Earlier this year, the Senate passed S.1 (62-36), which allows TransCanada to build the Keystone XL pipeline without a presidential permit or additional environmental review. The House is expected to vote on the bill tomorrow, and the White House said President Obama would veto the legislation.

Oil & Gas Industry Contributions
The oil and gas industry gave, on average, 10 times more money to Senators voting 'yes' ($236,544) on S. 1  compared to Senators voting 'no' ($22,882).

The oil and gas industry gave, on average, 3.2 times more money to Democratic senators voting 'yes' ($73,279) on S.1 compared to Democratic and Independent senators voting 'no' ($22,882).

Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND), the sponsor of the legislation, received $275,998 from the oil and gas industry.

Refining Industry Contributions
In particular, the petroleum refining & marketing industry stands to benefit from the completion of the Keystone XL pipeline. Some of the pipeline's strongest supporters are the Gulf Coast refinery companies that have expanded their facilities and would benefit from Canadian oil that will flow through the pipeline.

The petroleum refining & marketing industry gave, on average, 10 times more money to senators voting 'yes' ($37,325) on S. 1  compared to senators voting 'no' ($3,635).
The petroleum refining & marketing industry gave, on average, 153 percent more money to Democratic senators voting 'yes' ($9,185) on S.1 compared to Democratic and Independent senators voting 'no' ($3,635).
Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND), the sponsor of the legislation, received $24,500 from the petroleum refining & marketing industry.

A link to this report can be found here.

Information provided by MapLight: MapLight is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization that reveals money's influence on politics.

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