Senate Fails to Override Obama’s Keystone XL Veto. See How Your Senators Voted.

On Wednesday, the Senate failed to override President Obama’s veto of legislation authorizing construction of the Keystone XL pipeline.

Sixty-two senators voted to authorize construction of the pipeline, five short of the 67 votes needed to override a presidential veto. Thirty-seven voted to sustain the veto.

The legislation was vetoed by the president on Feb. 25; his first veto of major legislation as president.

Here’s how some reacted on Twitter:

See how your senators voted here:

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