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On the recordMay 22, 2011
Congress should not be playing this role. The State Department should evaluate the proposal on its merits, not be ramrodded by Congress into approving a boondoggle for the oil industry.
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Henry Waxman
Democratic · California

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Waxman argues Congress is improperly pressuring the State Department on the Keystone XL pipeline.

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