House Republican Budget Backs Keystone,Would Cut Funding for Energy Research

摘要

A fiscal year 2014 budget plan released March 12 by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) would cut funding for energy research and require approval of the Keystone XL pipeline. While the budget resolution, scheduled to be marked up March 13, is not expected to be acted on by Democrats who hold a majority in the Senate, the plan outlines Republican priorities that are likely to factor into upcoming budget negotiations.