the nation. we denied them the national championship. some people like to applaud at this point? [applause] so you see, the impossible is sometimes possible. there was no chance, it was totally impossible. somehow we did it. the impossible is sometimes possible. of course, we have been proven that, especially our military, throughout all of our history. and you are going to have to prove it as the go forward into the future because it has never been more important. another reason i'm happy to be here -- april 1972, i should not have made it, in my first mission over hanoi. there were three sands, a surface-to-air missile, about the size of a telephone

chuck loves nebraska. corn huskers, red beer brunzas, i don't know what those are, but i hear they taste pretty good. there are just under 2 million people in nebraska. there are more than 7 billion people on the planet. but as so many of our troops have found out themselves no matter where chuck goes in the world, if you are from nebraska he will find you and he'll talk with you and listen to you and ask you about your family back home and chances are he knows them too. so today is a celebration of an american life, a man from the heartland who devoted his life to america. just imagine in your mind's eye the defining moments of his life. the kid from nebraska who has volunteered to go to vietnam. the soldier outside saigon rushing to pull his own brother from burning pac. the deputy at the va who stood up for his fellow vietnam vets who were exposed to agent orange. the senator who helped lead the fight for the post-9/11 gi bill to give this generation of heros the same opportunities he had. i asked chuck

i want to start, however, with some good news we got yesterday from nebraska. the nebraska supreme court has decided that their state has properly determined the route of the keystone kl pipeline. now, only the federal government is holding it up, and that's unfortunate because the keystone xl pipeline is all about energy, jobs, economic growth, and national security. along with roads, rail, and transmission lines, pipelines like the keystone xl are part of a comprehensive national energy plan. the pipeline will carry 830,000 barrels of oil a day, including 100,000 barrels of domestic oil from north dakota and montana. working with one of our closest friends and allies, canada, we can achieve true north american energy security at home, and at the same time help our allies abroad, which makes our people more secure both here and overseas. the oil and gas we are producing in north america is already changing the global geo-political dynamic, weakening petro-dependent states like russia, iran, and venezuela and strengthening america?. domestic energy production i

citizens were asserting their rights in nebraska court but two things happened on friday.first the nebraska court came to a final decision but, second the house of representatives took up and passed the keystone xl pipeline pipeline bill that takes conisderation out of the hands of the administration and we should note there were enough folks voting against that in the house of representatives it is clear there will not be a veto override so my hope as this comes to the senate we will take it up, we will not everright the president's coming veto and we will move past this issue and toward the real debate about what americans want. an energy policy that includes droving good jobs, american innovation and infrastructure and energy independence that does not hurt or environment. >> senator why do you think the president keeps dragging his out? six years and, now more review at the state department. to get directly to the point that senator coons brought up, you will pass it and send it to the president, will you have 67 votes in the senate to override the president's veto? >>

it was put on hold while nebraska citizens were asserting their rights in a nebraska court, but two things happened. first the nebraska court came to a final decision but second the house took up and passed the keystone pipeline bill that would take consideration out of the hands of the administration. i think we should notice there were enough votes voting against that in the house it's clear there will not be a veto override. my lope as it comes to the senate, we will take it up. we will no override the president's coming veto, and we will move past this issue and towards a redebate about what americans want. an energy policy that inclusion jobs energy independence, and that doesn't hurt our environment. we can and should be able to get to that discussion. >> senator hoeven, why do you think the president keeps dragging this out, as i say, six years and more review at the state department. to get directly to the point that senator coons brought up you will pass it send it to the president. are you going to have the 67 votes in the senate to override the president's veto? >> first as to w

this new route through nebraska is also challenge because the nebraska legislation give their governor the authority to cite the pipeline over the regulatory commission in the state, the nebraska public service corporation. that is the state agency that is dedicated to protecting the public interest, not the special interests, but the public interest on issues of safety environment, and eminent domain. now the nebraska supreme court is set to decide whether this proposed route through nebraska will stand, depending on their interpretation, whether the legislation and governor acted according to their constitution. if we want to place the blame today about a slow process, we should start thinking about transcanada corporation and what proposal should have been in the first place. congress has succeeded in trying to prematurely decide what is in the state's interests for this pipeline, which is what congress proposal would have been before, and we would have approved the sand hill pipeline route. so i think that what we need to realize is what the emergency here is for congress to assert

sure enough, a car with nebraska plates pulled up to the store. claiming the new law has forced a huge financial burden on them, nebraska and oklahoma are suing colorado in a case filed with the u.s. supreme court. >> we want the supreme law in this land, the supreme court to look at the issue and tell us once and for all whether or not what colorado did was legal. that's the pre-emptive strike else. >> we can show factually that marijuana is leaving colorado. >> kevin wong tracks the impact of legalizing marijuana for the federal government, in four states in the rocky mountain area. trends. >> how prepared would you say colorado was to enact the law? >> we are not prepared. we don't want other states to fall in the same footsteps we have gone through. >> reporter: wong says there's not much data but already the marijuana-related emergency visits is going up and under age kids are getting their hands on the drug. 89% of schools experienced an increase in incidents like possession and intoxication. the data is difficult to parse. a recent study fo

the latest is in nebraska. carter evans reports the further. >> reporter: alaska health officials are closely monitoring this one-year-old girl after she tested positive for measles this week. her mother emily, says the family had just returned from a visit to southern california. >> about the 15th is when her fever just spiked. >> reporter: she had also just received the measles vaccine which can cause similar symptoms. this doctor is her pediatrician. >> there was d.n.a. of measles in this child and we need to now sort out if that is connect to the outbreak in california or not. >> reporter: the outbreak began at disneyland the week life christmas. the california's 68 cases so far, 48 are linked to disneyland. california state epidemiologist warns if you are not vaccinated stay away from disneyland. this nine-month-old is too young to get the measles vaccine. doctors told her mother kristine it's best to cancel a trip to the theme park. >> we want to go but her health is most important.

i think the nebraska supreme court was simply a delay in the process. i don't think it was something with the substantiative outcome likely to -- it was anybody's vote one way or the other. today, you had a vote in the house well short of what you need to override a presidential veto. we expect the senate vote will also be short of that number. so republicans can put pressure on the president through this vote. they can't make him do it. however, because the president and i think we've talked about thef taylor is not outright opposed to the pipeline. i believe what's likely to happen is a period of negotiation in which the president says you want keystone? what are you going to do for me? >> well what would happen out of that? what kind of negotiations might take place, what's on the table? where's the rigwiggle room? >> the president has priorities. for example, the wind energy tax credit is due to expire very soon. the administration favors it. republicans have been skeptical. that's the kind of thing. the other steps the president has taken to try to

the decision is coming from nebraska pasay court. -- nebraska's high court.s set to vote this morning on the 10th proposal to bypass the president it -- approve the pipeline going forward. of the nebraska decision, the president wants to allow the state department review to finish its work. he would veto the house bill. >> what is the chance that keystone becomes a bargaining chip? you have a republican-controlled congress. the president has made his feelings clear, yet there are so much you would like to do in his last two years in office. it has to seem like this could be an issue on which compromises possible. >> compromise is possible and it could be a bargaining chip. there is precedent that the white house is very hesitant to mess with and that is the notion that these kinds of projects, whether it is a pipeline or other energy project, that that has to go through the regular review process, the regulatory review process. if congress can bypass that on keystone, there is precedent that maybe the next project, there will be some intervention as well. the

through nebraska.bate on the senate's version of the bill that would approve the pipelines construction. >> before the house ended its session this week, members passed a bill that would authorize the construction of the keystone xl oil pipeline. the final vote was 266-153 with one member voting present. 20 it democrats voted with republicans to pass the measure. they included representatives brad ashford, sanford bishop, robert brady, jerry bustos james clyburn, jim cooper, jim costa, henry cuellar, mike doyle, when graham, al green seek -- sheila jackson lee, dave loebsack sans -- sean patrick maloney. rick nolan, donald norcross, cedric richmond, kurt schrader, david scott, terry sewall, marc veasey, and tim walz. the white house has said that president obama will be to the bill. for congress to override that threat, 290 members of the full house will need to vote in favor of the measure. here are members debating the bill from the house floor. r. 3. -- on h.r. 3. the speaker pro tempore: without ob

this knew route through nebraska is now also being challenged because the nebraska legislature gave their governor the authority to cite the pipeline over the. you interest regulatory commission in the state, the nebraska public service corporation. so that is the state agency. that is dedicated to protecting the public interest. not special interests. the public interest, on issues of safety environment and imminent domain. so now the nebraska supreme court is set for decide whether this currently proposed route through nebraska will stand depending on their interpretation of whether the legislature and the governor acted according to their constitution. so. we want to place the blame today about a slow process we should start thinking right away about transcanada's conversation and what their proposal should have been in the first place. if congress had tried to prematurely decided what is at stake in the pipeline which is what congress would have done before, then we would have approved the sandhill pipeline route. so i think what we need to realize what is the emergency here for congr

nyet the white house spokesman said regardless of the nebraska ruling today.ted to the president he will veto the bill. now majority leader mitch mcconnell said the president is out of excuses and today's ruling offers the president to change his posture and reverse the veto threat. the administration has let the state department to determine if the pipe line was in the national interest with no time taim table. >> the agency will provide their input and i don't have the assessment on the amount of time at this point. >> after years of study and delay, it is time to act. >> all of the work that the legislature in nebraska did and all of the work that the government did and rerooting in nebraska is upheld and that excuse is gone. >> mcconnell pledged an open process and allow debate and earn supporters along the way. fox nows. >> san francisco's golden gate bridge is closed for construction this weekend. it is the first time it has been closed. crews will be adding a life saving anti- cross over barrier. the bridge is expected to reopen in time for the monday m

. >> we move on to nebraska. let's start with an issue that certainly involves nebraska. the pres.barely even touching on it this evening. >> he brushed by it. nebraska has been a center of debate for good reason. i reason. i think we need a partnership with the canadians but one that is respectful of our environmental disability. the pipeline was cited to run over the aquifer. so. so a number of nebraska's were rightly concerned about the environmental impact. turned it down. the pipeline did need to be moved. it seems prudent and reasonable. >> what do you think the next step this? >> it depends on what type of majority they pass it with. there is strong bipartisan support for this. very strong advocates. this has been a significant shift, but there was reasonable debate taking place. right now oil is shifting of the railcars, there are safety concerns, so it does seem prudent. >> what other issues did you here that struck your year? >> well, a couple of points. the speech overall was aspirational. he called us to thank our troops. troops. i think is construct as to the economy i