WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch attacked President Obama's delay in approving the Keystone XL oil pipeline, calling him a "scaredy cat" in an interview Friday.
The House approved a bill this week that extends the payroll tax cut and expedites approval of the pipeline from Canada, but the measure is unlikely to pass in the Senate where Democrats have a majority. Hatch argued pipeline construction would create jobs, The Hill reported.