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Our white house correspondent asked the press secretary about keystone. here is her answer. >> forecast for financial pain, particularly at the gas pump. >> yeah. >> for americans. the president said today the notion that this is going to last for a long time is highly unlikely. would he try to ensure that by lifting some of the restrictions that he has put in place on the energy industry or re-thinking some projects like the keystone pipeline. >> well, first of all, the keystone pipeline is not...

>> he said -- >> hold on. pet peter, i understand that. and he said that he will have a hearing and hes waiting for the documents. so lets wait and let that process evolve. >> a couple questions, first about keystone. what changed? it seemed like it took forever in covering the obama sfrooikts this thing to finally get over the finish line fp never did and relatively quickly less than 65 days in, its finally made its way over the finish line. what changed especially with respect to the state dep...

That, and he also said hes going to have a hearing and hes going to call the people back and waiting for the documents. so lets wait and let that process evolve. >> reporter: thank you, sean. couple questions, first about keystone. what changed? it seemed like it took forever in covering the obama administration for this thing to get over the finish line. it never did and relatively quickly, less than 65 days in its finally made its way over the finish line. what changed especially with respect ...

People. second one you2 was president obama speaking to a green bay wisconsin television station about keystone. put it up on the television, please. somehow the tape disappeared. we dont believe that the president says im happy to look at how increase pipeline production for oil. keystone is for9 9 oil to send that down to the gulf bypasses the united states. its estimated to create 250 jobs. why did you pick that as a falsehood. >> the president said the oil would bypass the united states. act...

People. second one you2 was president obama speaking to a green bay wisconsin television station about keystone. put it up on the television, please. somehow the disappeared. we dont believe that the president says im happy to look at how increase pipeline production for oil. keystone is for9 9 oil to send that down to the gulf bypasses the united states. its estimated to create 250 jobs. why did you pick that as a falsehood. >> the president said the oil would bypass the united states. actually...

In, there will be 246 house republicans. so far, there are only about a dozen who will oppose boehner for speaker. those in the republican leadership who i talked with say this is just the group they not so lovingly call the hell no caucus. there are usually no votes on just about everything. the house speaker is elected by the entire house. boehner has the get a majority 218, that means he can afford to lose 29 republicans and still be speaker. i talked to his allies yesterday. they say they ar...

Speakers. he talked to his aides and they are monitoring this but not that worried. here is tom cole the republican congress member who is a boehner ally. >> this is a last moment side show. it distracts from the message now that we have the senate. about keystone and fixes on obamacare and trade and regulatory reform. instead on the opening day of the republican congress we have republicans add odds. thats unfortunate. it doesnt accomplish anything productive. >> reporter: the argument that col...

Amendments debating them voting on them. the american people at the end of the day will have an idea how their senators feel about these issues and well see if we can send some things to the president that hell sign. we hope so. >>ets break down a couple of the specifics you just mentioned. congresswoman-elect dingell, the keystone pipeline. do you think the president should sign that or veto it? >> im waiting to hear what the presidents going to tell us about keystone. i myself have not decided...