On the recordJanuary 24, 2012
We used to have a party in this country called the Know Nothings, and the people that are pushing this bill want us to know nothing about this pipeline except what the proponents want us to know.
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Waxman criticizes the lack of transparency regarding the pipeline bill and its proponents.
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