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Henry Waxman: “Oil prices are set by the global markets. This pipeline will have no impact on our vulnerability to price spikes or…”

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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