The U.S. Senate did not have the votes they needed on Wednesday to override President Obama’s veto of the Keystone XL Pipeline bill. They vowed to continue the fight and one way or another to complete the project.

They were only five votes shy of the 67-vote super majority needed to override a presidential veto. The official vote tally was 62-37. The 37 nay votes were all Democrats whereas all the Republicans voted for it.

Senator Dan Coats (IN-R) said:

The Senate’s failure to override the President Obama’s veto is a defeat for our economy and American workers. Obama and a majority of Senate Democrats have said no to creating new jobs and increasing our energy security. Despite support from the majority of Americans, this important pro-growth project remains in political paralysis.

Lawmakers have since been talking about possibly attaching the legislation to another bill in order to win the war.

The pipeline has been an on again and off again issue on the Hill. The Republicans have been trying to get it passed whereas the Democrats do not want anything to do with it.

Back in January the Senate passed the Keystone pipeline bill which included Democratic support. As promised when the bill hit President Obama’s desk he quickly vetoed it.

The proposed pipeline is a 1,179-mile crude oil pipeline that would begin in Atlanta and extend all the way to Nebraska. It is seen as a critical infrastructure project that would strengthen the American economy.

Not only would it transport crude oil from Canada, the pipeline would also support significant growth of crude oil production in the United States.