Louisiana intrigue: House to vote on Bill Cassidy's Keystone bill as Mary Landrieu begs for Senate vote

The House Thursday will vote on a bill to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, in an attempt to force the Senate to take up the legislation. The bill will be sponsored by Rep. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), who faces Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) in a Dec. 6 runoff.

The decision comes one day after Senate Democrats signaled they might vote on Democratic language approving the pipeline to help boost Landrieu.