Keystone Pipeline Dispute Muddles The Path Forward On Energy Bill

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The fight over the Keystone XL oil pipeline has stalled progress on an unrelated bill in the U.S. Senate. Republicans want to attach a series of amendments, including approval for the pipeline to a bill about energy efficiency. But Democratic leader Harry Reid says the Keystone vote ought to be separate. And as NPR's Jeff Brady reports, the disagreement leaves the energy efficiency bill in limbo.

JEFF BRADY, BYLINE: It's been seven years since the last big energy bill passed through Congress and became law.