U.S. HOUSE MAY FORCE KEYSTONE ISSUE

REPUBLICANS IN THE U.S. HOUSE MAY SOON TRY TO FORCE ACTION AGAIN ON THE KEYSTONE PIPELINE ISSUE.

PRESIDENT OBAMA BLOCKED THE 7-BILLION DOLLAR PROJECT WEDNESDAY OVER ENVIROMENTAL AND SAFETY REASONS.

IOWA CONGRESSMAN STEVE KING SAYS THERE WOULD BE SEVERAL HURDLES TO GET A NEW BILL PASSED THAT WOULD MOVE THE PROJECT FORWARD:

KING OFFERED AN ALTERNATIVE TO GET AROUND THE PRESIDENT'S DECISION:

CONGRESSMAN FRED UPTON OF MICHIGAN CHAIRS THE HOUSE ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE.

UPTON SAYS HE WILL CALL SECRETARY OF STATE HILARY CLINTON, WHO RECCOMENDED THE REJECTION, TO TESTIFY AT A HEARING AS EARLY AS NEXT WEDNESDAY...THE DAY AFTER PRESIDENT OBAMA GIVES HIS STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS.