Henry Waxman actually said...

"The United States doesn't need this dirty energy because the fact is we are developing domestic oil, natural gas resources at a record pace."

"The President has wisely said that he will not approve the pipeline if it leads significantly to worse climate change, and that is clearly the case."

"If we are going to ask the United States to bear all of the environmental risk of transporting this dirty oil, we should at least ensure that the American people see some benefit."

"This single tar sands pipeline would increase America's carbon pollution equivalent to building seven new coal-fired power plants."