HOUSTON, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama is propping up the Chinese by his decision to thwart the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada, a Texas lawmaker said.
House Republicans inserted a measure into a bill extending payroll tax benefits that gave Obama until mid-February to decide on Keystone XL, a pipeline planned from tar sands developments in Alberta province. Obama rejected that measure, blaming the "arbitrary" deadline.