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On the recordFebruary 2, 2011
Mr. Newell, yesterday the Department of Energy released a finding stating that the construction of an oil pipeline out of Canada into the United States would reduce our dependence on Middle Eastern oil.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

Editor's note · Context

Murkowski references a DOE finding on the Keystone XL pipeline's impact on oil dependence.

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