WASHINGTON // Republicans in the US House of Representatives said they planned to introduce a bill to advance TransCanada's Keystone XL oil pipeline to try to override President Barack Obama's rejection of the multibillion dollar project.
The Republican House leader, John Boehner, said "all options are on the table" to draw up a bill to fight for the US$7 billion (Dh25.69bn) pipeline, which Republicans said would create thousands of jobs and bolster the economic recovery.
House Republicans have not yet decided what kind of legislation they will push for, said Lee Terry, a Republican from Nebraska who supports the Canada-to-Texas pipeline.
In November, Mr Terry put forward a bill that would give the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission the authority to approve Keystone XL, an option that he said will be a "focal point" for House Republicans.
House Republicans likely will make up their minds on a strategy after a House Energy and Commerce hearing due on Wednesday, where Hillary Clinton, the secretary of state, has been invited to testify about Keystone, Mr Terry said.
Mr Obama blamed his Republican opponents for imposing an "arbitrary" deadline on his review of TransCanada Corp's plan to build the pipeline, which led to its rejection.
Stephen Harper, the Canadian prime minister, said he was "profoundly disappointed" by the decision.
"The president explained that the decision was not a decision on the merits of the project and that it was without prejudice, meaning that TransCanada is free to reapply," according to a statement from Mr Harper's office. "prime minister Harper expressed his profound disappointment with the news."
* With additional reporting by Agence France-Presse
In numbers: PKK’s money network in Europe
Germany: PKK collectors typically bring in $18 million in cash a year – amount has trebled since 2010
Revolutionary tax: Investigators say about $2 million a year raised from ‘tax collection’ around Marseille
Extortion: Gunman convicted in 2023 of demanding $10,000 from Kurdish businessman in Stockholm
Drug trade: PKK income claimed by Turkish anti-drugs force in 2024 to be as high as $500 million a year
Denmark: PKK one of two terrorist groups along with Iranian separatists ASMLA to raise “two-digit million amounts”
Contributions: Hundreds of euros expected from typical Kurdish families and thousands from business owners
TV channel: Kurdish Roj TV accounts frozen and went bankrupt after Denmark fined it more than $1 million over PKK links in 2013
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Some of French groups are threatening Friday to continue their journey to Brussels, the capital of Belgium and the European Union, and to meet up with drivers from other countries on Monday.
Belgian authorities joined French police in banning the threatened blockade. A similar lorry cavalcade was planned for Friday in Vienna but cancelled after authorities prohibited it.
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