U.S. Representative Lee Terry, a
Nebraska Republican, has introduced a bill to allow
the Keystone XL oil pipeline to be built sooner than later.

Terry has long supported construction of the 1,700-mile
pipeline that would carry crude oil from western Canada to refineries in Texas.
The pipeline would travel through Montana, South Dakota, Kansas, Nebraska and
Oklahoma.

Terry’s bill would remove the need for a presidential permit for the pipeline
to be built.

Earlier this week, Republicans who met with President Barack Obama said the
president did not rule out a decision to approve the $7 billion pipeline.