Henry Waxman actually said...

"The arbitrary deadlines established by this bill raise serious concerns, but the worst provision may be the one that automatically grants environmental permits for a pipeline."

"I just want to clarify for the record, people aren't against pipelines per se, and my opposition to the XL pipeline is not because it is a pipeline, but because of additional greenhouse gases that wou..."

"This bill aimed at speeding up FERC permitting could actually end up having the opposite effect."

"The bill doesn't start the clock when the application is complete. It starts the clock when FERC issues a notice that an application has been filed even if it isn't complete; isn't that right?"