Sentence examples for authorizing construction of the from inspiring English sources

In November, Senate Democrats narrowly blocked passage of a bill authorizing construction of the pipeline.

The House passed a bill authorizing construction of the pipeline earlier this month by a vote of 270-152, mostly along party lines.

I don't — I've said many times in the last week or so, the election's over, we should move on and get something done for the American people". Reid also openly doubted whether a bipartisan bill authorizing construction of the Keystone XL pipeline will earn the 60 votes needed Tuesday night.

In 1914, Congress passed a bill authorizing construction of the Alaska Railroad, which passed the Senate following a two-day speech in support by Walsh.

The House passed the measure authorizing construction of the pipeline on Feb. 11, two weeks after the Senate approved the same legislation.

A bill authorizing construction of this interchange was signed into law by Governor Casey in July of that year.

The following year, Congress authorized construction of the transcontinental railroad.

On Friday, the House authorized construction of the pipeline by a decisive vote of 252 to 161.

And last week, NASA announced that it had authorized construction of the Space Infrared Telescope, the final piece, scheduled for launching in 2001.

In 1954 the Atomic Energy Act was revised to permit private industry to build nuclear reactors (for electric power), and in 1956 the AEC authorized construction of the world's first two large, privately owned atomic-power plants.

Overwhelmingly, however, the UT/National Journal poll found Americans saying by at least 2 to 1 that the debt ceiling should be dealt with by itself and kept separate from Republican proposals to delay the implementation of the 2010 health care law, cut government or entitlement programs, or authorize construction of the Keystone XL pipeline.