Democrats Link Keystone XL Oil Sands Fee With Student Loan Break
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A little-noticed part of U.S. Senate Democrats’ effort to freeze the interest rates on federal student loans could have implications for the debate over the proposed Keystone XL pipeline.
The legislation, which stalled today on a procedural vote, would end a tax exemption on bitumen, the heavy form of crude mined in Canada’s oil sands.