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Running from the more liberal and activist wing of the democratic party. for instance, louisiana senator mary landrieu called the decision irresponsible, unnecessary and unacceptable. alaska start mark begic said i am frankly appalled by the continued foot dragging on the keystone project. and arkansas's mark pryor said there's no excuse for the other delay. the president needs to approve this project now. on the other hand, billionaire environmentalist activist tom stier who pledged to spend $100 million to help democrats keep the senate called the decision rotten eggs for transcanada and goo...

And mary landrieu said it is unacceptab unacceptable, and unnecessary. and mark pryor, no excuse for another delay. and mark begich, i am appalled for the foot dragging on this keystone project. and swipes from mitch mcconnell commenting on the president's year of action saying i guess he was not serious about having a pen and a phone. and let's bring in aisha moody mills from thegrio.com, and republican aid joe watkins. let's start with you, aisha, not mincing the words there, but t net-net, how does this hurt them? >> well, i don't necessarily think it hurts them, but it is a delay. you know...

Where are union workers in this country on this issue? >> well, we're entirely behind the keystone project. it's basically part of our infrastructure. it's going to put thousands of people to work, not only teamsters, but all of working people. you saw some of the pictures that we had on the show where we have, you know, literally hundreds of people in one segment working on this pipeline. this is something america needs right now. it puts people to work. we're talking about where are the good jobs in america. well, this is one of them, and it's one where we can get going again and basically h...

Collect green house gas emissions, we can create jobs. >> do you want to see the president not authorize the keystone pipeline? >> of course. >> your senator was one who voted for that symbolic resolution. i'm curious if that opens up the conversation with the folks in arkansas? >> it's a good excuse to stop by. we talked about it before, he's been a champion for it, but certainly, senator prior, as his father david pryor both had a sign on their desks that say arkansas first. when we look at mayflower today and the devastation that could happen, this could be a devastating type thing. if sena...

Pictures we're seeing. exxon was fined three years ago for not properly inspecting another section of this aging pipeline. the spill renewed scrutiny on pipelines as the push to approve the keystone project, of course, spanning from canada to texas intensifies. and not helping the public image, this you-tube video of a mayflower resident driving around his neighborhood. look at that, some of the thousands of gallons still seeping across front lawns and into the street. >> our house is here, which is seemingly unaffected. the smell is unbelievable. i mean, look. incredible. that is oil. >> oil ...