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International tension between the united states government and the canadian government for years and years and years now. but tonight all of a sudden after all of these years of fighting over it, tonight it seems like it's all over. keystone is dead. we have just learned late tonight that the company trying to build that oil pipeline has essentially thrown in the towel. the company, who's going to build keystone xl, is called transcanada and transcanada has just asked the u.s. government to suspend their permit application to build keystone. the u.s. government all these years has not made a d...

Reflect on the differences between problem solving and politics in washington. there's a great example this week. last night you haerd from the company responsible for building the keystone pipeline. they asked the state department to suspend their permit application. why? because it's been seven years. it's an example, my administration devoid of critical thinking or solutions. take what you're going to see on the floor, in the house. you're going to see us bring up the senate highway bill, put the policies from the house and then have many amendments to take up ideas on both sides of the ais...

It will get started doing the people's business getting on issues who are near and dear to americans who need to see progress here in washington. i'm excited about getting to work. i'm excited about this leadership team. i want to turn over to our capable majority leader, kevin mccarthy. >> thank you. we're excited about speaker ryan and all the new changes. i want to take one moment to reflect on the differences between problem solving and politics in washington. there is a great example of this week. you heard for the company responsible for building the keystone pipeline. we asked state dep...

But tonight all of a sudden after all of these years of fighting over it, tonight it seems like it's all over. keystone is dead. we have just learned late tonight that the company trying to build that oil pipeline has essentially thrown in the towel. the company, who's going to build keystone xl, is called transcanada and transcanada has just asked the u.s. government to suspend their permit application to build keystone. the u.s. government all these years has not made a decision on whether or not to approve that application or not, but transcanada tonight has pulled the plug on it themselves...

And the response was, thank you, but no thanks. >> bill: all right. federal holiday of christmas, you can have frosty and everything else, but you can't have anything about the guy who the federal holiday was named for? >> well, that was their position and we've asked them to reconsider and i'm happy to say i think they are. they're now inviting jim to file a permit application and we have every hope and expectation that will be granted. >> bill: what else is going on? >> well, we had just to stick with illinois, it was about 25 years ago on daley plaza. a permit was allowed for a man presiden...