Henry Waxman actually said...

"The American people will bear the risks, and Big Oil will reap the rewards."

"No, sir, and that is why we felt we could not go forward."

"If this were done on an aggressive schedule, a new route could be approved by October of 2012 at the earliest."

"No, sir, we feel that we do need the time that Mr. Linder had put out in his estimate."