More than half the Senate on Wednesday urged quick approval of TransCanada’s controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline, ramping up pressure on President Barack Obama just days after he promised in his inaugural address to respond vigorously to the threat of climate change.

A letter signed by 53 senators said Nebraska Gov. Dave Hei-neman’s approval of a revised route through his state puts the long-delayed project squarely in the president’s hands.

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