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 .
A Nebraska official says reviewing a pipeline route usually takes six to nine months . TransCanada submits an alternate route for the Keystone oil pipeline through Nebraska . The pipeline has become a political lightning rod . Republicans accuse President Obama of delaying the pipeline for political reasons .