Congress has pushed the Keystone Pipeline back to forefront of national politics . The pipeline is a controversial project that would carry crude oil from Canada through Nebraska and Iowa into refineries in Texas. Landrieu , who is currently the chairwoman of that committee , is pushing for a vote on the pipeline in the Democratic-held Senate -- a measure that could give her a boost in her energy-rich state as she faces an uphill battle to beat back the challenge from Cassidy . ` The pipeline also has implications for the Louisiana Senate runoff .
Congress has pushed the Keystone Pipeline back to forefront of national politics . The pipeline is a controversial project that would carry crude oil from Canada through Nebraska and Iowa into refineries in Texas. The pipeline also has implications for the Louisiana Senate runoff .