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Barbara Boxer: I want to show you a picture of a little girl. She has an oxygen mask on over her face. I am telling you, as sure as I…

On the recordNovember 18, 2014
I want to show you a picture of a little girl. She has an oxygen mask on over her face. I am telling you, as sure as I am standing here, the nurses stood with me and the public health doctors stood with me and they said, you know what, let's be very careful here because this pipeline is going to unleash 45 percent more of the dirtiest, filthiest oil. That is why I call it the Keystone ``extra lethal'' Pipeline, and I hope we won't vote it up today. I hope we vote it down. I hope the President will veto it if it passes, and I will be on my feet because I came here to protect people like this. I yield floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the question is on the engrossment and third reading of the bill. The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading and was read the third time.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California
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Nov 18, 2014

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