Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) warned House GOP leaders
on Tuesday that their payroll tax cut extension bill will fail in the
Senate over a rider that would fast-track the construction of the
Keystone XL oil pipeline.
"This ideological candy that they've added to this bill to get
rebellious rank-and-file Republicans on board is not going to sell over
here," said Reid. "[A]nd if they push this through, it is bound and
doomed to failure."
Read more on The Hill's Floor Action blog.
