It's an interesting political calculus, but one that largely doesn't affect the future of the pipeline. As it always has, the final decision will rest with the president. How he balances the considerations at play remains to be determined.
House Democrats who backed Keystone
Terri Sewell (D, AL-07) PVI Index: D+20
Patrick Murphy (D, FL-18) PVI Index: R+3
Sanford Bishop (D, GA-02) PVI Index: D+6
John Barrow (D, GA-12) PVI Index: R+9
David Scott (D, GA-13) PVI Index: D+16
Dave Loebsack (D, IA-02) PVI Index: D+4
Dan Lipinski (D, IL-03) PVI Index: D+5
Cedric Richmond (D, LA-02) PVI Index: D+23
Tim Walz (D, MN-01) PVI Index: R+1
Collin Peterson (D, MN-07) PVI Index: R+6
Rick Nolan (D, MN-08) PVI Index: D+1
Bennie Thompson (D, MS-02) PVI Index: D+13
Mike McIntyre (D, NC-07) PVI Index: R+12
Donald Norcross (D, NJ-01) PVI Index: D+13
Albio Sires (D, NJ-08) PVI Index: D+24
Carolyn McCarthy (D, NY-04) PVI Index: D+3
Sean Patrick Maloney (D, NY-18) PVI Index: R+0
Bill Owens (D, NY-21) PVI Index: R+0
Robert Brady (D, PA-01) PVI Index: D+28
Mike Doyle (D, PA-14) PVI Index: D+15
Jim Clyburn (D, SC-06) PVI Index: D+21
Jim Cooper (D, TN-05) PVI Index: D+5
Al Green (D, TX-09) PVI Index: D+25
Rubén Hinojosa (D, TX-15) PVI Index: D+5
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D, TX-18) PVI Index: D+24
Henry Cuellar (D, TX-28) PVI Index: D+7
Gene Green (D, TX-29) PVI Index: D+12
Marc Veasey (D, TX-33) PVI Index: D+18
Filemon Vela (D, TX-34) PVI Index: D+8
Jim Matheson (D, UT-04) PVI Index: R+16