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On the recordJanuary 24, 2012
Oil prices are set by the global markets. This pipeline will have no impact on our vulnerability to price spikes or Iranian brinksmanship.
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Henry Waxman
Democratic · California

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Waxman asserts that the pipeline won't enhance energy independence or stabilize prices.

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