A the United States official says reviewing a pipeline route usually takes 30 to 60 days . Keystone submits an alternate route for the TransCanada oil pipeline through Nebraska . Linder , a Republican who is a political appointee , said it is up to TransCanada to submit a permit application to the State Department . The pipeline has become a political lightning rod . Democrats accuse President Obama of delaying the pipeline for political reasons .
A the United States official says reviewing a pipeline route usually takes 30 to 60 days . Keystone submits an alternate route for the TransCanada oil pipeline through Nebraska . The pipeline has become a political lightning rod . Democrats accuse President Obama of delaying the pipeline for political reasons .