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Congress Resumes Work On Keystone Pipeline

WUNC | By Hady Mawajdeh,
Frank Stasio
Published January 9, 2015 at 12:21 PM EST
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One of the measures topping the agenda for the new Republican Congress is passage of legislation to build the Keystone XL pipeline. 

  North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis is a co-sponsor of the measure. President Obama pledged to veto any action to construct the pipeline. Environmentalists say the economic benefit does not override the environmental cost, but proponents argue the pipeline creates new jobs. 

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Frank Stasio talks with Time Warner Cable political reporter Geoff Bennett about the Keystone XL Pipeline

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Stasio talks with Time Warner Cable political reporter Geoff Bennett about the Keystone XL Pipeline and other political items.

PoliticsKeystone XL PipelineOilCanadaGeoff BennettCongressGOPPresidentBarrack ObamaEnvironmentVetosThe State of Things
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Hady Mawajdeh
Hady Mawajdeh is a native Texan, born and raised in San Antonio. He listened to Fresh Air growing up and fell in love with public radio. He earned his B.A. in Mass Communication at Texas State University and specialized in electronic media. He worked at NPR affiliate stations KUT and KUTX in Austin, Texas as an intern, producer, social media coordinator, and a late-night deejay.
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Frank Stasio
Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.
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