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Henry Waxman: “Some will say we have to make tradeoffs and sacrifice our air quality for lower gas prices, but with this project, we…”

On the recordMay 22, 2011
Some will say we have to make tradeoffs and sacrifice our air quality for lower gas prices, but with this project, we would be sacrificing our air quality for higher gas prices.
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Henry Waxman
Democratic · California

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Waxman argues that Keystone XL would lead to higher gas prices and worse air quality.

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