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On the recordMay 6, 2013
So do you feel that there is any ambiguity with the Secretary's authority to consider granting new access to the pipeline?
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

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Murkowski questions the clarity of the Secretary's authority regarding pipeline access.

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