Heitkamp warns Obama on Keystone XL Pipeline approval

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WASHINGTON — Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, a freshman Democrat from North Dakota, is ready to take on President Obama over the long-delayed approval for the Keystone XL Pipeline — and she predicts her side will prevail.

"We know that we have the votes here in the Senate; we certainly have the votes in the House," she told USA TODAY on Thursday. "In fact, I think we could build enough votes to override a veto."

Heitkamp is equally caustic about regulations proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency to limit emissions in new power plants, saying administration policies consistently reflect "an irrational dislike of coal."

Heitkamp is equally caustic about regulations proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency to limit emissions in new power plants, saying administration policies consistently reflect "an irrational dislike of coal."