BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) North Dakota's U.S. Senate delegation has voted to approve a bipartisan bill to construct the Keystone XL oil pipeline.
Republican Sen. John Hoeven and Democratic Senator Heidi Heitkamp were two of the 62 senators who voted in favor of sending the bill to President Barack Obama's desk. The president has said he will veto any Keystone legislation that comes to him.
The pipeline proposed by TransCanada Corp. would transport Canadian oil through Montana and South Dakota to Nebraska, where it would connect with existing pipelines to carry the oil to refineries along the Gulf Coast.
Heitkamp said Thursday that Congress needs to support projects that are in the ``best interest of our energy, economic and national security.''
Hoeven said the president needs to work with Congress to build a comprehensive energy plan.